Obtaining Form Height before Form is visible?

[murspieg1]

Based on an .ini file, a subsidiary form in a VB6 project is either created as maximized or normal.

We'd like to position its objects based on the form's height, during Form Load before it's visible. (The form becomes visible later in the code.)

But we've found the height of the form is not adjusted after setting the windowstate to maximum. The value is the full height only after making the Form visible.

Example:

Me.Height = screen2h   'value read in
If screen2Max  Then
  Me.WindowState = vbMaximized
Else
  Me.WindowState = vbNormal
End If
msgbox "Height is " & Me.Height

The height is correct only if we have the following after setting the form's WindowState to max:

Me.Visible = True
Me.Visible = False  'turn off bec we don't want the user to see this form yet

This makes sense, I guess bec the form doesn't "exist" before visibility.

Is there another way to find the maximized height without flashing the form before the user?