NoCrashLoad

Public Sub EnsureLoad(ByRef F As Variant, ByVal bUnloadInvisible As Boolean)
' Trap and memory errors while loading a form or array element

' If an error occurs, ask the user to close a program before continuing

' Also unload any INVISIBLE forms if bUnloadInvisible is true

Dim bContinue As Boolean
Dim iFormCount As Integer
Dim I As Integer
bContinue = True
Do
On Error Resume Next
Load F

Select Case Err.Number
Case 0
bContinue = False
Case 7
MsgBox "<YOUR VB APP NAME needs more memory in order to _
continue running." + vbCrLf + vbCrLf + _
"Close some of your other applications then click OK to try to continue", _
vbCritical, "Memory Allocation Error"

Case Else
MsgBox "<YOUR VB APP Name encountered an unexpected error while loading _
a window." + vbCrLf + vbCrLf + _
"Error Number #" + CStr(Err.Number) + vbCrLf + _
Err.Description + vbCrLf + vbCrLf + _
"Close some of your other applications then click OK to try to continue", _
vbCritical, "Memory Allocation Error"
End Select

If bContinue And bUnloadInvisible Then
' try to free (unload) forms that are not visible

iFormCount = Forms.Count - 1

For I = iFormCount To 0 Step -1
If Forms(I).Visible = False Then
On Error Resume Next
Unload Forms(I)
Set Forms(I) = Nothing
End If
Next I
End If
Loop Until bContinue = False

End Sub

I have written a fairly large program for my company in
VB 4 (32 bit). EXE over 2 Meg. Lately I was getting a lot of
memory errors duing forms loading. The following code does not
solve this, but keeps my app from crashing.
I found his useful as should others.