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 LOAD {form | ctlname[index%]}
 
 Usage Notes
   ■ It is not necessary to use the LOAD statement with forms. Any reference
     to a form automatically loads it if the form is not already loaded. For
     example, the SHOW method loads an unloaded form before displaying it.
     See: ◄SHOW Method►
 
   ■ When an application starts, Visual Basic automatically loads and
     displays the application's start-up form, if one exists. The start-up
     form's Visible property must be set to True (-1).
     See: ◄Visible Property►
 
   ■ Use the HIDE method on an unloaded form to load the form without showing
     it. See: ◄HIDE Method►
 
   ■ Use the SHOW method rather than the LOAD statement to display hidden or
     invisible forms. See: ◄HIDE Method►  ◄SHOW Method►  ◄Visible Property►
 
   ■ Once a form is loaded, all run-time properties for the form and its
     controls can be accessed by the program, whether or not the form is
     actually visible.
 
   ■ Attempting to load an already loaded form has no effect.
 
   ■ When Visual Basic loads a form, it sets form properties to their initial
     values and then executes the Load event procedure. See: ◄Load Event►
 
   ■ Visual Basic can only load one instance of a specific form when an
     application is running, but it can load and display multiple instances
     of a control that was defined as a control array at design time. For
     example, you can design a form with a single check box, but define
     that check box as a member of an array of check boxes. At run time,
     this allows your application to respond to specific conditions by
     loading new check boxes into the array and receiving events from them.
     See: ◄Creating a Control Array►
 
   ■ Standard dialog boxes produced by Visual Basic functions such as MSGBOX
     and INPUTBOX$ are invoked by direct reference. They cannot be loaded,
     shown, or unloaded. See: ◄MSGBOX Function►  ◄INPUTBOX$ Function►