[SOLVED] Correctly freeing an object

[l2k-Shadow]

Let's say I'm trying to access an ActiveX .dll using this code

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Dim obj as Object
     Set obj = CreateObject("Project1.Class1")
     obj.HelloWorld

now how can I properly free this object?

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Set obj = Nothing

is not doing it.

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Unload obj

cannot be done

[RealityRipple]

IIRC, VB6 automatically unloads objects when the form they're on (or the sub/function they're in) are unloaded (or completed).

[l2k-Shadow]

Well I have the object loaded in a public variable to do things with it throughout the program until I need to unload it, and I just want to unload that object, not the entire program.

[RealityRipple]

Ah... I'm not sure you can do that... Try creating a form that acts as the holder of the object, and then Loading/Unloading the form when you want to load/unload the object. Remember to Set Form1 = Nothing when you unload.

[l2k-Shadow]

Ah... I'm not sure you can do that... Try creating a form that acts as the holder of the object, and then Loading/Unloading the form when you want to load/unload the object. Remember to Set Form1 = Nothing when you unload.

i'd rather not unload it than do something so lame.

[Cat Food]

I have a great quote of some newb saying someone was an idiot because of a memory leak in their application, and that they didn't know how to unload objects when finishing the use of them. When infact there was no memory leak involved in the program.

Oh wait...that newb was.... ---THIS ARROW POINTS UP---^

[Stealth]

Set obj = Nothing has worked for me in the past.. where have you seen a problem with it?

[l2k-Shadow]

I solved this thanks.