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VB6 Backcolor loop causes 100% CPU usage


From: Austin Ensminger <skream () pacbell net>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 21:54:57 -0700

Hello,
    I recently found this while messing around on a free day in my
computer programming class. It's a simple program that loops backcolor
hex values infinitely in a simple goto loop. When executed it causes the

machine to instantly jump to 100% CPU usage. This might be from the
program looping the backcolors. I'm not sure though.
    This is what the source looks like:

Private Sub Form_Load()
GoTo g:

g:
    frmMain.BackColor = &HEBBD78
    frmMain.BackColor = &HFF&
    frmMain.BackColor = &HFFFF&
    frmMain.BackColor = &HFF00FF
    frmMain.BackColor = &HC0C0FF
GoTo g:

End Sub

This has been tested only on Windows 2000 Professional machines.

Have a good one,
--
Austin Ensminger
skream () pacbell net

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