I am using VB6 and have a form that is loaded by user action during normal programme execution.

There are several Variables (Strings) declared in the General Declaration of the form.

When the user has completed the task the form is then Unloaded. If the user then selects the option that requires this from to be Loaded again, if I check these variables at the Form.Load stage they still retain the values that were present when the form was last loaded.

I thought that memory space was released when a Form is UnLoaded and hence the values held by these variables would be erased.

I am wrong in this assumption or is there something I need to do to a) release the memory and b) erase the values held in the form. or is it c) a "feature" of working in the design environment ?

Thanking you all in advance for your help.