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__AndAlso__
By using AndAlso instead of And in your code it allows a short circuit which allows the program to skip processes it doesn't require. When using If Statements if //**expression1**// is False then it will not evaluate //**expression2**// (as shown in table) which can save a lot of processing time.

//expression1// is ||~ And //expression2// is ||~ The value of //return// is ||
 * ~ If
 * **True** || **True** || **True** ||
 * **True** || **False** || **False** ||
 * **False** || (not evaluated) || **False** ||

As shown in my simple example if **//name = FRED//** (True) then it will evaluate //**age**//. If //**name doesn't = FRED**// (False) then it will not evaluate age as it would be impossible to retun a final value of True , thus saving processing time.

This program will display a message box saying "Hello Fred you are of voting age!!" if the user is 18 or over and their name is Fred.

Dim name As String Dim age As Integer

name = InputBox( "Please enter your name", "Name" , "John" ) age = InputBox( "Please enter your age", "Age" , 20)

If name.ToUpper = "FRED" AndAlso age >= 18 Then MessageBox.Show( "Hello Fred you are of voting age!!", "Congratultaions" , MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk) ElseIf name.ToUpper = "FRED" AndAlso age < 18 Then MessageBox.Show( "Hello Fred, sorry you are NOT of voting age!!", "Sorry" , MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk) Else MessageBox.Show( "Hello " & name & " you are not Fred!!", "Error" , MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk) End If