let's say i have this routine

Sub Test
   
   label1.caption = "Starting ... "
   
    'do  events
   
   label1.caption = "Getting there ... "
   
    'do events
   
   label1.caption = "Finished! ... "
   
End Sub

on my form, i have label1 right in the middle

what happens is sometimes the message will change, and then sometimes it
wont, or it will show the first one, skip the second and jump to the third

etc etc etc

so it is inconsistent.

is there a way to make sure the label caption displays consistently, on
time, when it is supposed to w/o any screen flicker?