Form within a Form

[archer_coal]

Ive never done this before so i have no idea where to start.

 

Just like in Microsoft word, access, excel etc

when the program loads there is a workspace

 

is it possibel to have a fixed or dockable form within the primary form?

[Guest mutant]

You cant just put a form within a form.

You have to use MDI or just have multiple forms or dock your windows.

[archer_coal]

MDI

Thats what i needed thanks

[Madz]

Just Pur Form's property "IsMdiContainer" to true and it will become a mdi parent form.

 

next if you want to open any form inside that just put its MDIParent property to the instance of MDI form.

 

such as

 

dim frmA as new frmChiled

frmA.MdiParent = FrmMDI.Activeform

frma.show()

[git]

Note that there is a severe memmory-leak in this type of an aplication.. see the mdi-list topic below..

 

regards hilmar

[Guest Deleted member 22320]

Try this then.. Make a new instance of your secondary form, then set

Form2.TopLevel = False

 

then just add it to your main form like its a control

you can still drag it around with the title bar, or if you set formborderstyle to none, it even looks like a regular control

[dynamic_sysop]

or if you want a standard ( none mdi form ) within another standard form try the winapi with this.

Private Declare Function SetParent Lib "user32" (ByVal hWndChild As Long, ByVal hWndNewParent As Long) As Long

setting the parent for Form2 as Form1 will put Form2 inside it:)

another alternative to try.

[divil]

Strict's solution does the same thing, only far more elegantly (no focus issues) :)