Closing and opening forms

[takowai]

I have a problem with three forms - one is the menu for the other two. I can open the other two forms from the Menu but the menu stays in the background. When I close the new form a totally new Menu opens leaving me with three forms on screen etc. I know that there is a way of hiding the Menu or the other forms when I return to the Menu but, try as I might, my screen keeps being populated by these forms.

 

I would appreciate any help that you may be able to give.

 

Thanks.

[ThePentiumGuy]

ok, opening forms in vb.net is totally different than VB6

u gotta do this:

 

under menuitem1_click:

dim mynewform as new form2

 

mynewform.open or .load - something i dont remember right now

[takowai]

That was one of the ways that I tried. I used:

Dim FrmMaint As New Maintenance

frmMaint.Show()

 

It works but the Menu form is still behind the Maintenance form. How do I hide the Menu form until the Maintenance form is closed? When I close the Maint form (which I have managed) I then need the Maint form to disappear and the Menu form to reappear. At the present time it just stays behind the new Menu form so I have the original Menu, the Maint and then the new Menu in a stack.

[ThePentiumGuy]

can you attach the project please?

then i might be able to help u and understand better

[takowai]

I am trying to attach the project but I'm new to this and am having problems - please bear with me!!

[dynamic_sysop]

in form1 :

Dim FrmMaint As New Maintenance
Me.AddOwnedForm(FrmMaint)
frmMaint.Show()
Me.Hide()

 

in form2 ( Maintenance ) :

   Dim frmMain As Form1 = Owner '/// the Menu form

   Private Sub Form2_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closing
       Owner.Show() '/// show the Menu form again.
       Me.Close()
   End Sub

[takowai]

It's no good..... I'm having a blonde day. I'll keep working on it and hope that I can find a way myself. Thanks anyway.

[mutant]

dynamic_sysop, dont use Close() method of the form in its closing event, it will cause StackOverflow exception.

:)

[takowai]

Hey...after I had given up hope. You're a lifesaver. Thank you.

[Winston]

dynamic_sysop, dont use Close() method of the form in its closing event, it will cause StackOverflow exception.

:)

 

 

yeah true that

 

isn't the .close statement actually processing all procedures in the form closing event anyways

[mutant]

yeah true that

 

isn't the .close statement actually processing all procedures in the form closing event anyways

 

Yeah, Close() raises the Closing event before actually closing the from so you still have a chance to cancel the form closing, or do some cleanup code.

[ThePentiumGuy]

I am trying to attach the project but I'm new to this and am having problems - please bear with me!!

 

oh sorry..

 

u need winZIP <http://www.winzip.com> take out the EXE file in the BIN folder so that there will be no viruses(or something like that

:rolleyes: )

 

 

anyway u got your problems fixed right?