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How can I have say FormA over FormB, very much like ShowDialog but still able to work with FormB that is below it?

Thank you,
Po
Feb 10 '06 #1
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"Pohihihi" <no*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e2**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
How can I have say FormA over FormB, very much like ShowDialog but still able to work with FormB that is below it?

Thank you,
Po
Feb 10 '06 #2
You may consider using the "Owner" property.

"Owned forms are also never displayed behind their owner form. You can use
owned forms for windows such as find and replace windows, which should not
disappear when the owner form is selected."

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ownertopic.asp

--
Tim Wilson
..NET Compact Framework MVP

"Pohihihi" <no*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e2**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
How can I have say FormA over FormB, very much like ShowDialog but still
able to work with FormB that is below it?

Thank you,
Po
Feb 10 '06 #3
I did not know that, thanks.
"Tim Wilson" <TIM(UNDERSCORE)WILSON(AT)ROGERS(PERIOD)COM> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
You may consider using the "Owner" property.

"Owned forms are also never displayed behind their owner form. You can use
owned forms for windows such as find and replace windows, which should not
disappear when the owner form is selected."

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ownertopic.asp

--
Tim Wilson
.NET Compact Framework MVP

"Pohihihi" <no*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e2**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
How can I have say FormA over FormB, very much like ShowDialog but still
able to work with FormB that is below it?

Thank you,
Po

Feb 10 '06 #4

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