Closing a calling form (C#.Net)

[Sherwood]

Greetings,

I have the following code (which displays a second form), but it is not
working as expected. I want to close the calling form after the dismissing
the second form. However, the second form never displays with the code I
have below. Any suggestions? [Note: I have also placed the code,
"frmMain.ActiveForm.Close();" in the "Click" event of the command button on
the second form, but this is not working either].

ActiveForm.Hide();
frmInstructions frmInstructions = new frmInstructions();
frmInstructions.Show();
ActiveForm.Close();

Thanks!
--
Sherwood

[chuck rudolph]

Sherwood, chances are the form is "closing" before it displays. If you need
to suspend the main thread for the subform to open and then close, use the
following...

frmInstructions frmInstructions = new frmInstructions();
DialogResult dr = frmInstructions.ShowDialog();

this will also tell you how the form was closed, if you are interested...Chuck

"Sherwood" wrote:

Greetings,

I have the following code (which displays a second form), but it is not
working as expected. I want to close the calling form after the dismissing
the second form. However, the second form never displays with the code I
have below. Any suggestions? [Note: I have also placed the code,
"frmMain.ActiveForm.Close();" in the "Click" event of the command button on
the second form, but this is not working either].

ActiveForm.Hide();
frmInstructions frmInstructions = new frmInstructions();
frmInstructions.Show();
ActiveForm.Close();

Thanks!
--
Sherwood

[Sherwood]

Hi Chuck,

Thanks so much for the code. The dialog is closing. However, when the
routine finishes I am still in "run" mode. Is there something obvious I am
overlooking in the code below? Do I need to "unload" the main form in order
to exit "run" mode?

private void btnClickMe_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
ActiveForm.Hide();
frmInstructions frmInstructions = new frmInstructions();
DialogResult dr = frmInstructions.ShowDialog();
}

Thanks again!

Sherwood

"chuck rudolph" wrote:

Sherwood, chances are the form is "closing" before it displays. If you need
to suspend the main thread for the subform to open and then close, use the
following...

frmInstructions frmInstructions = new frmInstructions();
DialogResult dr = frmInstructions.ShowDialog();

this will also tell you how the form was closed, if you are interested...Chuck

"Sherwood" wrote:

Greetings,

I have the following code (which displays a second form), but it is not
working as expected. I want to close the calling form after the dismissing
the second form. However, the second form never displays with the code I
have below. Any suggestions? [Note: I have also placed the code,
"frmMain.ActiveForm.Close();" in the "Click" event of the command button on
the second form, but this is not working either].

ActiveForm.Hide();
frmInstructions frmInstructions = new frmInstructions();
frmInstructions.Show();
ActiveForm.Close();

Thanks!
--
Sherwood

[chuck rudolph]

Sherwood, I am not sure what you want to do. If you want to close the form
that is displaying the insturctions then your code should look like...
private void btnClickMe_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
frmInstructions frmI = new frmInstructions();
DialogResult dr = frmI.ShowDialog();
this.Close();
}

I am not sure what you have your "hide" in there. If you want the main form
to disappear while the Instructions are up then that will work.

"Sherwood" wrote:

Hi Chuck,

Thanks so much for the code. The dialog is closing. However, when the
routine finishes I am still in "run" mode. Is there something obvious I am
overlooking in the code below? Do I need to "unload" the main form in order
to exit "run" mode?

private void btnClickMe_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
ActiveForm.Hide();
frmInstructions frmInstructions = new frmInstructions();
DialogResult dr = frmInstructions.ShowDialog();
}

Thanks again!

Sherwood

"chuck rudolph" wrote:

Sherwood, chances are the form is "closing" before it displays. If you need
to suspend the main thread for the subform to open and then close, use the
following...

frmInstructions frmInstructions = new frmInstructions();
DialogResult dr = frmInstructions.ShowDialog();

this will also tell you how the form was closed, if you are interested...Chuck

"Sherwood" wrote:

Greetings,

I have the following code (which displays a second form), but it is not
working as expected. I want to close the calling form after the dismissing
the second form. However, the second form never displays with the code I
have below. Any suggestions? [Note: I have also placed the code,
"frmMain.ActiveForm.Close();" in the "Click" event of the command button on
the second form, but this is not working either].

ActiveForm.Hide();
frmInstructions frmInstructions = new frmInstructions();
frmInstructions.Show();
ActiveForm.Close();

Thanks!
--
Sherwood