How do I create a subform inside a form in VB.net

[maxamis4]

I just want to create a sub form in VB.net, how do i do this.

say my variables are form1

UID
value 1
Value 2
Value 3


Form 2
UID
Foreign Key(UID form1)
value 2
value 3

[bplacker]

I just want to create a sub form in VB.net, how do i do this.

say my variables are form1

UID
value 1
Value 2
Value 3


Form 2
UID
Foreign Key(UID form1)
value 2
value 3

in form1,

form2.UID = UID
form2.value2 = value2
form2.value3 = value3
form2.show()

does this answer your question?

[maxamis4]

Do i do this on load? and secondly will my subform be visible inside the parent form?

So in essence in the same form I will see form 1 and the sub form at the sametime in one form. If your familiar with access its exactly like that.

[bplacker]

Do i do this on load? and secondly will my subform be visible inside the parent form?

So in essence in the same form I will see form 1 and the sub form at the sametime in one form. If your familiar with access its exactly like that.

i would put a button on form1 which opens up form 2

so on the click event of the button, do the code similar to what I typed in the previous post.

if you want to make the form a "subform" of the first form, as in access, this isn't really possible. you just add a datagrid, or whatever control you want in the form. There is no reason to have a subform as they do in access. if you really want to have a second form, then look up MDI forms.

[maxamis4]

I found this pieace of code which doesn't exactly accomplish what I want but could be useful. I thought that I would share it, try it out

Dim f As New frmEmbed2() 
f.TopLevel = False 
Me.Controls.Add(f) 
f.Show() 
 

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Reference to code