simple question

[peter hansen]

in VB6 it was possible to load and unload forms - how do I do this in VB.NET
:D I think I have been almost everywhere

// Peter

[Klaus Löffelmann]

Peter,

Dim frmInstance as New Form1() ' Form is loaded
frmInstance.Dis pose() ' Form is unloaded

Since a Form is nothing but a Class, the Form is loaded once the instance of
the (Form) Class is created. The Form is unloaded in the moment, you "free"
the space for it with Dispose.

Klaus

"peter hansen" <wo**@tell.yo u> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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in VB6 it was possible to load and unload forms - how do I do this in VB.NET :D I think I have been almost everywhere

// Peter

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "peter hansen" <wo**@tell.yo u> scripsit:

in VB6 it was possible to load and unload forms - how do I do this in VB.NET
:D I think I have been almost everywhere

Loading:

\\\
Dim f As New FooForm()
f.Show()
///

Unloading: Call the form's 'Close' method.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[peter hansen]

"Klaus Löffelmann" <fo***********@ loeffelmann.de> wrote in message
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Peter,

Dim frmInstance as New Form1() ' Form is loaded
frmInstance.Dis pose() ' Form is unloaded

Hmmm... well it works 50% :D

Everytime Dim drmInstance as New Form1() is mentioned the program quits.
Therefor I have changed the frmInstance.Dis pose to Me.Dispose and removed
the Dim

But when I run the Me.Dispose all the forms are beeing unloaded - not the
current form which was possible with the old VB6 Form1.Unload

// Peter

[peter hansen]

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi************ ***@gmx.at> wrote in message
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* "peter hansen" <wo**@tell.yo u> scripsit:

in VB6 it was possible to load and unload forms - how do I do this in VB.NET :D I think I have been almost everywhere

Loading:

\\\
Dim f As New FooForm()
f.Show()
///

Unloading: Call the form's 'Close' method.

the Close-thing unloads the program - not only the current form. I need
something that unloads the current form

// Peter

[Klaus Löffelmann]

Close should be the same as Dispose, since Close only calls Dispose
internally. Haven't checked it, though, but it should be the same with forms
according to the IDisposable-Pattern?!

Checking it tomorrow.

Klaus

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi************ ***@gmx.at> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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* "peter hansen" <wo**@tell.yo u> scripsit:

in VB6 it was possible to load and unload forms - how do I do this in VB.NET :D I think I have been almost everywhere

Loading:

\\\
Dim f As New FooForm()
f.Show()
///

Unloading: Call the form's 'Close' method.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Klaus Löffelmann]

That might be, if form1 is your last form. If it is closed, it's disposed -
I guess.
Try hide instead, that only disabled the form, not unloading it.

I'm going to check tomorrow,

Klaus

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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi************ ***@gmx.at> wrote in message
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* "peter hansen" <wo**@tell.yo u> scripsit:

in VB6 it was possible to load and unload forms - how do I do this in VB.NET :D I think I have been almost everywhere

Loading:

\\\
Dim f As New FooForm()
f.Show()
///

Unloading: Call the form's 'Close' method.

the Close-thing unloads the program - not only the current form. I need
something that unloads the current form

// Peter

[peter hansen]

"Klaus Löffelmann" <fo***********@ loeffelmann.de> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..

That might be, if form1 is your last form. If it is closed, it's disposed - I guess.
Try hide instead, that only disabled the form, not unloading it.

I'm going to check tomorrow,

Klaus

Well Form1 is not the last form. Form2 has been called (Form2.Show) 3
seconds before the Close-statement is sent to Form1

// Peter

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "peter hansen" <wo**@tell.yo u> scripsit:

in VB6 it was possible to load and unload forms - how do I do this in VB.NET :D I think I have been almost everywhere

Loading:

\\\
Dim f As New FooForm()
f.Show()
///

Unloading: Call the form's 'Close' method.

the Close-thing unloads the program - not only the current form. I need
something that unloads the current form

Your application will loose its message loop.

<http://www.google.de/groups?selm=u%2 3xQOutWDHA.2100 %40TK2MSFTNGP11 .phx.gbl>

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Klaus Löffelmann]

....but maybe *from* Form1?

If form1 instantiated form2 in a form1-local-variable, and you close form1,
then form1 is destroyed and with it all member variables which would cause
to close form2, too, since its defining object variable runs out of scope
with the closing of form1.

But it's already quite late here (2am), so I'll take a closer look tomorrow.
Post some code here in the meanwhile, that would help!

Good night

Klaus
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"Klaus Löffelmann" <fo***********@ loeffelmann.de> wrote in message
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That might be, if form1 is your last form. If it is closed, it's

disposed -

I guess.
Try hide instead, that only disabled the form, not unloading it.

I'm going to check tomorrow,

Klaus

Well Form1 is not the last form. Form2 has been called (Form2.Show) 3
seconds before the Close-statement is sent to Form1

// Peter