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form owned by dialog

I would like to create an owned form that is owned by a modal dialog rather
than a modeless form. The idea is the following

Dim dlg as new Mydlg
with dlg
.ShowDialog
.Dispose
end with

class mydlg
Private m_tbx as AsssetSelector

friend sub mydlg_Load

m_tbx = New AssetSelector
with m_tbx
.owner = Me
.show
end with
end sub

The form m_tbx is created but doesn't received messages and so is not
terribly useful.

Is there some way to get this to work? What I want is a tool form that
floats above the dlg but is not confined to the interior of the dlg. I use
this technique in other instances in which the owner is a modeless form but
don't see how to get it to work if the owner is a modal dlg.

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JB
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