MDIParent Problem VB.NET

[Ron Pagliuca]

This code is supposed to pop-up a child window (frmConnector):

Private Sub MenuItem5_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem5.Click

Dim p_frmConnector As New frmConnector()
p_frmConnector.MdiParent = Me
p_frmConnector.Show()

End Sub
-------- BUT ------

When I click the menu item above no form appears. It will appear if I
take p_frmConnector.MdiParent = Me out of the code. This code sits in
the parent form, I also have Me.IsMdiContainer = True in the form load
of the parent.

I have played around with activate, visible etc...

Please give me some direction as to why this is occuring and even how
to rectify it,

Thanks,

Ron Pagliuca

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* ro*********@hotmail.com (Ron Pagliuca) scripsit:

Private Sub MenuItem5_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem5.Click

Dim p_frmConnector As New frmConnector()
p_frmConnector.MdiParent = Me
p_frmConnector.Show()

End Sub
-------- BUT ------

When I click the menu item above no form appears. It will appear if I
take p_frmConnector.MdiParent = Me out of the code. This code sits in
the parent form, I also have Me.IsMdiContainer = True in the form load
of the parent.

The code should work. Did you try this in a blank project with an MDI
container? Does it work there?

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

[Bob]

Make sure you're actually handling the correct menu item click. Put a breakpoint
on p_frmConnector.Show() and make sure it's being hit. You've probably already
done that, so also try Dim p_frmConnector As New Form(). If you can get just a
vanilla Form to show up, then you know it's your own class that's causing a
problem. If you still have a problem then you should post a simplified repro
here so we can take a look.

HTH,
Bob

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This code is supposed to pop-up a child window (frmConnector):

Private Sub MenuItem5_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem5.Click

Dim p_frmConnector As New frmConnector()
p_frmConnector.MdiParent = Me
p_frmConnector.Show()

End Sub
-------- BUT ------

When I click the menu item above no form appears. It will appear if I
take p_frmConnector.MdiParent = Me out of the code. This code sits in
the parent form, I also have Me.IsMdiContainer = True in the form load
of the parent.

I have played around with activate, visible etc...

Please give me some direction as to why this is occuring and even how
to rectify it,

Thanks,

Ron Pagliuca