Parent / Child Interaction

[Steven Smith]

Hi guys

I'm sure this is really simple, but passing commands
between forms is a whole new thing to me, what I want to
do is when I load my child form I would like a menu item
on the parent to be enabled so I tried...

--\
Dim objParentForm As New MDIParentForm

objParentform.menuitem46.enabled = True
--/
in the childs loads event, with no success
regards steve

[hexathioorthooxalate]

Steve, maybe I'm missing something but in your parent form code when you
create the child, why don't you enable the menu item there too. Eg.
Private Sub createChild()
Dim f As New Form
f.MdiParent = Me
f.Show()
MainMenu1.MenuItems.Item(whatever).Enabled = True
End Sub
Regards
Hexathioorthooxalate
"Steven Smith" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi guys

I'm sure this is really simple, but passing commands
between forms is a whole new thing to me, what I want to
do is when I load my child form I would like a menu item
on the parent to be enabled so I tried...

--\
Dim objParentForm As New MDIParentForm

objParentform.menuitem46.enabled = True
--/
in the childs loads event, with no success
regards steve

[hexathioorthooxalate]

Steve, maybe I'm missing something but in your parent form code when you
create the child, why don't you enable the menu item there too. Eg.
Private Sub createChild()
Dim f As New Form
f.MdiParent = Me
f.Show()
MainMenu1.MenuItems.Item(whatever).Enabled = True
End Sub
Regards
Hexathioorthooxalate
"Steven Smith" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:04****************************@phx.gbl...

Hi guys

I'm sure this is really simple, but passing commands
between forms is a whole new thing to me, what I want to
do is when I load my child form I would like a menu item
on the parent to be enabled so I tried...

--\
Dim objParentForm As New MDIParentForm

objParentform.menuitem46.enabled = True
--/
in the childs loads event, with no success
regards steve

[Steven.Smith]

Ok that seems like a sound idea but how do I get access
to a list of indexes with their associated menu item names

[Steven.Smith]

Ok that seems like a sound idea but how do I get access
to a list of indexes with their associated menu item names

[Armin Zingler]

"Steven Smith" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb

I'm sure this is really simple, but passing commands
between forms is a whole new thing to me, what I want to
do is when I load my child form I would like a menu item
on the parent to be enabled so I tried...

--\
Dim objParentForm As New MDIParentForm

objParentform.menuitem46.enabled = True
--/
in the childs loads event, with no success

I'd enable the item in the parent form when you load the child to avoid
accessing the parent from the child.
--
Armin

http://www.plig.net/nnq/nquote.html
http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

[Armin Zingler]

"Steven Smith" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb

I'm sure this is really simple, but passing commands
between forms is a whole new thing to me, what I want to
do is when I load my child form I would like a menu item
on the parent to be enabled so I tried...

--\
Dim objParentForm As New MDIParentForm

objParentform.menuitem46.enabled = True
--/
in the childs loads event, with no success

I'd enable the item in the parent form when you load the child to avoid
accessing the parent from the child.
--
Armin

http://www.plig.net/nnq/nquote.html
http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

[Steven.Smith]

sorry that was a silly question since menu's are arranged
in a heirarichal structure the indexes are obviously
built in the same fashion, so there's no need for me to
access the collection, thanks for your help

[Steven.Smith]

sorry that was a silly question since menu's are arranged
in a heirarichal structure the indexes are obviously
built in the same fashion, so there's no need for me to
access the collection, thanks for your help

[One Handed Man]

If this is the same Stephen Smith that was posting a few months ago and
working from a step by step book, you seem to have come a long way. If its
you, keep up the good work.

OHM

Steven Smith wrote:

Hi guys

I'm sure this is really simple, but passing commands
between forms is a whole new thing to me, what I want to
do is when I load my child form I would like a menu item
on the parent to be enabled so I tried...

--\
Dim objParentForm As New MDIParentForm

objParentform.menuitem46.enabled = True
--/
in the childs loads event, with no success
regards steve

[Steven Smith]

Yip still the same me...

the force grows stronger inside me with every day that
passes, thanks for all your help at the beggining of my
journey.

regards steve

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Steven Smith" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> scripsit:

I'm sure this is really simple, but passing commands
between forms is a whole new thing to me, what I want to
do is when I load my child form I would like a menu item
on the parent to be enabled so I tried...

--\
Dim objParentForm As New MDIParentForm

objParentform.menuitem46.enabled = True
--/

\\\
DirectCast(Me.MdiParent, MDIParentForm).MenuItem46.Enabled = True
///

Make sure, the menuitems 'Modifier' property is set to 'Friend' or
'Public'.

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