Weird VB .Net Question

[Randy]

Hi,

I am trying to do something that should be EASY but is not working for
me for some reason.

My application opens to a Main form, similar to a SwitchBoard in Access.
What I am trying to do, and I may not be doing the best thing, is hide
the Main form, and open whatever form the user is trying to use. This
works fine with the following sample code:

Dim Second As New Form2()

Me.Hide()
Second.Show()

My problem is closing form2 and reopening the Main form. I tried using
code like this:

Dim first As Form1

first.Activate()
Me.Close()

Nothing I try works. Tee second form closes, but the first one never
shows. I have tried doing the second form code like the one I used from
the Main form, but nothing works.

HELP!

Randy

[CJ Taylor]

Using the Show() method runs asynchronously as opposed to its synchronous
counterpart ShowDialog()

In order to get what you want to work you have to know that the form 2 is
closing. However, with your method, it is only possible that one form be
open at a time treeing of the first form..

So instead...

Private sub Button_Click(sender as object, e as system.eventargs) handles
button.click

dim frm2 as new Form2

me.hide()
frm2.Showdialog()
me.show()
frm2 = nothing

end sub

"Randy" <ra***@webtracersolutions.com> wrote in message
news:10*************@corp.supernews.com...

Hi,

I am trying to do something that should be EASY but is not working for
me for some reason.

My application opens to a Main form, similar to a SwitchBoard in Access.
What I am trying to do, and I may not be doing the best thing, is hide
the Main form, and open whatever form the user is trying to use. This
works fine with the following sample code:

Dim Second As New Form2()

Me.Hide()
Second.Show()

My problem is closing form2 and reopening the Main form. I tried using
code like this:

Dim first As Form1

first.Activate()
Me.Close()

Nothing I try works. Tee second form closes, but the first one never
shows. I have tried doing the second form code like the one I used from
the Main form, but nothing works.

HELP!

Randy

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* Randy <ra***@webtracersolutions.com> scripsit:

My application opens to a Main form, similar to a SwitchBoard in
Access. What I am trying to do, and I may not be doing the best thing,
is hide the Main form, and open whatever form the user is trying to
use. This works fine with the following sample code:

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
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