ShowDialog() problem

[Mike]

Hi,

I want to show form as a modal dialog and use such code:
Dim frm_Zip As New frmZIP
frm_Zip.ShowDialog()

but instead of be as modal dialog, it is modeless - I can switch between forms.

Does anybody had the same problem?
OS: Win2000 Prof

Thanks

[Scott]

You need to specify the parent form in the ShowDialog call such as

frm_Zip.ShowDialog(Me)

to show as modal dialog for the current form
"Mike" <y1***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

I want to show form as a modal dialog and use such code:
Dim frm_Zip As New frmZIP
frm_Zip.ShowDialog()

but instead of be as modal dialog, it is modeless - I can switch between forms.
Does anybody had the same problem?
OS: Win2000 Prof

Thanks

[Chris Morse]

On 27 Feb 2004 12:37:10 -0800, y1***@yahoo.com (Mike) wrote:

Hi,

I want to show form as a modal dialog and use such code:
Dim frm_Zip As New frmZIP
frm_Zip.ShowDialog()

but instead of be as modal dialog, it is modeless - I can switch between forms.

Does anybody had the same problem?
OS: Win2000 Prof

Thanks

Strange. ShowDialog *does* create a modal dialog.

Are you calling this from a seperate thread?

// CHRIS

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* y1***@yahoo.com (Mike) scripsit:

I want to show form as a modal dialog and use such code:
Dim frm_Zip As New frmZIP
frm_Zip.ShowDialog()

but instead of be as modal dialog, it is modeless - I can switch between forms.

Does anybody had the same problem?
OS: Win2000 Prof

Should work. Where do you use the code?

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

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Scott" <sc*****@yahoo.com> scripsit:

You need to specify the parent form in the ShowDialog call such as

frm_Zip.ShowDialog(Me)

to show as modal dialog for the current form

Even calling it without specifying the form should show it modally.

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

[Julia Sats]

Yes, the main form and dialog in different threads.

The scenario:

Main window create a new class and run it as a separate thread.
From that class I call ShowDialog.

Does it matter something? Because it is the same application , not separate
exe or dll module.

Thanks

"Chris Morse" <ch***@CosmicWolf.com> wrote in message
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On 27 Feb 2004 12:37:10 -0800, y1***@yahoo.com (Mike) wrote:

Hi,

I want to show form as a modal dialog and use such code:
Dim frm_Zip As New frmZIP
frm_Zip.ShowDialog()

but instead of be as modal dialog, it is modeless - I can switch between forms.
Does anybody had the same problem?
OS: Win2000 Prof

Thanks

Strange. ShowDialog *does* create a modal dialog.

Are you calling this from a seperate thread?

// CHRIS