How can I make a form stay on top of my other forms?

[Robin Tucker]

How can I make my form stay on top of all the other forms in my application?
I don't want the form to stay on top in Windows as a whole, just be on top
of all the other forms in the given application instance.

Thanks,
Robin

[Rulin Hong]

Use a timer to keep checking Me.ActiveForm:
Private myForm As New Form1
Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
If Me.ActiveForm Is Nothing Then
If Not (myForm Is Nothing OrElse myForm.IsDisposed) Then
myForm.TopMost = False
End If

Else
If Not (myForm Is Nothing OrElse myForm.IsDisposed) Then
myForm.TopMost = True
myForm.Show()
End If

End If
End Sub

I think maybe there is other way not to use timer.

[steve]

if i understand you right:
I had a similar question and this is the answer I got from Greg:

Dim f as new MyForm
If f.ShowDialog(Me) = DialogResult.OK Then
' do something
End If
f.Dispose()

I think myForm.showDialog(Me)
will also work

HTH
-steve

"Robin Tucker" <id*************************@reallyidont.com> a écrit dans le
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How can I make my form stay on top of all the other forms in my
application? I don't want the form to stay on top in Windows as a whole,
just be on top of all the other forms in the given application instance.

Thanks,
Robin

[Rulin Hong]

You can't work on other winForm if you use ShowDialog so that the application
is blocked by the dialog form.

"steve" wrote:

if i understand you right:
I had a similar question and this is the answer I got from Greg:

Dim f as new MyForm
If f.ShowDialog(Me) = DialogResult.OK Then
' do something
End If
f.Dispose()

I think myForm.showDialog(Me)
will also work

HTH
-steve

"Robin Tucker" <id*************************@reallyidont.com> a écrit dans le
message de news: cl*******************@news.demon.co.uk...

How can I make my form stay on top of all the other forms in my
application? I don't want the form to stay on top in Windows as a whole,
just be on top of all the other forms in the given application instance.

Thanks,
Robin

[Robin Tucker]

Yes, these are modeless forms.

"Rulin Hong" <Ru*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1D**********************************@microsof t.com...

You can't work on other winForm if you use ShowDialog so that the
application
is blocked by the dialog form.

"steve" wrote:

if i understand you right:
I had a similar question and this is the answer I got from Greg:

Dim f as new MyForm
If f.ShowDialog(Me) = DialogResult.OK Then
' do something
End If
f.Dispose()

I think myForm.showDialog(Me)
will also work

HTH
-steve

"Robin Tucker" <id*************************@reallyidont.com> a écrit dans
le
message de news: cl*******************@news.demon.co.uk...

>
> How can I make my form stay on top of all the other forms in my
> application? I don't want the form to stay on top in Windows as a
> whole,
> just be on top of all the other forms in the given application
> instance.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Robin
>