Loading Windows Forms

[Helen Trim]

Is there a way to load a windows form into memory without showing it. You
used to be able to do this in the god old days.

TIA
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Helen

[Robin Tucker]

Dim MyForm as New MyFormClass

(it's hidden until you either:)

MyForm.Show
MyForm.ShowDialog
"Helen Trim" <He*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Is there a way to load a windows form into memory without showing it. You
used to be able to do this in the god old days.

TIA
--
Helen

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Robin,

Dim MyForm as New MyFormClass

(it's hidden until you either:)

MyForm.Show
MyForm.ShowDialog

You probably mean to make a module with a sub main in it with this code?

Cor

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Cor,

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <no************@planet.nl> schrieb:

Dim MyForm as New MyFormClass

(it's hidden until you either:)

MyForm.Show
MyForm.ShowDialog

You probably mean to make a module with a sub main in it with this code?

It doesn't really matter where you place the code... :-).

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Herfried,

It doesn't really matter where you place the code... :-).

What you think of this

Private sub MyFormClass_load etc

Dim MyForm as New MyFormClass
(it's hidden until you either:)
MyForm.Show
MyForm.ShowDialog

End Sub

What is in your opinion the effect?

Cor

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Cor,

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <no************@planet.nl> schrieb:

It doesn't really matter where you place the code... :-).

What you think of this

Private sub MyFormClass_load etc

Dim MyForm as New MyFormClass
(it's hidden until you either:)
MyForm.Show
MyForm.ShowDialog

End Sub

What is in your opinion the effect?

Well, you are creating a new instance of a certain form type. If creating
the instance is a costly process, this can be performed when the application
is idle to accelerate showing the form later.

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Herfried,

It doesn't really matter where you place the code... :-).

What you think of this

Well, you are creating a new instance of a certain form type. If creating
the instance is a costly process, this can be performed when the
application is idle to accelerate showing the form later.

I mean in combination with your reply to me, you probably don't believe it,
however I know what the code I showed does. However it will show (three)
forms when the load event is done.

:-)

Cor