Windows, forms and ALWAYS-ON-TOP

[Woof-Woof]

I have a problem with windows in my VB projects.

My project consists of an MDI form with many child (MDIChild = TRUE)
and non-child (MDIChild = FALSE) forms contained within.

The problem I have is making a form stay on top when it loses the
focus to the main MDI form without setting it ALWAYS-ON-TOP.
ALWAYS-ON-TOP keeps the form at the top even when I switch tasks to
another running program (pain in the butt because then I can't see
what I want to see). And if I don't make the form ALWAYS-ON-TOP, then
clicking on the main MDI form makes the window I want to see all the
time go away (when it loses focus). How do I keep my non-child windows
still appearing "on top" even when they lose the focus? I've seen
other programs do this and it must be a system thing because there is
no special code in the forms that I have seen to account for this (the
MDIChild is set to FALSE and there is no code in the activate,
deactivate, got_focus or lost_focus events).

Thank you.

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Allen

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"Woof-Woof" <ot*********@cox.net> wrote in message
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I have a problem with windows in my VB projects.

My project consists of an MDI form with many child (MDIChild = TRUE)
and non-child (MDIChild = FALSE) forms contained within.

The problem I have is making a form stay on top when it loses the
focus to the main MDI form without setting it ALWAYS-ON-TOP.
ALWAYS-ON-TOP keeps the form at the top even when I switch tasks to
another running program (pain in the butt because then I can't see
what I want to see). And if I don't make the form ALWAYS-ON-TOP, then
clicking on the main MDI form makes the window I want to see all the
time go away (when it loses focus). How do I keep my non-child windows
still appearing "on top" even when they lose the focus? I've seen
other programs do this and it must be a system thing because there is
no special code in the forms that I have seen to account for this (the
MDIChild is set to FALSE and there is no code in the activate,
deactivate, got_focus or lost_focus events).

Thank you.

---
Allen

[Woof-Woof]

I'm sorry.

Here is the solution:

when you show the form use the optional owner argument:

<nonchildform>.Show vbModeless, <mdiform>
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Allen

"Rick Rothstein" <ri************@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message
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From a post by Jeff Johnson:

"You have posted this question individually to
multiple groups. This is called Multiposting
and it's BAD. Replies made in one group will
not be visible in the other groups, which
may cause multiple people to respond to your
question with the same answer because they
didn't know someone else had already done it.
This is a waste of time.

If you MUST post your message to multiple
groups, post a single message and select all
the groups (or type their names manually,
separated by commas) in which you want it to
be seen. This is called Crossposting and when
used properly it is GOOD."

Rick - MVP
"Woof-Woof" <ot*********@cox.net> wrote in message
news:hremc.8799$%o1.7744@lakeread03...

I have a problem with windows in my VB projects.

My project consists of an MDI form with many child (MDIChild = TRUE) and non-child (MDIChild = FALSE) forms contained within.

The problem I have is making a form stay on top when it loses the
focus to the main MDI form without setting it ALWAYS-ON-TOP.
ALWAYS-ON-TOP keeps the form at the top even when I switch tasks to another running program (pain in the butt because then I can't see
what I want to see). And if I don't make the form ALWAYS-ON-TOP, then clicking on the main MDI form makes the window I want to see all the time go away (when it loses focus). How do I keep my non-child windows still appearing "on top" even when they lose the focus? I've seen
other programs do this and it must be a system thing because there is no special code in the forms that I have seen to account for this (the MDIChild is set to FALSE and there is no code in the activate,
deactivate, got_focus or lost_focus events).

Thank you.

---
Allen