run project 2 times

[Jamie_Garland]

Hello,

How would i go about getting my application to run 2 times then show form 2 then once they close form2 it dosent show form 2 anymore once the program starts again after closing.?

[4x2y]

If i understood well, you want to show form2 when the program run for first time and don't show it next runs, if so, use a flag saved in your settings file to check if form 2 was previously shown or not.

Pseudo code

read f from setting file
if f = 0 then
   show form 2
   f = 1 
   save f to setting file
else
   ' continue 
end if

[Edgemeal]

Sounds like you only want to show some other form the second time the app is run, you could try setting up an Integer in Project/Properties/Settings...

Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    ' get value from my settings named "OpenCounter" (type = Integer, Value= 0).
    Dim i As Integer = My.Settings.OpenCounter + 1 ' increment counter
    If i < 2 Then ' dont show on first run
        My.Settings.OpenCounter = i ' save count to setting
        My.Settings.Save() ' save my settings
    ElseIf i = 2 Then ' show form2 just this once.
        My.Settings.OpenCounter = 3 ' increment to 3, never show form2 again!
        My.Settings.Save() ' save my settings
        Form2.ShowDialog() '  show form as dialog to force user to respond 
    End If
End Sub

[Niya]

That could really screw up if the app crashes without a chance to decrement the counter. Just beware of that.

[Jamie_Garland]

Hello,

How would you do it?.