*Resolved*What we used to do in VB6, to show a form?

form2.show

now if I have say a button(toolbar) and a menu item which calls his same form? on the clicks event - I just call formname.show. Thats it.

Come VB.NET

To display a form we use:

dim frm as new form2
frm.show

Prob: Now if some one clicks on the button twice or say once on the button and then in the menu item - then as many instances of form2 are created and displayed - how do I STOPPPPP this?

Dont declare the new form there! You could declare your forms in a module instead!

Code:

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Public Module TestModule

          Public frm as new Form2

End Module


Public Class Form1

    Public Sub LoadForm2

          frm.Show

    End Sub

End Class

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I don't understand why so many people have trouble with this. I'm also a newbie at VB.NET (finnished my book just a couple of weeks ago).

Me too a newbie.
But doesnt declaring the way u suggest load the form in memory even before I need it?

well if you dont need to access the form in the module then just do it all at once:

dim frm as new form2
frm.show

Quote:

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Originally posted by veryjonny
Me too a newbie.
But doesnt declaring the way u suggest load the form in memory even before I need it?

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I guess, but so what?

If you really need to, you could always check if the form has been loaded already.

Code:

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Public Class Form1

    Dim frm As Form2

    Public Sub ShowForm
   
          If frm Is Nothing Then
         
              frm = new Form2();
       
          End If

          frm.Show

      End Sub

End Class

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yes. Thats what I was missing.

thanks