(RESOLVED!!) MDI Form Problems (child management)

Well here goes....

I have developed a highfidelity chat client for a server I've created... As it stands I've created forms on the fly using a template form which holds the richtextbox and other controls such as command buttons and what not.
each form represents a channel for the server, I used a SSTab Control nested on a picturebox (or coolbar) control.
I use an array to hold the name of the channel joined and compare it with the captions of each form created.. in order to manage the forms

now I've come across a problem where I have to create a private dialog session which I can't think of any ways to do so


is there any controls that are like the windows taskbar for an MDI application that can easily manage all mdi child forms?



I've included a screenshot of my client with a large black arrow pointing to the sstab control which I currently use at the momment but have run into the problem.


any ideas?

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Originally posted by TokersBall_CDXX
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I've been trying to do the same thing but till now I still couldn't find any control like you've described. I'm simulating the taskbar by adding array of buttons on a toolbar which represent each of of the loaded form. (I used Tag to identify the windows).

I'lll appreciate it if you can PM me when you found a nice control for the taskbar. :D

Cheers!

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any one?

Right, so for each chat session open you want a seperate form instead of a tab on the SSTab control and you want to handle this using an MDI form...?

Why?

Why not do what MS Messenger does...has seperate forms that open for each session, which are visible in the task bar.

You have one form in your project, with all the controls and code to handle one session...then use:

VB Code:

'In a module
Option Explicit
 
Private mcolSessions  As Collection
 
Private Const  FORM_KEY As String = "hWnd"
 
Public Sub CreateNewSession(ByRef plngIP As String)
Dim frmNew As frmSession
   Set frmNew = New frmSession
   frmNew.Connect plngIP
   Load frmNew
   Call AddSession(frmNew)
   frmNew.Show
   Set frmNew = Nothing
End Sub
 
Private Sub AddSession(ByRef pfrmSession As Form)
   If mcolSessions Is Nothing Then
      Set mcolSessions = New Collection
   End If
   mcolSessions.Add pfrmSession, CStr(pfrmSession.hWnd) & FORM_KEY
End Sub
 
Public Sub RemoveSession(ByRef plnghWnd As Long)
   mcolSessions.Remove CStr(plnghWnd) & FORM_KEY
   If mcolSessions.Count = 0 Then
      Set mcolSessions = Nothing
   End If
End Sub

Then...

VB Code:

'In the form frmSession
Public Sub Connect(ByVal pstrIP As String)
    'Code to connect here
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_Unload()
   RemoveSession Me.hWnd
End Sub

Does that help?

Woka

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Originally posted by TokersBall_CDXX
Well here goes....

I have developed a highfidelity chat client for a server I've created... As it stands I've created forms on the fly using a template form which holds the richtextbox and other controls such as command buttons and what not.
each form represents a channel for the server, I used a SSTab Control nested on a picturebox (or coolbar) control.
I use an array to hold the name of the channel joined and compare it with the captions of each form created.. in order to manage the forms

now I've come across a problem where I have to create a private dialog session which I can't think of any ways to do so


is there any controls that are like the windows taskbar for an MDI application that can easily manage all mdi child forms?



I've included a screenshot of my client with a large black arrow pointing to the sstab control which I currently use at the momment but have run into the problem.


any ideas?

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well since no one here could help me out, I had to use alterior methods and convert a usercontrol that took way too long to make into an activeX OCX


so for all those out there that really need a control like this here ya go ;o) despite un-answered questions or non-qualified help..
MDITASK BAR FREE!!!!

Don't post compiled OCX's, DLL's or EXE's...:(
They are not much use to anyone plus, anyone who is stupid enough to run that on their PC deserves to get their hard drive trashed.

If you JUST wanted a menu bar in an MDI form then when you show a form, why not just add an extra button to a standard toolbar?!

I can't see what's so hard about this problem...very basic.

Woka

PS Post your source code for the control