MDI - ShowDialog alternative ***Resolved***

I have a MDI form that opens a child form (called form1). On this form I want to be able to open another form (Called form2). (Which is also a child form). Once the new form is opened I want the code execution to halt for form1 until form2 is closed. The showdialog function does this but it cannot be done from a child form. Is there any way around this?

The reason I want to do this is so that when form2 comes up i can enter data and then when form2 is closed I can call a method to refresh a combo box on my form1.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Maybe try posting your code because it works fine for me.

VB Code:

'in mdi form to show first child
       Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim frm As New Form2
        frm.MdiParent = Me
        frm.Show()
    End Sub
 
   'in that child to show modal child
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim f As New Form2
        f.ShowDialog()
    End Sub

Or did you post in the wrong forums? I believe you couldn't do this in VB6 and it looks like most of your other posts were in VB6.

Nope, I'm working in .net

Dim frmIndustry As New AddEditIndustry
frmIndustry.MdiParent = Me.MdiParent.ActiveForm
frmIndustry.ShowDialog

Me = frmCompany (Also a child form).
frmcompany is a child form of a form called Main (mdi form).

If you want to show it modally then it can't be a MDI child, but why would it need to be? Although it can be shown from an MDI Child. Just remove the line that makes it an MDI child.

Yeah I guess I really don't need to make that form a child because it will always stay on top with showdialog method.
Thanks mucho for the help.