Show/Hide a form in form_load (Resolved)

I have two forms - frmmain, and form1

Under frmmain, I'm using a If/Then/Else statement checking a variable value.
Frmmain is the startup form.

VB Code:

Dim form1 as new form1
 
If Val = "1" Then
'do nothing
Else
form1.visible = True
frmmain.visible = False
End If

form1 will always show, but frmmain won't hide. I've tested this using just one form and just putting me.visible = false. I've tried me.hide, I've tried putting the code behind a timer and enabling the timer from form_load, I've tried calling a new sub from form_load, but NOTHING I do seems to work.

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Yeah you are trying to hide a form in the load event. You should check your condition without loading the form and then only load it if it will show.

The only way I know of doing that is by using Sub Main, but I'm not really familiar with it.

Why does the form need to be used? What is it you are trying to do? If you ask more specific questions we can help more. To use Sub Main (this may or may not be the best way depending on what you are trying to do) you change the startup in the project properties to Sub Main. Then make a Sub Main method either in a class, module, or the form.

VB Code:

Public Class Startup
 
  Public Sub Main()
     'do check here
    If Check=True Then
        Application.Run(New frmMain)
    Else
       'do something else
       Application.Run(New frmAlternate)
    End If
  End Sub
 
End If

I've got frmmain and form1

Form1 is basically a wizard to configure some settings.

When the program loads, it uses GetSetting to check wether the value Run = 1. If it doesn't, it hides that form and shows the wizard. If it does, it just continues

I'll try out the above code and see what happens

OK, That code for Sub Main worked. Thanks a heap.