a form control question

I have two forms, the first form has a Drive, Dir and File box. When I click inside the File box, it loads the 2nd form. The second form is now on top of the first in a space that I have provided for on the 1st form.

If I click inside the File box on the 1st form again, the 2nd form gets placed behind the 1st form.

How can I have the 1st form maintian focus and have the 2nd form always visible?

try this

VB Code:

Private Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As Long, _
    ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal X As Long, ByVal Y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, _
    ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
 
 
Public Sub FormOnTop(hWindow As Long, bTopMost As Boolean)
' Example: Call FormOnTop(me.hWnd, True)
    Const SWP_NOSIZE = &H1
    Const SWP_NOMOVE = &H2
    Const SWP_NOACTIVATE = &H10
    Const SWP_SHOWWINDOW = &H40
    Const HWND_TOPMOST = -1
    Const HWND_NOTOPMOST = -2
    
    wFlags = SWP_NOMOVE Or SWP_NOSIZE Or SWP_SHOWWINDOW Or SWP_NOACTIVATE
    
    Select Case bTopMost
    Case True
        Placement = HWND_TOPMOST
    Case False
        Placement = HWND_NOTOPMOST
    End Select
    
 
    SetWindowPos hWindow, Placement, 0, 0, 0, 0, wFlags
End Sub
 
'on load of form 2
Private Sub Form_Load()
Call FormOnTop(Me.hWnd, True)
End Sub

Does the first part of your code gon in the first form, or in a module?

in a module

Hey Navarone,

Having 1 form always over another form seems a bit unusual. Is there a reason why you don't have everything on one form and then just make the Form2 stuff visible ?

If what you are doing requires 2 forms, then here's the code I use to make a form always on top.

VB Code:

Private Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, _
 ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
 
'MakeFormTop Form2,True
'MakeFormTop Form2,False
 
Sub MakeFormTop(FormName As Form, WindowState As Boolean)
    Dim wFlags As Long
    Dim posFlag As Long
 
    Const Swp_Nosize = &H1
    Const SWP_Nomove = &H2
    Const Hwnd_TopMost = -1
    Const Hwnd_NoTopMost = -2
    
    wFlags = SWP_Nomove Or Swp_Nosize
 
    If WindowState = True Then
        SetWindowPos FormName.hwnd, Hwnd_TopMost, 0, 0, 0, 0, wFlags
    Else
        SetWindowPos FormName.hwnd, Hwnd_NoTopMost, 0, 0, 0, 0, wFlags
    End If
 
End Sub

Form 2 has a shockwave component in it. Having 2 forms is the only method I found for loading more then one movie into the shockwave component. Reference this thread: http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=402914 :)

hey guys

I managed with both of your codes to keep the 2nd frm on top, however when I go to close the main form I have issue. The 2nd frm border style is set to none. When I close the application I use the following code but I never see the message box.

If I set the 2nd form border to "fixed single", and I close the application, the message box shows up.

What's happening here. Does anyone know?

VB Code:

Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)
    If UnloadMode = 0 Then
            Dim Msg   ' Declare variable.
            'Set the message text.
            Msg = "Do you really want to exit?"
            'If user clicks the No button, stop QueryUnload.
            If MsgBox(Msg, vbQuestion + vbYesNo, Me.Caption) = vbYes Then
                Call closeAllForms
                'Unload frmIntro
                Cancel = False
            Else
                Cancel = True
            End If
        End If
        
End Sub

Form2 is topmost. Either close Form2 first, or make it not topmost before displaying the message box. (Or use any of the many custom message boxes that can be set to be on top.)