Loading forms

[SimonPearce]

In my frmMain, I want to show another form on top of the frmMain

At the very end of my frmMain_Load code I have put

frmVote.show vbmodal

but it only shows the frmvote form until it's closed - then the frmMain is shown.

If I use frmvote.show then the frmMain hides the frmvote?/

Help!!!

Simon

Just before you make the second form visible, expose your first form by "showing" it as well.
So put this in your frmMain_Load event:

Me.show
frmVote.show vbmodal

This will make sure that the main form is visible before it loads the second.

Imar

Hello SimonPearce,

Try using something like the following:

code

Private Sub Form_Load()

frmMain.Visible = True

' bla bla bla
' bla bla bla
' bla bla bla
' bla bla bla
' bla bla bla
' bla bla bla

frmVote.Show 1, Me

End Sub

/code

Hope this helps,

Roger

[Peterson]

Below are Windows API calls from VB that tell Windows which forms you want on top.


'put these lines in a MODULE (a .bas file)

Public Const HWND_TOPMOST = -1
Public Const HWND_NOTOPMOST = -2
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


'in a command button or form, put the following lines

'this puts Form1 on top of what's on the screen
success% = SetWindowPos(Form1.hWnd, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, flags)


'this line removes Form1 from the screen
success% = SetWindowPos(Form1.hWnd, HWND_NOTOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, flags)

[SimonPearce]

That did it great!

Thanks everyone.

Simon

Just before you make the second form visible, expose your first form by "showing" it as well.
So put this in your frmMain_Load event:

Me.show
frmVote.show vbmodal

This will make sure that the main form is visible before it loads the second.

Imar