Quitting an app

[RealNickyDude]

In my program, you can quit from a menu and the program asks you to make sure:

Private Sub mnuexit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles mnuexit.Click
        If MsgBox("Are you sure you want to end the program?", vbYesNo, "Exit CodeBook") = 6 Then
            Application.Exit()
        End If
    End Sub

But pressing the 'x' button just closes the app straight away, how do I catch when the user uses either?

I know it has something to do with:

Private Sub Form1_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closed
 
    End Sub

but I can't get it to work correctly. Any help would be appreciated.

[HAROLD HOFFMAN]

Sounds like you want something like this.


Private Sub Form1_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closing

If MessageBox.Show("Are you sure you want to Exit?", "Question", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question) = DialogResult.Yes Then
Application.Exit()
Else
e.Cancel = True
End If
End Sub


Harold Hoffman

[Edneeis]

Maybe I just have backsplash from my VB6 days and the End command, but I wouldn't use Application.Exit I would close all open form instead (or actually just the main form which carries the application thread). So if that is the 'main' form of the application then just do Me.Close(). That will ensure that the other close events fire properly.

[Pirate]

this puzzles me , which X button are you talking about (form's or dialog's) .I tested your code it's fine

[Pirate]

What about doing so Edneeis :
Me.Dispose
Me.Close

[hellswraith]

How about instead of closing anything, you let the app do it by itself:

Private Sub Form1_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closing 

If MessageBox.Show("Are you sure you want to Exit?", "Question", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question) = DialogResult.No Then 
e.Cancel = True 
End If 
End Sub

[RealNickyDude]

Thanks