MDI and children - chicken or egg?

[wayneh]

I've got an MDI app in which has one mdichild form (basicFrm) containing a control.

The control has 10 parameters that I can set.

In a module I declare:
Public newForm() As New basicFrm

When I create instances of newform (by using Redim) I want them to have the control with the params already set.

My problem is that the Declaration on the Module occurs before I can set the params on the control contained in basicFrm.

So I end up having to set the params each time I create a "newform".

How can I fix this?

[KayJay]

Set the 10 properties of the control in BasicFrm at design time. Creating a new instance of a form at run-time will copy all the code/controls/properties set at design time.

[wayneh]

I can't set the properties at design time.

I'm reading them from an ini file.

That's the problem - once my code comes up, it's too late 'cause the Module has already created "newform" and instanced basicFrm.

[KayJay]

Thought so

Have a function that does the setting of properties and call that function just after creating the new form.

[KayJay]

Public Function SetPropertyOfControl(frmNew As Form) As Boolean
On Error GoTo ErrHandler
    With frmNew.Text1
        .Text = "Default Text in the Text Box"
        .Left = frmNew.ScaleLeft + 50
        .Top = frmNew.ScaleTop + 50
        .MaxLength = 255
        .ToolTipText = "This is an example"
    End With
    SetPropertyOfControl = True
    Exit Function
ErrHandler:
MsgBox "Handle Errors Here"
End Function
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim obj As Form
Set obj = New Form1
Load obj
    SetPropertyOfControl obj
obj.Show
 
End Sub

[wayneh]

That's what I do now.

I'm trying to eliminate that code.

If I can set the properties on the control, THEN Declare the "newform()", I'd be fine.

Of course, I can't do that 'cause "newform" has to be Public and that can only happen in a Module, which loads before the "newform()" declaration....and around I go....

[KayJay]

Originally posted by wayneh

......
If I can set the properties on the control, THEN Declare the "newform()", I'd be fine.
...

Not possible, as there is no way to set the props of a control whose container is not already created.