making different forms show?

[Homer S]

Hi i would like a form on my programe with a button on it, when the users clicks the button it will take them to another form, any idea of how i could do this? or maybe even add a password protected form?

Regards

Homer

[raulavi]

the other form will show when you call it as:

'**** Call the 2nd form ****
Dim mdiForm2 As Form2 'class: define the form2

mdiForm2 = New Form2

mdiForm2.ShowDialog() 'call MDI window as modal

or
mdiForm2.Show() 'call MDI window as normal

you must first build your 2nd form as a class.
Public Class Form2
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
......

[Homer S]

build the form as a class?

can't i just insert a new form and make it visible=false so when the button is clicked this enables it?

[Cander]

Everything is a class in .NET includ8ing forms.

[raulavi]

you will have to try that...

Let me know if that works, tho.

[Cander]

Err. no it wont work. You have to instantiate the form.

There is no such thing as 'inserting a form'

[raulavi]

you will have to try that...

Let me know if that works, tho.

[Homer S]

hi now created a new form called Form2.vb ive put a button on here and this is the code ive putt on it

Dim Form2 As New Form2()
Form1.Show()
Me.Hide()
Form2.Hide()

its seems to be having a problem with Form1.Show()

"Reference to a non-shared member requires an object reference"

anyone know why?

thanks