[1.0/1.1] Linking to a totally separate form from another form.

[drattansingh]

The way how I traverse through different forms are:

(There are 2 forms, form1 and form2)
This is form1:

form2 f = new form2();
f.Show();



....

And from inside form1 you could link to form2. That is cool. But if form1 disposes form2 also will dispose since it's a childform to the former.

Is there any way I could Open form2 such that if form1 is closed, form2 will still be running?

Jennifer

[Greyskull]

i ddnt get the question:

wat i do wiv mine is dis:

this.hide();
form2 f2 = new form2();
f2.show();

then i add a code in the form closing event handler

foreach (Form var in Application.OpenForms)
                {
                    //close all forms apart from the form the user is at
                    //to make sure all forms have been closed
                    if (var != this)
                    {

                        var.Dispose();
                    }
                }

                //close current form
                this.Dispose();

to make sure all bkground process have been disposed wen you close the application

[drattansingh]

this.hide();
form2 f2 = new form2();
f2.show();


This is exactly what I do. But the main form is not closed, it is simply hidden. I want to start a totally new form independent of its existence. if i had:

form2 f2 = new form2();
f2.show();

without the this.hide(), then I wil have two forms, form1 and form2 with form1 being the mainform. Now if I close form1, form2 wil also close since it is a child process to form1. I want to create a situation when form2 is independent so that if form1 is closed, form2 still remains alive.

[Greyskull]

That's why you should add the form closing event for each form so that the remaining processes in the background will be closed...

so far that's the only way i have figured on doing this..

private void frmNames_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{

           if (MessageBox.Show("Do you want to exit?", "Are you sure?", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question) == DialogResult.Yes)
            {
                //thank you message
                MessageBox.Show("Thank you for using the program", "Goodbye");


                //closing all forms in the background process
                foreach (Form var in Application.OpenForms)
                {
                    //close all forms apart from the form the user is at
                    //to make sure all forms have been closed
                    if (var != this)
                    {

                        var.Dispose();
                    }
                }

                //close current form
                this.Dispose();
            }
            else
            {
                // prevent the Form.Closing event from continuing execution
                e.Cancel = true;
            }
        }

this ensures that when you close the newly initialzed form...all background process also gets closed

hope this helps

[SLH]

You could create it where the other form is created (the program.cs). I think that'll work.