[2005] How to link 2 GUI's??

[Abhilash007]

Hey!
I need to link 2 GUI's through the pressing of a button. How do we code the button so that it open another GUI when clicked.

please advise


cheers
Abhilash

[computafreak]

If you want to show another form, use

Form.Show()

If you want to show an application (MS Word, etc), use

Process.Start("Application path")

or

Process.Start("Application path","File to open")

if you want to open a file with the application

[18experience]

In the button click:
Dim f as New NameOfYourFormHere
f.Show (or f.ShowDialog)

[Abhilash007]

Hey guys!
thx.. your info helped a lot..


cheers
Abhilash

[Abhilash007]

HI Guys!
I hav another thing i want to ask since i am not able to figure it out myself...

I have to open a new form when the user selects a particular data from a dropdown box and clicks on a button.

Now i can open the new form using the above method which is :

Dim f as New "myformname"
f.show

But my problem is that i have to use the data that was selected by the user in the dropdown box in the previous form. How do i carry that information into the new form. can i store it in some variable and use it in the new form.

Please advise.

Cheers
Abhilash

[jmcilhinney]

A form is an object. How do you normally pass data to an object? The answer is that you either set a property or pass a parameter to a method. If that's how you do it for objects and a form is an object then that's how you do it for forms. Declare a property in your form and assign your data to it, or else declare a method in your form and call it, passing your data as a parameter.

[Abhilash007]

Hey!
I am not sure on how to declare a property and assign the data to it.. cud u please gimme an example or something..

I am not even sure of how to get the data selected by the user in the dropdownbox. Is it something like dropdownbox1.selectedtext or something.

thx
Abhilash