help need to set focus on form1

[funky22]

hi guys,
I have two forms in a vb6 project. Form1 has a timer, which loads form2 after some interval, and after loading form2 autometically closed after some second (and repeated till program running). My problem is that when form2 loads, it looses the focus from form1. I want to load form2 without disturbing or loosing focus from form1. Pleas help.

[Edgemeal]

See if this helps,
Activating a Window Without Focus

[VBClassicRocks]

Edgemeal's posted URL works fine. Here's a non-API approach:

Option Explicit
Private Sub Form_Activate()
 SetFocus 'will error if called in Form_Load
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
 Form2.Move Left + Width, Top
 Form2.Show
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
 Unload Form2
End Sub

[Gamemaster1494]

Just do after it loads Form2, say
Form1.Show.
That should work.

[funky22]

Just do after it loads Form2, say
Form1.Show.
That should work.

That works, but it loads form1 in new window each time.

[Gamemaster1494]

thats werid..... is it because you unloaded form 1?

[norman_bates]

This works:

In your sub that triggers form2 to load put;
form2.show
me.setfocus

I just tried it with a command button and did exactly that, form2 loaded behind form1