[RESOLVED] How to open a form using a string?

[tgf-47]

I have a textbox on my form. I want the form which name is typed into the textbox (if exists) to open. How do I get this to happen?

Dim frmName As String
        Dim objFRM As New Form
 
        Try
            frmName = tmp(1)
            objFRM = CreateObject(frmName)
        Catch ex As Exception
            modgen_ErrorLog(ex.Message.ToString)
        End Try
 
        Try
            objFRM.show
        Catch ex As Exception
            modgen_ErrorLog(ex.Message.ToString)
        End Try

With that code I get this error:
"Cannot create ActiveX component"

[amrita]

Is your textbox in a MDI parent form and you want to open the child form ?

[cicatrix]

Because .Net Forms are NOT ActiveX components.
And what is this anyway? Why you need so cumbersome method of opening forms?

You can probably have a string collection of your forms names and open an appropriate form instance based on user input but I still fail to see any use for that? It's impractical for a real user interface since users tend to make mistakes and if it's simply to see whether it would work then the answer is no, it wouldn't.

P.S. Well, there's still a way to do it:

Dim asm = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly
 
Dim myTypes As Type() = asm.GetTypes()
Dim frm As Form
 
For Each t As Type In myTypes
    If t.IsSubclassOf(GetType(System.Windows.Forms.Form)) AndAlso TextBox1.Text = t.Name Then
        frm = CType(Activator.CreateInstance(t), Form)
        frm.Show()
    End If
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