silly question concerning Forms

[R2-D2]

Lets say I want to go from Form1 to Form2 via Next button
I try to
Private Sub cmdNext_Click()
Unload Form1
Load Form2
End Sub

But only form1 unloads and nothing else happens

Please help a newbie

Use this. Form2.Show

[Guv]

When you Load a Form, the Load Subroutine is invoked. In that subroutine, you should request that Form be shown (Use "Form1.Show" if "Form1" is name of your Form).

I think you can show the form without loading it (VB will load it automatically), but this is not a good idea. There are usually some things you want to do when form is loaded, so you will want to write Code in the Load Subroutine. Start with just "Form1.Show" as the only code, and go on from there.

VB sets TabIndex Values in the order you put Controls on the Form. You can override these values at Design Time, but it tends to be more convenient to do it at Run Time in the Load Subroutine. There are various other initializations conveniently taken care of in the Load Subroutine.

Good luck with VB

[Chris]

You also can do it in this way too

Private Sub cmdNext_Click() 
Form1.Hide 
Form2.ShoW 
End Sub 

Private Sub cmdNext_Click() 
Form1.Show 
Form2.Hide 
End Sub