Start a form from a form?

ZiqXx · June 30th, 2004, 06:51 AM

Hi,

I am a newbie so bare with me... :D

I have two different forms, how do I start the second form from a button in the first form ??

Application.Run(new Form2()) does not work...

melvik · June 30th, 2004, 08:39 AM

Well, u r Wellcome!
u should get instance & show. do the folowing on ur Button_Click_Method in Form1:

Code:

Form2 fm = new Form2();
fm.ShowDialog();

HTH.

Always:),
Hovik Melkomian.

ZiqXx · June 30th, 2004, 08:44 AM

Thank you so much melvik. It worked like a charm. Much appreciated help.

One more question, is it hard to have the form clear out and have totally new buttons and labels and stuff with the press of a button and then go back to the original look ??

For example if I had one form called Form1 and that whould have 3 buttons when I would select the first button these three buttons would clear up and a registration form appear ??

I am sorry for these newbie questions, I am trying to learn Visual on my own here....

melvik · June 30th, 2004, 09:00 AM

Well Im not sure but it seems u wanna (Hide/Show) ur Controls.
If im right, plz see:

Code:

[u]Control</u>.Hide();
[u]Control</u>.Show();
[u]Control</u>.Dispose();

Keep in touch ;)

Always:),
Hovik Melkomian.

ZiqXx · June 30th, 2004, 09:12 AM

Hi thanks again for your swift reply.

For example this Form here: Picture. I just have one button.
In my button_click method I had button1.Hide(); Very good it dissapears, but how can I inside this method make other controls lika a Label and a Textbox appear and perhaps a Back button to go back to this Picture?

melvik · June 30th, 2004, 09:21 AM

Well, TextBox & Label & all controls have that methods (hide, show & ...)]
u can use them.

HTH.

Always:),
Hovik Melkomian.

ZiqXx · June 30th, 2004, 09:25 AM

So I could just slam all my controls into one form and then have some of them starting hidden and some not, then as I click through the menus some controls would get hidden and others shown ??

doesn't that become quite messy when you are writing complex programs ???

melvik · June 30th, 2004, 09:31 AM

Hmm, complex programs need complex handling too!
Of course that was only a simple way to hide/Show Controls.
u can make ur form without them (not hide) & then creat them when u need, OR ........
I just wanted to give u the simplest idea in visual programing.

Always:),
Hovik Melkomian.

ZiqXx · June 30th, 2004, 09:34 AM

I see and thank you so much for your time again. Very much appreciated.

melvik · June 30th, 2004, 09:45 AM

Always Welcome :)
Excuse me, r u German?! I saw a .de link in ur page. I just wonder cuz of something...

Always:),
Hovik Melkomian.