i have the following: my main form in here i call a second one which in turn calls a method
public partial class EntryForm : Form
    {
        //EventClass myEventClass = new EventClass();
        public EntryForm()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            FireBirdClass firebirdConvert = new FireBirdClass();
            List<string> fireBirdTables = firebirdConvert.HandleFireBirdData();
            fireBirdTables.Sort();
            this.Hide();
            //SqlConvertClass sqlConvert = new SqlConvertClass(fireBirdTables);
            (new SqlConvertClass(fireBirdTables)).ShowDialog();
            this.Show();

            //sqlConvert.FormClosed += new FormClosedEventHandler(sqlConvert_FormClosed);
            //sqlConvert.ShowDialog();
        }
    }

here the code for my second form:
public partial class SqlConvertClass : Form
    {
        public SqlConvertClass() //contructor initializes the object and instantiates it with the new keyword
        {
            InitializeComponent(); //can initialize it with a value here
        }
        // add private fields
        private List<string> fireBirdTables;
        private List<string> convertedTables;

        // add second constructor
        public SqlConvertClass(List<string> sqlTables)
            : this()
        {
            this.fireBirdTables = sqlTables;

            convertedTables = this.ConvertToSQL(fireBirdTables);
        }

        public List<string> ConvertToSQL(List<string> sqlTables) //method this executes but NO form is showing
        {
           // in here i set values to appear in textboxes on this form
           // i also have progress bars on this form
        }
    }
}

can any one help please
thank you
helloise

Can you please explain your problem more clearly?

Does the second form never show up?

You indicate that you have progress bars. One of the problems with that is that you need to provide some threading in order for the UI thread to update the form while you have other things going on. Perhaps this is part of the problem. Your code is busy doing the conversion so the display is never updated until after your convert code is done.

-Peter
compiledthoughts.com

yes the second form never shows. how do i introduce threads please
thanks
helloise

You can start by looking into the Background Worker windows forms component. This is specifically designed to assist in simple background processing.

-Peter
compiledthoughts.com

I would need to see more of the code to be sure, but in your code:

        public SqlConvertClass(List<string> sqlTables)
            : this()
        {
            this.fireBirdTables = sqlTables;

            convertedTables = this.ConvertToSQL(fireBirdTables);

            this.Refresh(); // ADD THIS LINE
        }


Put a breakpoint on the new line I added above to see that you're returning from the code that updates the textboxes. Depending on how that code is written, it is possible to hang the system in the ConvertToSQL() method. The Refresh() should refresh the form and its controls and it should be visible on the screen.

If that fails, try mixing up a potion of crushed bat wings and eye of newt.

Dr. Purdum


Jack Purdum, Ph.D.
Author: Beginning C# 3.0: Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (and 14 other programming texts)