MDIParent Statusbar

[Paul Remblance]

I have tried several approaches to update the mdiparent status bar from a
module.

A bit complicated as the path could be:
Parent -> Child1 -> dialog1 -> module.sub (long process)
Parent -> Child2 -> dialog2 -> module.sub (long process)
Parent -> Child3 -> dialog3 -> module.sub (long process)
etc. (being a dialog only one process can run at a time)

Tried:

In the module:
dim frm as new Parent
frm.statusbar.p age1.text = "something"

Even tried in the parent:
Public Sub UpdateStatusbar (byval strText as String)
statusbar.page1 .text = "something"
End Sub
But sub UpdateStatusbar cannot be seen in Module1

Any ideas or can it not be done?

Thanks, Paul

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Re: MDIParent Statusbar

Hi,

You need a reference to the form. If you only have one
instance of the form running at once you can add a shared property to the
form to get reference. Add the follow code to the mdi parent form. Change
frmMdiParent with your forms name

Add to the forms new procedure

Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()

'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeCompo nent()

'Add any initialization after the InitializeCompo nent() call
frm = Me
End Sub

Add to the forms dispose procedure

Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing Then
If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Disp ose()
End If
End If
frm = Nothing
MyBase.Dispose( disposing)
End Sub


Add the following code to the form

Private Shared frm As frmMDIParent

Public Shared ReadOnly Property DefInstance() As frmMDIParent
Get
If frm Is Nothing Then frm = New frmMDIParent
Return frm
End Get
End Property


To use

Module test

Public Sub changeStatus()
frmMDIParent.De fInstance.Statu sBar1.Text = "Live from module"
End Sub
End Module


Ken
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"Paul Remblance" <paul@remblance .co.uk> wrote in message
news:3oq8dvF77s joU1@individual .net...[color=blue]
>I have tried several approaches to update the mdiparent status bar from a
>module.
>
> A bit complicated as the path could be:
> Parent -> Child1 -> dialog1 -> module.sub (long process)
> Parent -> Child2 -> dialog2 -> module.sub (long process)
> Parent -> Child3 -> dialog3 -> module.sub (long process)
> etc. (being a dialog only one process can run at a time)
>
> Tried:
>
> In the module:
> dim frm as new Parent
> frm.statusbar.p age1.text = "something"
>
> Even tried in the parent:
> Public Sub UpdateStatusbar (byval strText as String)
> statusbar.page1 .text = "something"
> End Sub
> But sub UpdateStatusbar cannot be seen in Module1
>
> Any ideas or can it not be done?
>
> Thanks, Paul
>[/color]

[Paul Remblance]

Re: MDIParent Statusbar

Many thanks, Paul

"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb2ae@bellsout h.net> wrote in message
news:uB4ITRRuFH A.3236@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> You need a reference to the form. If you only have one
> instance of the form running at once you can add a shared property to the
> form to get reference. Add the follow code to the mdi parent form.
> Change frmMdiParent with your forms name
>
> Add to the forms new procedure
>
> Public Sub New()
> MyBase.New()
>
> 'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
> InitializeCompo nent()
>
> 'Add any initialization after the InitializeCompo nent() call
> frm = Me
> End Sub
>
> Add to the forms dispose procedure
>
> Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
> If disposing Then
> If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
> components.Disp ose()
> End If
> End If
> frm = Nothing
> MyBase.Dispose( disposing)
> End Sub
>
>
> Add the following code to the form
>
> Private Shared frm As frmMDIParent
>
> Public Shared ReadOnly Property DefInstance() As frmMDIParent
> Get
> If frm Is Nothing Then frm = New frmMDIParent
> Return frm
> End Get
> End Property
>
>
> To use
>
> Module test
>
> Public Sub changeStatus()
> frmMDIParent.De fInstance.Statu sBar1.Text = "Live from module"
> End Sub
> End Module
>
>
> Ken
> -----------------------
> "Paul Remblance" <paul@remblance .co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3oq8dvF77s joU1@individual .net...[color=green]
>>I have tried several approaches to update the mdiparent status bar from a
>>module.
>>
>> A bit complicated as the path could be:
>> Parent -> Child1 -> dialog1 -> module.sub (long process)
>> Parent -> Child2 -> dialog2 -> module.sub (long process)
>> Parent -> Child3 -> dialog3 -> module.sub (long process)
>> etc. (being a dialog only one process can run at a time)
>>
>> Tried:
>>
>> In the module:
>> dim frm as new Parent
>> frm.statusbar.p age1.text = "something"
>>
>> Even tried in the parent:
>> Public Sub UpdateStatusbar (byval strText as String)
>> statusbar.page1 .text = "something"
>> End Sub
>> But sub UpdateStatusbar cannot be seen in Module1
>>
>> Any ideas or can it not be done?
>>
>> Thanks, Paul
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]