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  • Rob
    #1

    Modal form

    In Access there was a modal property of a form... it required that the
    current form be "answered" before getting to another form within the
    program. Is there such a property in VB.net ? If not, how might you
    accomplish this ?

    Thanks!


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    • G Himangi
      #2
      Re: Modal form

      Use Form.ShowDialog to display a modal form.

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      "Rob" <robc1@yahoo.co mwrote in message
      news:G4GdnZ4Gnv 51wsvbnZ2dnUVZ_ hKdnZ2d@comcast .com...
      In Access there was a modal property of a form... it required that the
      current form be "answered" before getting to another form within the
      program. Is there such a property in VB.net ? If not, how might you
      accomplish this ?
      >
      Thanks!
      >

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        • Ray Cassick
          #3
          Re: Modal form

          Two things..

          1) You can look at the form border type property to control what buttons and
          options are availabel on that form when shown. One of them is fixed dialog.

          2) When you show the form use the ShoeDialog method:

          Dim frm As New FormToShow
          frm.ShowDialog

          You can even get a dialog result from the from as it closes just like a real
          standard dialog box by setting the forms DialogResult values.

          Dim frm As New FormToShow
          Dim retval as DialogResult

          retval = frmShowDialog

          If retval = DialogResult.OK

          Else

          End If

          In this example the frm would have a setting as such:

          Me.DialogResult = Windows.Forms.D ialogResult.OK


          "Rob" <robc1@yahoo.co mwrote in message
          news:G4GdnZ4Gnv 51wsvbnZ2dnUVZ_ hKdnZ2d@comcast .com...
          In Access there was a modal property of a form... it required that the
          current form be "answered" before getting to another form within the
          program. Is there such a property in VB.net ? If not, how might you
          accomplish this ?
          >
          Thanks!
          >

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            • gadgeteer
              #4
              Re: Modal form

              What if the form that needs to be modal is not a Top-level form. For example
              it is embedded as a docked control in a panel on another form?


              "Ray Cassick" <rcassick@enter procity.comwrot e in message
              news:OO8uxPonHH A.4960@TK2MSFTN GP02.phx.gbl...
              Two things..
              >
              1) You can look at the form border type property to control what buttons
              and options are availabel on that form when shown. One of them is fixed
              dialog.
              >
              2) When you show the form use the ShoeDialog method:
              >
              Dim frm As New FormToShow
              frm.ShowDialog
              >
              You can even get a dialog result from the from as it closes just like a
              real standard dialog box by setting the forms DialogResult values.
              >
              Dim frm As New FormToShow
              Dim retval as DialogResult
              >
              retval = frmShowDialog
              >
              If retval = DialogResult.OK
              >
              Else
              >
              End If
              >
              In this example the frm would have a setting as such:
              >
              Me.DialogResult = Windows.Forms.D ialogResult.OK
              >
              >
              "Rob" <robc1@yahoo.co mwrote in message
              news:G4GdnZ4Gnv 51wsvbnZ2dnUVZ_ hKdnZ2d@comcast .com...
              >In Access there was a modal property of a form... it required that the
              >current form be "answered" before getting to another form within the
              >program. Is there such a property in VB.net ? If not, how might you
              >accomplish this ?
              >>
              >Thanks!
              >>
              >
              >

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                • rowe_newsgroups
                  #5
                  Re: Modal form

                  On May 25, 9:29 pm, "gadgeteer" <nos...@spam.co mwrote:
                  What if the form that needs to be modal is not a Top-level form. For example
                  it is embedded as a docked control in a panel on another form?
                  >
                  "Ray Cassick" <rcass...@enter procity.comwrot e in message
                  >
                  news:OO8uxPonHH A.4960@TK2MSFTN GP02.phx.gbl...
                  >
                  Two things..
                  >
                  1) You can look at the form border type property to control what buttons
                  and options are availabel on that form when shown. One of them is fixed
                  dialog.
                  >
                  2) When you show the form use the ShoeDialog method:
                  >
                  Dim frm As New FormToShow
                  frm.ShowDialog
                  >
                  You can even get a dialog result from the from as it closes just like a
                  real standard dialog box by setting the forms DialogResult values.
                  >
                  Dim frm As New FormToShow
                  Dim retval as DialogResult
                  >
                  retval = frmShowDialog
                  >
                  If retval = DialogResult.OK
                  >
                  Else
                  >
                  End If
                  >
                  In this example the frm would have a setting as such:
                  >
                  Me.DialogResult = Windows.Forms.D ialogResult.OK
                  >
                  "Rob" <r...@yahoo.com wrote in message
                  news:G4GdnZ4Gnv 51wsvbnZ2dnUVZ_ hKdnZ2d@comcast .com...
                  In Access there was a modal property of a form... it required that the
                  current form be "answered" before getting to another form within the
                  program. Is there such a property in VB.net ? If not, how might you
                  accomplish this ?
                  >
                  Thanks!
                  I didn't know you could dock a form in a panel?

                  Thanks,

                  Seth Rowe

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                    • Stephany Young
                      #6
                      Re: Modal form

                      Of course you can!!!!!!

                      form.Parent = control

                      I think the question should have been:

                      Why on earth would one want to use a docked form as a modal dialog?


                      "rowe_newsgroup s" <rowe_email@yah oo.comwrote in message
                      news:1180143410 .291630.132830@ p47g2000hsd.goo glegroups.com.. .
                      On May 25, 9:29 pm, "gadgeteer" <nos...@spam.co mwrote:
                      >What if the form that needs to be modal is not a Top-level form. For
                      >example
                      >it is embedded as a docked control in a panel on another form?
                      >>
                      >"Ray Cassick" <rcass...@enter procity.comwrot e in message
                      >>
                      >news:OO8uxPonH HA.4960@TK2MSFT NGP02.phx.gbl.. .
                      >>
                      Two things..
                      >>
                      1) You can look at the form border type property to control what
                      buttons
                      and options are availabel on that form when shown. One of them is fixed
                      dialog.
                      >>
                      2) When you show the form use the ShoeDialog method:
                      >>
                      Dim frm As New FormToShow
                      frm.ShowDialog
                      >>
                      You can even get a dialog result from the from as it closes just like a
                      real standard dialog box by setting the forms DialogResult values.
                      >>
                      Dim frm As New FormToShow
                      Dim retval as DialogResult
                      >>
                      retval = frmShowDialog
                      >>
                      If retval = DialogResult.OK
                      >>
                      Else
                      >>
                      End If
                      >>
                      In this example the frm would have a setting as such:
                      >>
                      Me.DialogResult = Windows.Forms.D ialogResult.OK
                      >>
                      "Rob" <r...@yahoo.com wrote in message
                      >news:G4GdnZ4Gn v51wsvbnZ2dnUVZ _hKdnZ2d@comcas t.com...
                      >In Access there was a modal property of a form... it required that the
                      >current form be "answered" before getting to another form within the
                      >program. Is there such a property in VB.net ? If not, how might
                      >you
                      >accomplish this ?
                      >>
                      >Thanks!
                      >
                      I didn't know you could dock a form in a panel?
                      >
                      Thanks,
                      >
                      Seth Rowe
                      >

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