Forms question

[rv daffin]

I have a program written in VB6 that has a main form with a menu bar.
Depending on the action of the user other forms can be loaded on top of the
main form ( for user input and info, etc.) leaving the menu bar visible. How
can I make the loaded forms follow the main form when the main form is moved
around the desktop area?
I appreciate your time.

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rvd

[Verne]

Re: Forms question

One of two things if my memory serves me rightly. I'm 75 and almost
higher so mine isn't always the best. When you want to not see the
othere forms simply have them go invisable and only appear when you
need them. The second is to use a File type form that allows as many
files as you desire. I use this with my Addressbook program that I
couldn't be without. You can move it anywhere you wish and all goes
along. I use six pages.

Verne

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:50:27 GMT, "rv daffin" <dink@daffin.ne t> wrote:
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>I have a program written in VB6 that has a main form with a menu bar.
>Depending on the action of the user other forms can be loaded on top of the
>main form ( for user input and info, etc.) leaving the menu bar visible. How
>can I make the loaded forms follow the main form when the main form is moved
>around the desktop area?
>I appreciate your time.[/color]

[Rick Rothstein]

Re: Forms question

> I have a program written in VB6 that has a main form with a menu bar.[color=blue]
> Depending on the action of the user other forms can be loaded on top[/color]
of the[color=blue]
> main form ( for user input and info, etc.) leaving the menu bar[/color]
visible. How[color=blue]
> can I make the loaded forms follow the main form when the main form is[/color]
moved[color=blue]
> around the desktop area?[/color]

It almost sounds like your are describing an MDI type interface (a
housing form with menubar that contains the actual forms to be worked
on... think Microsoft Word). If so, add an MDI form and make your
existing forms children of the MDI form by setting their MDIChild
properties to True at design time.

CAUTION... just in case you find out you don't really want to do it this
way, make back up copies of ALL your existing project files so you can
easily restore yourself to a known setup.

Rick - MVP

[Val Mehling]

Re: Forms question

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:50:27 GMT, "rv daffin" <dink@daffin.ne t> wrote:
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>I have a program written in VB6 that has a main form with a menu bar.
>Depending on the action of the user other forms can be loaded on top of the
>main form ( for user input and info, etc.) leaving the menu bar visible. How
>can I make the loaded forms follow the main form when the main form is moved
>around the desktop area?
>I appreciate your time.[/color]

Another easy to use alternative is to put several frames on your form, each of
which covers all but the bar at top. Each frame carries its own set of controls
which are either shown or hidden with the frame which which contains them.

If you don't want the frame label to show (I usually don't) just delete the
default text.

Val Mehling
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[Hal Rosser]

Re: Forms question


"rv daffin" <dink@daffin.ne t> wrote in message
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> I have a program written in VB6 that has a main form with a menu bar.
> Depending on the action of the user other forms can be loaded on top of[/color]
the[color=blue]
> main form ( for user input and info, etc.) leaving the menu bar visible.[/color]
How[color=blue]
> can I make the loaded forms follow the main form when the main form is[/color]
moved[color=blue]
> around the desktop area?[/color]


in the form2 activate event:

me.left = frmMain.left
me.top = frmMain.top




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