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.NET Forum / Windows Forms / WinForm General / February 2007Modal form opening another modal form
I have an application that opens a modal form, FormA. This modal form, FormA may need to open a second modal form, FormB and close/hide itself. FormB can either close out and return control to the main window, return to FormA in an error condition, or open a third modal window FormC. Any suggestions on how to design this situation? Thanks, Dave Hello David, >Any suggestions on how to design this situation? Yes, rethink the whole thing. It sounds like a nightmare, both from an implementation and from a user perspective. Oliver Sturm  Signaturehttp://www.sturmnet.org/blog > I have an application that opens a modal form, FormA. This modal form, > FormA may need to open a second modal form, FormB and close/hide itself. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks, > Dave Have each modal form close when wanting to open a new modal form and have the main form open any additional form. Either set a variable to indicate what action to take or use modal results. Not an elegant solution, but it should allow you to achieve what you want. As Oliver says, this could get complicated so you should consider alternatives. Hello Matt, >Not an elegant solution, but it should allow you to achieve what you >want. >As Oliver says, this could get complicated so you should consider >alternatives. Thanks for elaborating on my admittedly short response :-) Oliver Sturm Signaturehttp://www.sturmnet.org/blog Thanks, I rewrote the forms, so now I am dealing with a single form with multiple panels that show and hide as needed. Its a little more difficult to deal with in designer, but it works. >> I have an application that opens a modal form, FormA. This modal form, >> FormA may need to open a second modal form, FormB and close/hide itself. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > As Oliver says, this could get complicated so you should consider > alternatives. Hello David, >I rewrote the forms, so now I am dealing with a single form with multiple >panels that show and hide as needed. Its a little more difficult to deal >with in designer, but it works. Good to hear you took those steps. Probably not a perfect architecture either, but this sounds quite a lot better than your initial suggestion. Oliver Sturm Signaturehttp://www.sturmnet.org/blog Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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