hi,
not trying to be smart, but if you write:

Form1 form = new Form1();

then you have loaded a new Form1 object, without displaying it.
to put it on screen:
form.Show() or form.ShowDialog();
if you want a permanent reference to the form, you can make it a static
variable, or you could give class scope to the variable, instead of method
scope.

let me know if this does not answer your question.
tim

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