To convert windows form into MDI parent form

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I have windows c# application. In which I want to convert 1 of my form into MDIParent and all other forms as childs.. Is there any way to do so? plz help... its urgent

Posted 30-Jan-13 22:40pm

Ravndra22

Updated 30-Jan-13 22:41pm

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Mantu Singh · Answer 1 · 2013-01-30T23:00:00

Solution 1

Change the property of your form like

IsMdiContainer to True then use the following code to open the other form as the child form

C#

ChildFrm c=new ChildFrm();
c.MdiParent=this;
c.Show();

//note You can't show a child form as Modal form using ShowDialog() it will result in error

Posted 30-Jan-13 23:00pm

Mantu Singh

Ravndra22 · Answer 2 · 2013-01-30T23:07:00

Solution 2

Have another problem..
After this all styles and fonts of child form get changed....

Posted 30-Jan-13 23:07pm

Ravndra22

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Mantu Singh 31-Jan-13 5:19am

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P_Dash · Answer 3 · 2013-01-30T23:15:00

For the Form you want to make it MDIParent, just set it's 'IsMdiContainer' property to 'True'.

C#

IsMdiContainer = true;

Then Open Child Forms inside it.
If at any moment of time in your Application you are expecting to make another Form MDIParent, then you have to Make this property False here in the present MDIParent.

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