Visual Basic

dcof wrote:

Which option you chose and why,

dcof wrote:

Show me the code and/or point me to references that will tell me how to
accomplish my goal using the option you selected?

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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

dcof wrote:

Which option you chose and why

Public Class Form1 ' "main form"
   Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()
      AddHandler Me.Shown, AddressOf Form1_Shown
   End Sub

   Private Sub Form1_Shown(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
      Application.DoEvents()   ' see note below

      Dim form2 As New Form2() ' "setup form 1"
      form2.ShowDialog()       ' show modally

      Dim form3 As New Form3() ' "setup form 2" (see edit below)
      form3.ShowDialog()       ' show modally   (see edit below)
   End Sub
End Class

1. If I create a new form as you suggested, this new form will now be the first form that a user sees. Thus I would set the new form as the startup correct? If so how do you change the startup project? If not, how would I 'wire' this form into the application so that it displays before the current startup form?
2. What should I do to make the 'current' startup form display after the user clicks the button on the new modal form? Basically how do I have the new form call the existing startup form?
3. On the existing startup form, is there any kind of logic that I would need to change since it is not the startup form any longer? If so would you let me what I need to change and how would I make the applicable coding changes?

Dim formName As String = "Form1"
Dim formType As Type = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetTypes().[Single](Function(t) t.Name = formName)
Dim form As Form = DirectCast(Activator.CreateInstance(formType), Form)

Dim formType As Type = Assembly.GetAssembly(someType).GetTypes().[Single](Function(t) t.Name = formName)

frm1.Show(Me)

frm1.MyButton1.Enabled=True

Mybutton1 is not a member of System.Windows.forms.Form

Dim enableButton As Boolean = True
Dim form As Form = DirectCast(Activator.CreateInstance(formType, New Object() {enableButton}), Form)

Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class MyBaseForm
    Inherits Form

    Public Function IsControlEnabled(controlMemberName As String) As Boolean
        Dim control As Object = Me.GetType().GetProperty(controlMemberName, BindingFlags.Instance Or BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Public).GetValue(Me, Nothing)
        Return CBool(GetType(Control).GetProperty("Enabled").GetValue(control, Nothing))
    End Function
End Class

Dim form As MyBaseForm = DirectCast(Activator.CreateInstance(formType), MyBaseForm)