running forms in order

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How can I run form inside another?
This is my code, the problem in it is the second form run before the first one

C#

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            form2 f = new form2();
            f.ShowDialog();}

Posted 27-Oct-12 5:41am

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-27T05:50:00

Solution 1

Try the Show method instead:

C#

form2 f = new form2();
f.Show();}

The ShowDialog method halts all processing until teh new form is closed, the second doesn't - it returns immediately.

Posted 27-Oct-12 5:50am

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Thomas Daniels 27-Oct-12 12:32pm

Good answer, +5!

Member 8584763 27-Oct-12 14:00pm

Still the second one runs before the first one.

OriginalGriff 27-Oct-12 14:06pm

Do you mean you want the first form fully displayed before you even start to show the second?
If so, then try moving the code into the first form Shown event instead of the Load event - it is signalled when the for is actually displayed, rather than loaded.
If yopu have some other problem, then try explaining in more detail - remember we can't see your screen, just what you tell us.

Member 8584763 27-Oct-12 14:11pm

Thanks ,it worked. Is it possible the second form to be displayed in the first form like mdiparent?

OriginalGriff 27-Oct-12 14:15pm

Ye---es...

But unless the first form is a MDI parent, it's a bit of a pain, and rarely looks good.

Instead, I would make the second form a Usercontrol, and display that inside the first form. If you need it as an independent form as well, you can embed the control in a form and hide the original version.

Member 8584763 27-Oct-12 14:20pm

I tried MDI parent, the second form run in the empty space
But when I tried to another tool strip the second form runs behind the strip?

OriginalGriff 28-Oct-12 4:24am

You could try creating the tool strips before the form? That way the form would be later in the tab order - but unless the toolstrip is docked to the MDI parent it will always be in front of the MDI children: that's the way MDI works.

Seriously, I would look at a UserControl instead - it is a much better solution in the long run!

Silent Guardian 27-Oct-12 15:20pm

Did u try Form1.ShowDialog() before the Form2 object creation?

Member 8584763 27-Oct-12 18:00pm

The solution post solved my problem, but when I tried MDI parent, the second form run in the empty space
But when I tried to another tool strip the second form runs behind the strip?