Multiple forms in vb 2008

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HI everybody

I have multiple forms, I need to close the current form -without clicking any button- and directly, automatically another form is opened in this project..
i am using show and close methods but either the 2 forms are appearing together or the current form is not appearing at all .

please somebody help me ~~it is very urgent~~ (No, it's not.)
thanks

Posted 25-Jun-11 0:04am

nourbt

Updated 25-Jun-11 5:56am

Dave Kreskowiak

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Philippe Mori 25-Jun-11 15:52pm

Typically in a WinForms application the main windows should be visible for the life of the application. If that main windows (form) display other forms, then it is easy to show appropriate form.

If you don't want the main windows to be visible, then you can make it borderless, transparent, empty and/or hidden.

nourbt 25-Jun-11 15:55pm

no i am not talking about the main form..it's the other forms that should close and other forms to be displayed

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#realJSOP · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-25T00:08:00

Instead of using separate forms, create a pair of child controls that have all of the appropriate controls on it, and depending on requirements, show/hide each child control when necessary.

EDIT =============

Simply add the appropriate database updating code to the Show or Hide event handlers. When the form is hidden, have it update the database. When it's show, have it retrieve info from the database (or whatever processing needs to happen to properly initialize the control.

Just in case you didn't know, a form is nothing more than a control itself. A UserControl is like a borderless form (it can contain other form controls, like text boxes, buttons, etc, or even additional UserControls. It is therefore easy to deduce that you can place the UserControl onto a form.