MDI question

[_ReignFire_]

Hi, how can i switch between 2 window forms? In my Form1 i have a button and if i press it should open Form2 and close the Form1 i can open the Form2 but if i try to close the first form it wouldn't work :( probably a stupid question but i'd love to know how it works :) i think i have to use some MDI functions...

[WayKlaro]

Show me the fragment of your code and i'll help you...

[_ReignFire_]

but i don't really have the code... i know i can make a new form with: Form frmname = new Form(); and show it with frmname.Show(); but thats not the form i want to load... i made a new "Windows Form" with "Add New Item" so you can see a Form2.cs in the solution explorer... and i want to switch from Form1 to Form2 if it's possible. :)

[Robert Rohde]

Given your really good description (it wouldn't work) I can only guess what is happening. I think that Form1 is your startup form. If you close it the whole application will close. There are several possibilities: 1. Hidden startup form - Make a hidden Form which is your startup Form (that one mentioned in the Main method). - In it's constructor/Load-event open up Form1 - Now you can safely close Form1 without terminating the application 2. Don't switch teh Form - just its contents - If the two Forms have matching size than you could create two user controls instead and add/remove them from the startup form.

[Zakaria Bin Abdur Rouf]

Well, u can hide the form1. set Form1.visible = false --- Eat Bytes Everyday Zakaria Bin Abdur Rouf zakaria7@gmail.com