Basic use of forms + VBModal Issue

[sunil128]

Could someone please give me some (very) basic tips on how to uses forms i.e the appropriate use of form load/ show/ hide/ unload/ modal etc. When should MDI forms be used etc...

On top of that I could someone also help me a resolve a related an issue with my app. My app opens with a main form (form1) that contains an MSflexgrid, the msflexgrid contains records populated from SQL server. The user can double click a record on the grid and it will open another form (we’ll call it form2 - the only other form in the app) which is basically just textboxes and comboboxes that show the various fields of that selected record.

I want form2 to open modally with the main form sitting in the background but the problem I have is that none of the code that follows the form load event excecutes until form2 closes.

Basically how do I excute code that follows the form_load event, it appears that with modal the code following will not run until the said form is closed. Would an MDI get round this?

 

[ClulessChris]

Sunil,
May I suggest that you'll get better results to your questions if you ask 1 per post.
Re the forms, Try google first there's lots of info out there. If you have a specific question post back.

Good Luck.

Never knock on Death's door: ring the bell and run away! Death really hates that!

 

[ettienne]

If you load form 2 modal from form 1 then form 2 must be unloaded before processing continues in form 1.
You must load the second form modeless if you want processing to continue in the first form.

 

[HughLerwill]

You may get the behavior you require if you do Form1.Enabled = False just after Showing Form2 modeless. You should then re-enable Form1 when closing/unloading Form2.