Curious error....modal/nonmodal

[slwolf8]

The sequence of events in my macros is basically this:

Sub Main()
frmPatent.show
End Sub

Private Sub cmdFinish_Click()
frmPatent.hide
frmWait.show (modal)

Unload frmWait
Unload frmPatent
End Sub

Upon execution of Sub Main I get RTE 401 "Can't show non-modal form when modal form is displayed" Why is this? I don't have a modal form yet in Sub Main and then when I do introduce the modal form I unload it before unloading the non modal form...I'm confused.

 

[Jooky68]

is there any other coding in that click event? Cause that usually happens if you havent unloaded a modal form yet and you are trying to load another form.

 

[slwolf8]

Yes, there is other code in the click event, but it doesn't involve any forms. The only modal form I have in the project is the frmWait one.

 

[RobBroekhuis]

I think your problem is due to the line:

frmWait.show (modal)

modal is interpreted as a variable, with value 0, which is the value for vbModeLess. Did you mean

frmWait.show vbModal?

At any rate, you don't have to specify vbModal, it's the default.


Rob

 

[Zathras]

That is a good example of why you should always have

    Option Explicit

as the first line in every code module.