Open 2nd Project 1

[BFT1303]

I am rather new to C# and I this is probably much easier than I am making it. I am trying to have 1 project call and run another project. Also, I am having issues with 1 form trying to open another form.

Thank you for all your help

 

[JurkMonkey]

If the projects are in the same Solution - then you have to build one as a Class Library (Right click on the project, go to properties, and it's within the build options)

Then on your main project go to references -> Add Reference and click on the Projects tab. Select the other project (the one that is now a class library) and click ok.

At the top of the class where you want to use this project add

using YourClassLibraryProjectName;

and you can now use all the items from that project that are set to public. If you are using the 2.0 Framework and VisualStudio 2005 - keep in mind that all classes start with

class MyClass
{
}

and to use them in theother project you need to make them

public class MyClass
{
}




As for opeing another form you will want to consider the Model-View-Controller design pattern and the Observer pattern.

Basically, Your forms don't really talk to eachother directly. Instead they talk to a class that both are aware of (the controller) and when there is a change that will affect both forms, the controller will notify each of the forms (the views).

hope that gets you started.