Open a Form2 with a Button 1

[Variably]

I have just created a project(Form1).
To this I have "Form1".
I have Added a New Item to this project: "Form2"

So I have 2 Forms !

Now I have created a button on "Form1". With this button I want to open
"Form2".

I have never done this before so I have no idéa where to start.

Code for "Form1"

#pragma once


namespace Form1 {

	using namespace System;
	using namespace System::ComponentModel;
	using namespace System::Collections;
	using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
	using namespace System::Data;
	using namespace System::Drawing;

	/// <summary>
	/// Summary for Form1
	///
	/// WARNING: If you change the name of this class, you will need to change the
	///          'Resource File Name' property for the managed resource compiler tool
	///          associated with all .resx files this class depends on.  Otherwise,
	///          the designers will not be able to interact properly with localized
	///          resources associated with this form.
	/// </summary>
	public ref class Form1 : public System::Windows::Forms::Form
	{
	public:
		Form1(void)
		{
			InitializeComponent();
			//
			//TODO: Add the constructor code here
			//
		}

	protected:
		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		~Form1()
		{
			if (components)
			{
				delete components;
			}
		}
	private: System::Windows::Forms::Button^  button1;
	protected: 

	private:
		/// <summary>
		/// Required designer variable.
		/// </summary>
		System::ComponentModel::Container ^components;

#pragma region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		void InitializeComponent(void)
		{
			this->button1 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button());
			this->SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// button1
			// 
			this->button1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(112, 112);
			this->button1->Name = L"button1";
			this->button1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 23);
			this->button1->TabIndex = 0;
			this->button1->Text = L"button1";
			this->button1->UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
			this->button1->Click += gcnew System::EventHandler(this, &Form1::button1_Click);
			// 
			// Form1
			// 
			this->AutoScaleDimensions = System::Drawing::SizeF(6, 13);
			this->AutoScaleMode = System::Windows::Forms::AutoScaleMode::Font;
			this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size(292, 266);
			this->Controls->Add(this->button1);
			this->Name = L"Form1";
			this->Text = L"Form1";
			this->Load += gcnew System::EventHandler(this, &Form1::Form1_Load);
			this->ResumeLayout(false);

		}
#pragma endregion
	private: System::Void Form1_Load(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {
			 }
	private: System::Void button1_Click(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {
			 }
	};
}

What will I do with this code now, the only thing I know is that this possible have something to do in order to open "Form2" ?.
This is the only thing I can come up with after all research.

this->Form2.Show();

 

[SDowd]

I used to use VC7(2003). Just switched to 2005. Ive used VC6 also. I like VC7. 2005 is decent, it's pretty much the same. I haven't been working with it any longer then a couple of months though.

 

[OlafBogus]

I'll take a look when I get back to me VS2008 box.
O.B

 

[TheBoy2b]

Hi Folks,

Great post nice to see you guys work out a solution.

I have started down the same path of calling form2 from form1 (VS 2005 C++) My question is, is this best practice for calling forms in VS C++? newbie to VS 2005 C++. coming from VB form2.show

TheBoy2b