What code do i need to open another form from the original

[panda69]

I am trying to do an about box (form2) and i am having trouble trying to opening form2 from a button click on form1.

Does any 1 have any idea as this and a help file is all i need to finish my progect

if you can help then it would be greatly apreshiated

thanks in advance

John

 

[svanels]

Form2 is an aboutbox so it supposed to be modal, this means the User cannot do other things untill the about box closes.


procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
Form2: TForm2;
begin
Form2 := TForm2.Create(Application);
try
Form2.ShowModal;
finally
Form2.Free;
end; //try
end;

This creates the form dynamically and free's up memory when it closes.

Another thing to do is to remove your AboutBox form from the auto-create list.

Do this in Project --> Options

Regards
S. van Els
SAvanEls@cq-link.sr

 

[HitokiriBattousai]

remove your about box form from the autocreate list but be sure that u have added the unit of your aboutbox and then do this....

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
form2 := TForm2.create(self);
form2.showmodal;
form2.free;
end;

 

[sggaunt]

Can't add to the aboutbox thing but, other than I dont see much point in creating a simple aboutbox dynamically!

To write a Help file you will need, Microsoft HTMLHelp workshop which can be downloaded free from the microsoft website (Microsoft giving somthing away!!), There are other (better) Help authoring packages about I dont know of any free ones.
Steve.