bugs, Application Ends While loading MDI Form

1. MDI Parent refresh issue when loading an MDI Child form

I'm having a problem when opening an MDI Child form.  I'm declaring the child 
form then setting the dock property to fill so that it takes up the entire 
space of the MDI Parent window without being maximized (user request).  The 
problem is that when the child form is being displayed it is briefly shown in 
it's default size before being resized to fill the available area on the MDI 
Parent form.  How can I stop the MDI Parent from displaying the child form 
until after all the load code is executed on the child form?  I tried using 
MDIParent.SuspendLayout() and MDIParent.ResumeLayout() but that didn't change 
anything.

Here's the call to show the child form called from the MDI Parent
me.SuspendLayout() ' doesn't stop the flicker
dim frm as new Form2
frm.MdiParent = Me
frm.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
frm.Show()
me.ResumeLayout(True)

Thanks

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3. How to end a mdi application

Hi,

I have a MDI Parent with a Exit ToolBar Button in a toolbar.
I also have a MDI Child with a Exit CommonButton in the form.

When either button is pressed, it calls a function in a module to do clean 
up.
Upon returning from the clean up function, the MDI Parent will do Unload Me. 
This ends the application ok.

But I don't know what to put in the MDI Child to end the application.

Any idea?

Thanks!

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5. MDI question - how to call other MDI child forms from a MDI chilid

Robert,

frmCOL.MdiParent = Me.MdiParent 

Kerry Moorman


"Robert Johnson" wrote:

> Hi all. I have a MDI child form that is a systems maintenance form.  I have 
> 7 buttons that will be used to call 7 lookup table maintance forms.  My code 
> to call the lookup table child forms from the child form is the problem. 
> How do I code it?
> The MainFrame.vb is the MDI container. I tried setting that as the MdiParent 
> but no joy...  Obviously I can't use .Me as .Me is a child form also.. So 
> how do I do this?
> 
> Thanks in advance..
> 
> Robert
> 
> Here is the one that calls the maintence form for Color:
> 
> Private Sub btnColor_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As 
> System.EventArgs) Handles btnColor.Click
> 
>     Dim frmCOL As New frmColorMaint
> 
>     frmCOL.MdiParent = GRS2.MainForm   <------- this is the MainFrame.vb 
> that is the MDI container
> 
>     frmCOL.Show()
> 
> End Sub
> 
> 
> 

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7. Close a MDI Child form during load?

Is there ANY easy way to close a MDI Child form in the middle of it's load?
For instance, during the Load event I find a need to close the form (for
whatever reason - maybe the user isn't ready for it yet, or it displays
another form and they hit cancel). In any event, I need to be able to cause
that MDI Child form to close. Just sticking Me.Close in there won't work,
generates an error (note however, that on a NON-MDI form this seems to work
fine - go figure). I thought I could 'catch' the error in an error block
from the main MDI form; that does work - however, it must leave something
open because trying to close the main MDI form after this by using the X
button in the title bar no longer works.

Any suggestions?

Tom

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