Well, that is what I figured as well, however, its not obvious how to do
what you are telling me. If I click on the references and tell it to add a
reference, there is no such item to add. If I manually go to the top of my
unit and just add the using statement for System.Windows.Forms it tells me
it doesn't exist.
It looks like because I'm in an assembly I loose access to that part of the
system. So how do I get it to add properly so I can use it?
Thanks,
glenn
"Brendan Grant" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:05e901c52975$e6c882e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Within the .NET world, the common name for .NET dll's is
> assembly and you add a reference to an assembly from your
> own application/assembly/etc to access the
> classes/functions/etc within it.
>
> MessageBox.Show() is part of the System.Windows.Forms
> namespace, so you would have to include a reference to the
> System.Windows.Forms.dll assembly.
>
> It is possible to have a class library/dll open a windows
> form. So long as the assembly you are opening it from has
> access to it (either in the same assembly or another one),
> you would open it just as you would from another window or
> console app (provided you are referencing
> System.Windows.Forms)
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I am assuming that Microsoft has renamed their (dll's)
> and are now calling
> >them class libraries since I can't find anything related
> to dll's in Visual
> >Studio. If I am correct in this assumption then can
> anyone help me with how
> >to have my class library display a MessageBox.Show. I
> can't seem to add the
> >proper using statement to get access to that class.
> >
> >Can dll's access messageboxes?
> >
> >On a side note: Is is possible for a class library/dll
> to open a windows
> >form?
> >
> >I am new to VS but am very familiar with the old dll and
> windows stuff so
> >not quite sure why this is so difficult...
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >glenn
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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