show a pre-created form

[tom]

I have two forms (in the "application", in the "solution"):
neither is dynamically created.

1. how do I reference the second form from the first ?

because
form2.showDialog();

gets the error:
"C:\Documents and Settings\tom\My Documents\Visual Studio
Projects\WindowsApplication2\WindowsApplication2\Form1.cs(201): The type or
namespace name 'form2' could not be found (are you missing a using directive
or an assembly reference?)"

thanks
tom

 

[Stephany Young]

Dim f As New form2()
f.ShowDialog()

 

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neither is dynamically created.

Both are dynamically instanciated, although this is
done automatically for you for the Startup Form.

form2.showDialog();

Try

form2 f = new form2();
f.ShowDialog();

furthermore, the name of your Form class might be "Form2", not "form2".

 

[tom]

thanks, how would that go in C# ?

Dim f As New form2()
f.ShowDialog()

 

[tom]

bless you
Form f = new Form2();

f.ShowDialog();

worked

 

[Stephany Young]

I have no idea.

thanks, how would that go in C# ?

 

[Joe]

form2 f = new form2();
f.ShowDialog();

I have no idea.

 

[tom]

Form f = new Form2();

f.ShowDialog();



many thanks

above is what did it in the end

tom