Switching to another form

[John. S.]

Hi,
I've created two forms at design time: Form1 and Form2.
Form1 is the main form.
I'd like to switch to Form2 if a button is clicked on Form1.
What is the proper way to accomplish that?
I know the Show() and ShowDialog() functions but don't
know how to use them.
Do I need to add some - #include "Form2.h" - to somewhere?

Thanks...

 

[Marius Horak]

Hi,
I've created two forms at design time: Form1 and Form2.
Form1 is the main form.
I'd like to switch to Form2 if a button is clicked on Form1.
What is the proper way to accomplish that?
I know the Show() and ShowDialog() functions but don't
know how to use them.
Do I need to add some - #include "Form2.h" - to somewhere?

Thanks...

Ask you boss to send you for a six month programming traning.

MH

 

[Guest]

Ask you boss to send you for a six month programming traning.

That wasn't very helpful.

John,

you need to create instance of the form2 first than call .Show() or
ShowDial0g() on that instance, like that:

Form2 form = new Form2();
form2.Show();

if you need to make form1 owner of the form2, you can use ShowDialog method
and pass in Form1 reference.

Form2 form = new Form2();
form2.Show(this);

I hope it helps

 

[Marius Horak]

That wasn't very helpful.

Hmmm... I would argue on this one with you but I need your help, so I
won't.

Can you fix my funny CheckBox? See my post "Funny CheckBox".

MH

 

[Marius Horak]

OK, forget.

LeftToRight should be false.
CheckAlign should be MiddleRight.
Next just to fiddle with the size.

 

[Guest]

Hmmm... I would argue on this one with you but I need your help, so I
won't.

Can you fix my funny CheckBox? See my post "Funny CheckBox".

Ask you boss to send you for a six month programming traning.
How is that? Helpful?

 

[Marius Horak]

Ask you boss to send you for a six month programming traning.
How is that? Helpful?

Sorry, you are too late with your advice.
In this case scratching head for a minute or two and swearing at the PC
(it's what a real programmer does) solved the problem.

MH

 

[John. S.]

Thanks for the quick reply.

I think it should be:
Form2 form = new Form2();
form.Show();

(I used (as C++)

Form2 *form = new Form2();
form->Show();

and it worked)

The problem is: I'm used to Borland C++ Builder (altough my C++ is not
perfect)
and Form2 refers to an instance, not a class in Borland C++ Builder. In BCB
,
displaying Form2 is as easy as calling Form2->Show();

But here Form2 refers to a class.
Anyway, I should have thought that somehow I have to create an instance of a
class.

Thanks again.

 

[John. S.]

Ask you boss to send you for a six month programming traning.

Maybe you should ask your parents to send you for a six years training on
"How to speak in a newsgroup".

 

[Guest]

I'm having a similar problem. I created a second form and it's withing the
same namespace. However, when I try:

Form2 *form = new Form2();
form->Show();

I get Form2 is an undeclared identifier. Any ideas?

Thanks...