Windows Forms Designer?

[kathy]

I have a MyForm.vb which is built in Studio.NET 2003.
Originally, I can use Windows Forms Designer to design my
form. But for some reason(?), The MyForm.vb icon changed
and I can not choose Windows Forms Designer to design
MyForm.vb using Solution Explorer.

What happened and how to fixed it?

 

[Jan]

Kathy,

Did you remove the statement 'Inherits System.Forms.Form' in the code of
MyForm.vb ? Without this statement your form becomes a normal class.

Regards,
Jan

 

[Charles Law]

Hi Kathy

Also, ensure that it is the _first_ class in the module.

HTH

Charles

 

[Cor]

Hi Jan,
I don't know if it is the solution, but I find your answer clever

Cor

 

[Armin Zingler]

I have a MyForm.vb which is built in Studio.NET 2003.
Originally, I can use Windows Forms Designer to design my
form. But for some reason(?), The MyForm.vb icon changed
and I can not choose Windows Forms Designer to design
MyForm.vb using Solution Explorer.

What happened and how to fixed it?

Sometimes it happens when you put the class in a namespace:

namespace Forms
class myform
inherits ...
end class
end namespace

Closing and reopening the solution or the IDE sometimes helps.

 

[kathy]

my class is not in a namespace:


but it is true that after I Close and reopen the IDE, It
works.

Why?

 

[Armin Zingler]

my class is not in a namespace:


but it is true that after I Close and reopen the IDE, It
works.

Why?

Shit happens. ;-)

(Old but true...)