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Van Man
Van Man

Reputation: 51

Form Load EventHandler not executing

I'm trying to get a form to open before loading a function. My problem persists in that I have a function that runs, and I would like feedback given to a user, so they know this function is running. The problem occurs in the sense that the function runs fine, but the form doesn't open until the function is finished, which is pointless. I've researched EventHandlers to force the form to show before the function is executed. The code I devised is really simple, and I don't understand why it doesn't work:

Form formLoad = new Form();

// Declare New Form

    public Backing_Up()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        formLoad.Shown += new EventHandler(formLoad_Shown);

    }
    public void formLoad_Shown(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Here");
        Backup(fpath, cpath);
        //Start Backup Function
    }

So I've placed a MessageBox to show that the EventHandler has executed, but that entire function (formLoad_Shown) doesn't run completely. Am I overlooking something really simple? Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 283

Answers (1)

Abhinav
Abhinav

Reputation: 2085

For that to work you need to Show the form first.

Form formLoad = new Form();
// Declare New Form
formLoad.Show();

Upvotes: 2

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