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frostbyte.NET
frostbyte.NET

Reputation: 1

Opening Child Form in External Application VB.NET

I know it's possible to open an external application in an MDI form: Opening external application inside VB.NET MDI Form

But what I'm looking for is to open a VB.NET MDI Form inside an external application, notepad.exe for example. What I want to happen is for the form to open inside the external program(notepad in this case)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 785

Answers (1)

Steve
Steve

Reputation: 5545

The only way you can do what you are asking is if the program allows "Add-ins". Some programs, like those in MS Office, will allow you to create add-ins to their programs which can be called in many different ways. I don't think I has see one that allows what you would call MDI Children but that does not mean there isn't something out there.

To get started creating add-ins for office, create a new project in visual studio using one of the supplied templates:

  • New Project
  • Templates
  • Visual Basic
  • Office

Or for visual studio:

  • New Project
  • Templates
  • Other Project Types
  • Extensibility

Upvotes: 0

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