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Robert Tausig
Robert Tausig

Reputation: 150

How to open a form within non-GUI code in VB.NET

I write a program in Visual Basic, which doesn't need - and doesn't have - a GUI unless a certain event happens, in which the user needs to be involved (and a MsgBox wouldn't suffice). Now I want to call a form (which I have already created in the project) from my code. So I want to call

Public Class MyForm
   {...} 'In my case empty
End Class

from within

Module MyMain
   {...} 'do unrelated stuff
   'Call MyForm somehow
   {...} 'proceed stuff, knowing users input
End Module

I see the form for a very brief moment, but I can't get my program to halt and wait for me, while I am in the form. The code in my desperation is:

Module MyMain
   {...} 'do unrelated stuff
   Dim wifo As New MyForm()
   wifo.Show()
   wifo.Visible = True
   wifo.Activate()
   wifo.Focus()
   {...} 'proceed stuff, knowing users input
End Module

How does one do it?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 127

Answers (1)

DWRoelands
DWRoelands

Reputation: 4940

If I understand you correctly, you want the Form.ShowDialog() method...

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c7ykbedk(v=vs.110).aspx

Upvotes: 1

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