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07.14.2008 at 11:31PM PDT, ID: 23565159
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How to enable/disable MDIParent menus from a child form

Asked by PaulEll in Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Visual Studio .NET 2005

Tags: Microsoft, Visual Studio VB.net, 2008, MDI Form, VB.Net

Hi there,

I'm trying to enable / disable the file menu options on a MDIParent form based on the
value of a boolean variable calculated in a child form.

The attache code does not work.

Can someone please point me in the right direction.

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' If we are unable to connect display a red error message
        ' If we are connected then display a blue message
        If ConnectionStatus = False Then
            Label5.Text = "Unable to connect to the database"
            Label5.ForeColor = Color.Red
            ConnectionStatus = False
            MDIParent1.ReportsToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = False
        ElseIf ConnectionStatus = True Then
            Label5.Text = "You are connected to the database"
            Label5.ForeColor = Color.Blue
            Write_Database_XML_Doc()
            ConnectionStatus = True
            MDIParent1.ReportsToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = True
        End If
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Zones: Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Visual Studio .NET 2005
Tags: Microsoft, Visual Studio VB.net, 2008, MDI Form, VB.Net
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