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2 frames in a form

i have 2 frames in my form. i need to perform this. an event in frame1 makes it invisible and i want to display frame2 in the same location as that of frame1. but this isnt happening. during design, the frame2 is on frame1 and so frame2 becomes an obj of frame1. i tried "send to back" option on frame2, but dosent work.
kindly help
thanks

ofirg

1) open new form
2) add frame1
3) click on the form background
4) add a scond control

now you have two frame on the form and not one within enother.

GivenRandy

Were you using something like this:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Frame2.Left = Frame1.Left
Frame2.Top = Frame1.Top
Frame2.Width = Frame1.Width
Frame2.Height = Frame1.Height
Frame2.Visible = True
Frame1.Visible = False
End Sub

Private Sub Command2_Click()
Frame1.Left = Frame2.Left
Frame1.Top = Frame2.Top
Frame1.Width = Frame2.Width
Frame1.Height = Frame2.Height
Frame1.Visible = True
Frame2.Visible = False
End Sub

Where Command1 hides Frame1 and shows Frame2 where Frame1 was. Command2 does the reverse.

fibdev

Try it like this:

Sub Form_Load()
Frame1.visible = true
Frame2.visible = false
end sub

Sub EventTrigger_Click() ' eventtrigger being the event you mentioned

Frame1.visible = false

' Do your stuff here
With Frame2
.top = Frame1.top
.left = Frame1.left
.hieght = Frame1.hieght
.width = Frame1.Width
End With
Frame2.visible = true

End Sub

fibdev

with my example

create frame1 on the form first
then create frame2 anywhere on the form (out of the way would be best because it will be sized and posistioned at run time).

fibdev

this may be a little faster:

Sub EventTrigger_Click() ' eventtrigger being the event you mentioned

' Do your stuff here
With Frame2
.top = Frame1.top
.left = Frame1.left
.hieght = Frame1.hieght
.width = Frame1.Width
End With

Frame1.visible = false
Frame2.visible = true

End Sub

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AzraSound

you could also use a control array, which is always good practice whenever it can be used b/c it saves memory (in this case its minimal but i'm just making noise)
also the way you make it sound you are adding this frame right on top of the other frame at design time? where are the controls on the second frame? seems they would be getting pretty cluttered at this point. are you just changing captions or other simple properties? just curious as to the use of the two frames...

jusclev

Hi Sankar,

Try this: It switches containers, then moves the remaining frame top the desired position. I used it twice and it worked fine.

Private Sub Event_Name (args)

Set Frame2.Container = Frame1.Container

With Frame1
Frame2.Move .Left, .Top, .Width, .Height
.Visible = False
End With

Frame2.visible = true
End Sub

Sankar030999

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Adjusted points from 50 to 100

Sankar030999

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the cut and paste mtd wormed fine.
thanks