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What is the usual way to open one form and close another? &nbsp;When I run the following code:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; mainForm = New frmMain<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; mainForm.Show()<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; mainForm.Activate()<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; mainForm = Nothing<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Me.Close()<br />
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The whole application closes. &nbsp;When I change the last line to<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Me.Hide()<br />
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The application doesn't close fully when the user clicks on the &quot;X&quot; on frmMain.
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What is the usual way to open one form and close another?  When I run the following code:

                mainForm = New frmMain
                mainForm.Show()
                mainForm.Activate()
                mainForm = Nothing
                Me.Close()

The whole application closes.  When I change the last line to

               Me.Hide()

The application doesn't close fully when the user clicks on the "X" on frmMain.

Simple Form Question

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