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MDIParent Form Double-Click Event Does Not Fire - VB.NET

Hi

I hope somebody can assist Me with the following problem:

My startup form is my MDIParent form named FrmMain. After this form shows I have a Timer Control which executes the Following code and works as I want it to:

Timer_Click .........................................

Dim Myform As New FrmLogo
MyForm.MDIParent = Me
MyForm.Show

End Sub

The above works perfectly.

The User now closes this Logo Form when he is sick and tired of it.

Now I want to recall this form with the same logic as above but in FrmMain's Double-Click Event.
Amazingly enough, nothing happens.

Can somebody please provide me with a pointer as to what I am doing wrong. I am using VB.NET in Visual Studio 2008 under Windows XP Professional.

Thanks.

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Zhaolai

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You could try using just forms but show the forms you want to act as children by using showdialog instead of show, as in:
MyForm.ShowDialog
That shows MyForm as a modal form with the main form set as its owner.

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Mike Tomlinson

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Hi

Thanks for your contributions. They have at least provided a way around a poor showing from Microsoft. How can you provide events that are in 'Sleep" mode.

Many thanks.

Mike Tomlinson

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"How can you provide events that are in 'Sleep" mode."