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Enable/Diable menu items on Parent Form from Child Form
Though I would think this would be easy..
I have a windows VB 2010 mdi application.
The parent form has a menu on it that we want to have all entries disabled when start.
Based on a login from a child form, I need to enable certain items on that menu based on the login credentials.
How can I access the menu control on the parent form from the child form on a button click on the child form.
THanks!
I have a windows VB 2010 mdi application.
The parent form has a menu on it that we want to have all entries disabled when start.
Based on a login from a child form, I need to enable certain items on that menu based on the login credentials.
How can I access the menu control on the parent form from the child form on a button click on the child form.
THanks!
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I suggest not using mdi child for login but dialog form instead. In this case enable 1 menu item ("mnuLogin") in main form and handle click event:
Using f As New frmLogin
If f.ShowDialog(Me) = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
'Your logic to enable menu items in main form
End If
End Using
For example, if your MDI parent was of type "frmMain" and it had a menu on it called "AdminToolStripMenuItem":
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