VB.net Prompt user using Windows form

Hi

I have a Windows Form that I use to prompt the user. It is loaded with a list that the user
has to make a selection from.
I have an OK button that then runs the rest of the code.
Is there a way to pause the code, show the form and then run the rest of the code
without havening to channel it through the OK button?

In essence, I want the Windows form to gather feedback just like the OpenFileDialog would in the
following code and gather feedback from the user
                      With Globals.ThisAddIn.oAUTOMATOR.OpenFileDialog1
                            .FileName = ""
                            .InitialDirectory = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments)
                            .Filter = Nothing
                            '.AddExtension
                            .ShowDialog()

                            sFileAndPath = .FileName
                            sPath = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(sFileAndPath)
                            sFile = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(sFileAndPath)
                            oSource_File = sFileAndPath
                        End With
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Éric MoreauSenior .Net ConsultantCommented:
You need to replace .ShowDialog() with .Show() but ...

That will cause another problem: the line that follows check for .FileName which will be empty at best.

That means that you cannot have code after .Show that is dependant on the result of the dialog box.
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Mike TomlinsonMiddle School Assistant TeacherCommented:
Actually, I think he's saying he put the code to continue with...literally in the "OK" button handler.

If that is the case, then what you need actually is ShowDialog().  You'd display the form the gets user input with ShowDialog():
' .... some code ....
Dim dlg As New frmDialog
If dlg.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.Ok Then ' code STOPS here until "dlg" is dismissed by the user
    ' ... some continuation code ...
    ' Grab something from "dlg":
    ' xxx = dlg.yyyy
End If

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And in frmDialog, you set DialogResult to Ok (it is set to Cancel if the user clicks the "X" in the upper right):
Public Sub btnOK_Click(...) Handles btnOK.Click
    If conditionsAreRight Then
        Me.DialogResult = DialogResult.Ok
    Else
        MessageBox.Show("Please select blah, blah first!)
    End If
End Sub

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Murray BrownMicrosoft Cloud Azure/Excel Solution DeveloperAuthor Commented:
Thanks very much. That is exactly what I was looking for. The question was probably not that clear.
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