Hello,

should i have to commit the
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
inside the

Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
?


TIA
>Larry,
>
>Inside the "Private Sub New(parent As Form)" constuctor, add the following:
>
>

>Me.MdiParent = parent
>

>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>How to make mdi and child form for this code?
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>>Larry,
>>>
>>>I ran the code through a converter and here are the results:
>>>
>>>

>>>Class frmClients
>>>   Private Shared m_instance As frmClients
>>>
>>>   Shared Function Instance(parent As Form) As frmClients
>>>      If m_instance Is Nothing Then
>>>         m_instance = New frmClients(parent)
>>>      End If
>>>      Return m_instance
>>>   End Function 'Instance
>>>
>>>   Private Sub New(parent As Form)
>>>      ...
>>>   End Sub 'New
>>>End Class 'frmClients '
>>>

>>>
>>>Then elsewhere in your code to call the form
>>>

>>>frmClient.Instance(this).Show
>>>

>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>im using VB.NET im not familiar in CS
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>>
>>>>>Larry,
>>>>>
>>>>>One approach is to use the Singleton design pattern. Here is a link to an article that describes this:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/singletondespatt.asp
>>>>>
>>>>>Here is an example about how to limit your form to only one instance:
>>>>>
>>>>>1. Make the constructor of your form private.
>>>>>2. Add a private static variable to your form, that is the type of your form.
>>>>>3. Add a public static read-only property to your form that is the type of your form.
>>>>>4. In the get method of this property, if the static variable is null, create a new instance of the form. Then return the static variable.
>>>>>
>>>>>Instead of a property, you can use a function.
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>class frmClients
>>>>>{
>>>>>#Region " Singleton Pattern "
>>>>>    static frmClients m_instance;
>>>>>    static frmClients Instance(Form parent)
>>>>>    {
>>>>>        if (m_instance == null)
>>>>>            m_instance = new frmClients(parent);
>>>>>        return m_instance;
>>>>>    }
>>>>>    private frmClients(Form parent)
>>>>>    {
>>>>>        ...
>>>>>    }
>>>>>#End Region
>>>>>}
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>Then elsewhere in your code to call the form
>>>>>

>>>>>frmClient.Instance(this).Show;
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>IMPORTANT: Handle either the Closed or Closing event of frmClients by setting m_instance to null in Closed.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have mdi form and inside of the mdi form i have menu name "Form1" when i click the menu "Form1" the child form1 will popup as a child..but when i again the menu "Form1" the child form1 will popup again..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>how to control the form1 child to activate only once and detect if they are still activated...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>TIA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Larry Santos