How to popup C# winform message box in second monitor

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I have two winform application and both two application running on one PC and two different monitors. When I click on massage button on second winform of second monitor that massage box popup on first monitor.

What I have tried:

I have try this code on second application but it's work sometimes. not all the time.

this.Location = Screen.AllScreens[1].WorkingArea.Location;

Posted 22-Oct-18 22:29pm

Eranga Dayarathne

Updated 23-Oct-18 0:52am

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RickZeeland · Answer 1 · 2018-10-23T00:53:00

Solution 2

You can give an object handle as the first parameter, like this:

Show(IWin32Window, String)

A simple example:

var result = MessageBox.Show(this, "Hello there !");

More information here: MessageBox.Show Method (System.Windows.Forms) | Microsoft Docs[^]

Posted 23-Oct-18 0:53am

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BillWoodruff 24-Oct-18 4:30am

+5

Manish K. Agarwal · Answer 2 · 2018-10-23T00:26:00

Solution 1

Did you try MessageBoxOptions in MessageBox.Show(...)

Posted 23-Oct-18 0:26am

Manish K. Agarwal

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BillWoodruff 24-Oct-18 4:30am

Voted #5 to counteract an unwarranted down-vote.