Run a form at the start

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Hello,
I have different forms in my application and I want to run a specific form at the beginning of the application how could I do it ?
I did some researches but I didn't find out.

Thank you.

What I have tried:

I tried to modify the progam.cs file by putting this
Application.Run(new Form5());
But it doesn't work.

Posted 6-Jul-16 23:40pm

TatsuSheva

Updated 6-Jul-16 23:51pm

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BillWoodruff 7-Jul-16 6:26am

If your goal is, as OriginalGriff shows, showing a splash screen at application start, then your problem is solved.

If your goal is to show an initial form, alone, and then, based on the user's actions, to proceed to show other Forms, or quit the Application ... for example, as in a log-in procedure ... then please revise your question to include that information, and I will respond with a different strategy, and a code example.

TatsuSheva 7-Jul-16 7:53am

Thank you, my goal is achieved.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-06T23:51:00

Yes it does.
When you use Application.Run with a form instance, it displays the form, and returns when the form is closed - so changing the form you create as pass to the method changes which form is your "main" form.
What it doesn't do is show a form and return immediately so you can display a second form.
If you are trying to show a splash screen of similar, then leave Applicatio.Run alone, and open the splash form in the contrustor of your main form using Form.Show.

If that isn't what you are trying to do, then you need to provide more information, because Applciation.Run certainly works for me!

Madhu Nair · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-06T23:50:00

Solution 1

Application.Run should be written in the Program.cs in the Main() method. Sample code given below -

C#

[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
    Application.Run(new frmLogin());
}

Posted 6-Jul-16 23:50pm

Madhu Nair