How to load programs with main menu code

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I have 5 programs that function well in vb editor. The menu strip contains 5 click events, Add,Edit,Find,Delete,Print. Each has its own form1, as well as its own exe file. I don't know how to code main menu tool strip click event to load and show any of the above programs. I was on several sites looking for a solution, but did not find any solution related to my problem.

What I have tried:

VB

Dim frm2 As New Form2
frm2.Show()

this will load a blank form2. When I assign a program name to form2, i.e. form2 = "NewMember.exe", the program stops because form2 cannot contain strings. I also tried MDIChild forms, but still could not load the form I wanted to update.
How do you assign a program name to form2 that will show the form requested. Newbie needs help. Thanks

Posted 22-Jun-22 19:20pm

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Updated 23-Jun-22 8:58am

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matblue25 23-Jun-22 14:02pm

There are a lot of unknowns here. What do the five programs do? Please describe. How do you want them to work when invoked from the form? You say you want "main menu tool strip" to "load" the programs. What does Form2 look like? You say it's a "blank form2" but it's a form that you created? We don't know what it looks like or what controls you have put in the form. Have you created a menu bar (menu strip) in it? If you have, you need to "load" the programs from the Click events of the menu strip items.

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Solution 2

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Process.start("the_path_and_the_name_of_the_exe.exe")

Posted 22-Jun-22 19:59pm

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Solution 3

You cannot assign a "program name" to a form. The form has no idea what to do with a "program name".

If you're trying to show an entire program, or application like Notepad, in your Form2 instance, you've got a lot more code to write.

Posted 23-Jun-22 4:20am

Dave Kreskowiak

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2022-06-22T19:49:00

Solution 1

Either create a property or a constructor in the new Form: Transferring information between two forms, Part 1: Parent to Child[^] - the code is C#, but it's pretty obvious and Code Converter C# to VB and VB to C# – Telerik[^] can help if you don't understand it.

Posted 22-Jun-22 19:49pm

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