GUI how to create multiple forms

[mattalter]

How would I go about creating a form based project with multiple forms that open inside the main form. Not open on top of it.

Think like an explorer view.

Thanks
Matt

[jvierra]

Are you asking if you can build an MDI Window?

What does "open inside of" mean. FoxPro has MDI as do other compiled programs. Is that what you are asking about?

[mattalter]

Not really. Like a web page that has links on the left side and clicking that link open that section to right of it. All in the same window, or my explorer reference.

[mattalter]

Could I use the panel object to open a form. I would something lime vertical tabs on the left that would open to the right.

[jvierra]

No -- but you can create multiple panels and hide and unhide them based on a button, link or menu item.

What we generally would do is use a tab strip and just let the tabs be the menu. After that changing the visible form is automatic.

[mattalter]

How to call the panels. There does not seem to be a load function?

[jvierra]

There is no "load" function for a control. Load is an event on a Windows Form which is fired after the form and all controls are created.

I would start here: http://www.sapien.com/blog/topics/user- ... istrators/

Do all of the examples and read the explanation. You will begin to understand how Windows Forms work.

[mattalter]

Using

$panel3.Visible = $true

$panel4.Visible = $false

Did the trick.