Accessing MDIChild methods or events

[scoobweb]

Hello, i'm just starting to use c#, and my question is how to use a public method from an MDIChild created at runtime. I am trying to have access from a toolbar button in the MDIMain. if i create a new object of the mdiChild from the toolbar, i do have access to that method, but that doesn't work because it's another instance of the object, and if i use this:
Form childWin = this.ActiveMdiChild;
childWin.MyPublicMethod(...) //this doesn't show up

How can i have access to the active mdiChild window method?

[checksal]

You do not need to instantiate an opbject if you just want to access the method. Create a static method and you can access it like this:

Form.MyPublicMethod(...);

instead of like this:

Form childWin = this.ActiveMdiChild;
childWin.MyPublicMethod(...);

[scoobweb]

thx a lot that works great, but another conflict aroused :-) oops, at some point i need to use a SaveFileDialog, and it seems i cant access any of the controls in the mdiChild , how about that? Spefically the name ofthe SaveFileDialog which in this is the one of interest.

[checksal]

Can you please post some code relating to your situation because it would help if the gurus could see the issue. Thanks.