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Marlen

September 14th, 2005, 03:29 AM

Hi,
Anyone has any ideas about How to open a form found in a VB.Net Dll in VB Project as an mdichild?
Thanks!

PramodsNair

September 17th, 2005, 05:11 AM

Dear Marlen,

First set the IsMdiConatainer property to TRUE for the MDI Parent Window.

Then add a reference to your required DLL.

create an New object referencing the required form in side the DLL.

set the new objects MdiParent property to the Parent forms object.

Set any other required parameters and call show on that object

Marlen

September 22nd, 2005, 03:07 AM

Thanks for your help but actually the Dll I want to open IN is in "VB6", the form is found in a "VB.Net Dll", any ideas?? and I want to load it as mdichild, the mdiform is in VB6 project.

PramodsNair

September 23rd, 2005, 05:54 AM

Dear marlen,

I am not sure, but i think, may be the below given article can be of help to you.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbrun/vbfusion/usingnet/default.aspx

It explains about using .NEt Dll's from VB 6. . Actually it's about using .NET Frame work class library but may be it can give you some idea's.

Pramod S Nair

Marlen

September 23rd, 2005, 08:23 AM

Thanks I will check it out

edburdo

September 26th, 2005, 10:35 AM

The above link to the MS website shows how to call a DLL in VB6. That same technique can be used in VBA.

However, it doesn't show anything about how to call a FORM from a .NET DLL in VB6 (or VBA).

Anyone have any links or examples of calling a form from a .NET dll in VB6?

MartinSW

October 11th, 2005, 04:32 AM

Hi Marlen, sorry I don't have a solution for you. I'm struggeling at the very same point and wondered whether you cracked the problem meanwhile.

Best Wishes Martin

Marlen

October 12th, 2005, 03:02 AM

Sorry,
I didn't find a solution for it yet, I'll definitely post it when I find it.

kdar20

January 31st, 2006, 04:26 AM

Hi Friends,

VBA can't add reference to a .NET assembly unless it is signed and registered in GAC so i suggest you to sign the DLL using strong name utility and add reference of it in Assemblyinfo.vb of the the .NET Dll project which will be like:-
<Assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("Path of snk file which has been created using strong name utility i.e. sn -k <name of assembly.snk>")

Then you might be able to open the form as you wanted.

Hope this might be helpful.

With warm regards,
KEDAR