On Aug 17, 2006, at 10:55 AM, Brad Rhine wrote:
I'm not sure what Load does in VB
REALbasic automatically loads and unloads windows when you show and
close them.
This is not automatic is Visual Basic. Here are some equivalents:
(VB) Form1.Load -> (RB) New Window1 where Window1.Visible = False
in the IDE
(VB) Form1.Show -> (RB) Window1.Show
(VB) Form1.Hide -> (RB) Window1.Hide (only if the window was
already showing)
(VB) Unload Form1 -> (RB) Window1.Close
Also, same as in VB, using any code or accessing any properties or
anything inside an unloaded window will cause it to load. Different
from VB, your window will show if it's visible property is set to
true in the IDE; it won't if it was set to false.
Also, different from VB 6, but similar to VB.Net is how you make new
windows. There are two ways to make a new window in RB.
Window1.Show
And poof. Your Window1 has been shown. Repeating the above code
will show the same window again and again, bringing it to the front
each time. This method is quick and easy if you are absolutely
positive that you will never need more than one instance of the
window. If you could want more instances of the window, use this
instead:
Dim w As Window1
w = New Window1
Window1.Show
( if you wish, the first and second lines can be condensed to... )
Dim w As New Window1
Window1.Show
Repeating the above code will make a new window each time, and the
Show command brings it to the front.
HTH
Andrew Keller
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