> I have a form in which a user clicks a button to make a choice, and that
> choice is evaluated after the form is closed. Is there a way to create
> custom dialog results, that is, dialog results other than OK, Cancel,
Retry,
> etc.? I know of other ways to work it, but I was just wondering if this
> were possible.

> I have a form in which a user clicks a button to make a choice, and that
> choice is evaluated after the form is closed. Is there a way to create
> custom dialog results, that is, dialog results other than OK, Cancel, Retry,
> etc.? I know of other ways to work it, but I was just wondering if this
> were possible.

> > > I have a form in which a user clicks a button to make a choice, and
that
> > > choice is evaluated after the form is closed. Is there a way to
create
> > > custom dialog results, that is, dialog results other than OK, Cancel,
> > Retry, > > > etc.?

"Cor" <non@non.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Nathan,
>
> I asume you use a dialogform
> that goes something as this
> \\\
> frm as new form2
> frm.showdialog
> ///
> Then you can do
> \\\\
> if frm.myMessagefield = "Hello Nathan"
> then DoHelloNathan
> end if
> frm.dispos
> ///
>
> In your form2 you need therefore
> public myMessagefield as string
> (You can do it with a property but that is for me to much work for a
> dialogform).
>
> and somewhere in your dialog
> myMessagefield="Hello Nathan"
>
> I hope that was your question?
>
> Cor
>
> > I have a form in which a user clicks a button to make a choice, and that
> > choice is evaluated after the form is closed. Is there a way to create
> > custom dialog results, that is, dialog results other than OK, Cancel,
> Retry,
> > etc.? I know of other ways to work it, but I was just wondering if this
> > were possible.
>
>

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> * "Nathan" <nkmacgregor.TakeThisOut@softhome.net> scripsit:
> > I have a form in which a user clicks a button to make a choice, and that
> > choice is evaluated after the form is closed. Is there a way to create
> > custom dialog results, that is, dialog results other than OK, Cancel,
Retry,
> > etc.? I know of other ways to work it, but I was just wondering if this
> > were possible.
>
> Add a property to the form (of an enum type), set its value and check
> the property after closing the form.
>
> --
> Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
> <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>