The same form opens again instead of hiding and showing a new form

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Hey, I have a wierd issue with my VB program.
The code for it is:

Me.Hide()
Form3.Show()

But this happens instead.. Link

The same form opens again instead of hiding and opening a new one. I don't know why is this happening because I have different form that uses the exact same code and it works perfectly.

What I have tried:

I tried to use an IF statement

If people = 0 Then
MsgBox("At least one person has to attend")
Else
Me.Hide()
Form3.Show()

Posted 2-Apr-18 4:19am

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Updated 2-Apr-18 17:06pm

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[no name] 2-Apr-18 12:23pm

Are you sure that "Me" and "Form3" are different forms?

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2018-04-02T08:12:00

Use the debugger: put a breakpoint on the line

VB

Me.Hide()

And run your app.
When it hits the breakpoint it will stop, and you can look at exactly what is going on.
Start by looking at Me and Form3 - if they are the same thing, then what you say is happening is exactly what I'd expect.

But calling your form variable "Form3" seems like a strange idea - given that "Form3" is the default name for a Visual Studio autogenerated Form class - so I'd also step into the methods and see if you have a Shared method called "Show" in your class as well.
This is assuming that your app compiles without problems - if there is no Shared Show method and that is a class name instead of a variable, then the EXE you are running may not look like that code!

PrafullaVedante · Answer 2 · 2018-04-02T17:08:00

Solution 2

I can see that the form is being reinitialized when relaunched. Hence it is a completely different instance of the form.

You should check the callstack when form appears second time. You will get the idea, from which function it is being launched.

Posted 2-Apr-18 17:08pm

PrafullaVedante