C#

Backup bkpDBFull = new Backup();
/* Specify whether you want to back up database or files or log */
bkpDBFull.Action = BackupActionType.Database;
/* Specify the name of the database to back up */
bkpDBFull.Database = myDatabase.Name;
/* You can take backup on several media type (disk or tape), here I am
 * using File type and storing backup on the file system */
bkpDBFull.Devices.AddDevice(@"D:\AdventureWorksFull.bak", DeviceType.File);
bkpDBFull.BackupSetName = "Adventureworks database Backup";
bkpDBFull.BackupSetDescription = "Adventureworks database - Full Backup";
/* You can specify the expiration date for your backup data
 * after that date backup data would not be relevant */
bkpDBFull.ExpirationDate = DateTime.Today.AddDays(10);

/* You can specify Initialize = false (default) to create a new
 * backup set which will be appended as last backup set on the media. You
 * can specify Initialize = true to make the backup as first set on the
 * medium and to overwrite any other existing backup sets if the all the
 * backup sets have expired and specified backup set name matches with
 * the name on the medium */
bkpDBFull.Initialize = false;

/* Wiring up events for progress monitoring */
bkpDBFull.PercentComplete += CompletionStatusInPercent;
bkpDBFull.Complete += Backup_Completed;

/* SqlBackup method starts to take back up
 * You can also use SqlBackupAsync method to perform the backup
 * operation asynchronously */
bkpDBFull.SqlBackup(myServer);

Backup bkpDBFull = new Backup();
/* Specify whether you want to back up database or files or log */
bkpDBFull.Action = BackupActionType.Database;
/* Specify the name of the database to back up */
bkpDBFull.Database = myDatabase.Name;
/* You can take backup on several media type (disk or tape), here I am
 * using File type and storing backup on the file system */
bkpDBFull.Devices.AddDevice(@"D:\AdventureWorksFull.bak", DeviceType.File);
bkpDBFull.BackupSetName = "Adventureworks database Backup";
bkpDBFull.BackupSetDescription = "Adventureworks database - Full Backup";
/* You can specify the expiration date for your backup data
 * after that date backup data would not be relevant */
bkpDBFull.ExpirationDate = DateTime.Today.AddDays(10);

/* You can specify Initialize = false (default) to create a new
 * backup set which will be appended as last backup set on the media. You
 * can specify Initialize = true to make the backup as first set on the
 * medium and to overwrite any other existing backup sets if the all the
 * backup sets have expired and specified backup set name matches with
 * the name on the medium */
bkpDBFull.Initialize = false;

/* Wiring up events for progress monitoring */
bkpDBFull.PercentComplete += CompletionStatusInPercent;
bkpDBFull.Complete += Backup_Completed;

/* SqlBackup method starts to take back up
 * You can also use SqlBackupAsync method to perform the backup
 * operation asynchronously */
bkpDBFull.SqlBackup(myServer);

johannesnestler wrote:

The problem is you are creating always a new Form (via reflection), this is also not very "fast" so caching the "frm" variable has another advantage

Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

Form newForm = (Form) Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetType(YourNameSpace + "." + YourNewFormName));

Form newForm = (Form) Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetType(YourNameSpace + "." + YourNewFormName));
newForm.Owner = this;
newForm.Name = YourNewFormName;
newForm.Show();

1. You create a new instance of the form type;
2. You check to see if there is an open form of the same type;
3. If there is, you call the Focus method on the new form instance;

private Form FindOpenFormOfType(Type formType)
{
    foreach (Form form in Application.OpenForms)
    {
        if (form.GetType() == formType)
        {
            return form;
        }
    }
    
    return null;
}

private void klikMenu(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string sFormName = "AIO_System." + ((ToolStripMenuItem)sender).Tag.ToString();
    System.Reflection.Assembly asm = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
    Type formType = asm.GetType(sFormName);
    
    Form frm = FindOpenFormOfType(formType);
    if (frm == null)
    {
        frm = (Form)Activator.CreateInstance(formType);
        frm.Owner = this;
        frm.Show();
    }
    else
    {
        frm.Focus();
    }
}

Richard Deeming wrote:

I suspect that calling Focus on an invisible form causes it to be shown.