help with MyApplication Startup

[sgtmoody]

so I'm making a simple program in vb.net 2005 I have the main form setup as the startup form and a few other forms. basically I want to load one of two forms below before the main form loads. I have set up some simple code in the ApplicationsEvents.vb MyApplication_Startup to figure out which form to load

Private Sub MyApplication_Startup(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupEventArgs) Handles Me.Startup
            if //simple if statement
               show form1
            Else
               show form2
            End If
        End Sub

my question is how do I get the main form to hide. as it is right now it works but the main form loads as well. so basically I get for example form1 and the main form to show when I only want form1 to show. how do I hide the main page when the application loads?

any help would be much appreciated thanks.

 

[Levu]

If you just want another form to load before the form1, then you can change the start form at: Project --> then the last one there, named [program name] properties. There it says: startup form.

 

[sgtmoody]

not exactly what I want to do but I did find a work around. rather then just load the other forms I made the form I wanted to load first the main form at start up before the main form I specified in the project is even loaded.

Private Sub MyApplication_Startup(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupEventArgs) Handles Me.Startup
            if //simple if statement
               me.mainForm = form1
            Else
               me.mainForm = form2
            End If
        End Sub

then when I close the form specified in the project as the main form I just put this

Application.exit() //closes all the forms and shuts down the application

this way it doesn't matter which form is the mian it just closes all the forms.