MDI forms and menustrips

[briscobrown]

I apologize upfront for asking what I assume many would consider an idiotic question, but after trying for several hours to figure this out, my pride has diminished, and I accept I am an idiot

I am extremely new to this so please forgive me if my terms are not correct, I will try to explain this as simply as I can. My question is as follows:

I have a windows application with a MDIparent form. On this form I have a menustrip. The menu has several options, all of which contain what I would call submenus, or dropdown lists. These dropdown lists also contain additional dropdown lists...

example:

I have 8 menu items ; click item; 6 submenuitems ; click item; 4 submenu items; click to open form. My problem is that when I try to set the form as a child form, it opens as an SDI. How do I make this a childform? Also, if this can be a child form, Can the additional items in the third dropdown lists be child forms also?

I hope what I have asked is not too confusing.

Thank you for your time
Kelly

 

[JohnH]

If you're asking how to make child form a mdi child see code example in How to: Create MDI Child Forms

 

[briscobrown]

thank you

John,

Thank you for your prompt relpy, although I have the MDIparent form. It's opening a child form through a submenu that I am having the problem with. It either opens as a SDI or behind the parent window. I have attached a visual to better explain myself.

again, thanks
kelly

 

[JohnH]

You create a child form and set its MdiParent like the code example, link previous post.

 

[briscobrown]

thanks

John,

again, thanks for your reply. I had read that example before I ever posted my original question, but wasn't putting the code in correctly. Thanks for letting me know I was on the right track...wrong train .

have a blessed day.

Kel