Unable to show modal form within this context

Apeksha · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 1

Hi all,
i am facing some problem please help me out...

Actually i am using vb6.0 and on MDI form i have menu when i double
click on that menu button i get error called "Unable to show modal
form within this context."

I also have anather menu and same condition there means on double
clicking i want form to be opened,but that is working properly...

i have checked form properties of both form and that are same still i
am getting error ...
what will be the solution for that.....

Waiting for reply......

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"Jan Hyde · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 466

Apeksha 's wild thoughts were
released on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:29:39 -0700 bearing the
following fruit:

>Hi all,
>i am facing some problem please help me out...
>
>Actually i am using vb6.0 and on MDI form i have menu when i double
>click on that menu button i get error called "Unable to show modal
>form within this context."
>
>I also have anather menu and same condition there means on double
>clicking i want form to be opened,but that is working properly...
>
>i have checked form properties of both form and that are same still i
>am getting error ...
>what will be the solution for that.....
>
>
>Waiting for reply......

What OS are you running on, is the DLL in this app or in a
dll?

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Michael C · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 1831

"Jan Hyde (VB MVP)" wrote in message @4ax.com...
> What OS are you running on, is the DLL in this app or in a
> dll?

Is the dll in a dll? What dll? The OP never mentioned a dll.

Michael

"Jan Hyde · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 466

"Michael C" 's wild thoughts were
released on Wed, 4 Jul 2007 16:51:27 +1000 bearing the
following fruit:

>"Jan Hyde (VB MVP)" wrote in message
>@4ax.com...
>> What OS are you running on, is the DLL in this app or in a
>> dll?
>
>Is the dll in a dll? What dll? The OP never mentioned a dll.
>
>Michael

Is the form in a dll. Doh!

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Jan Hyde

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