Creating Forms in DLL file

[Nordlund]

Hi there.

If I have an application, FormStyle = fsMDIForm, is it possible to call a Childform from another .dll file.

The childform should be opened like it was an ordinary MDI childform, compiled within the mainform....


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[EricDraven]

This is indeed possible. I dont have the time available to replicate the code (in fatc I dont have the code on my current work machine) but if you take a look here :-

http://www.programmers.net/mirrors/DSP/newl/d20/f043_001.htm

and download the mdidll.zip file, it contains an example of how to do this.

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[Nordlund]

Hi Eric...
That's weird, but if it works, i truly jump of joy...
I will look into that right away...

Check out this page:

http://delphi.about.com/library/weekly/aa020805a.htm

I quote:

MDI child in a DLL? No way!
As you might guess from the title, there is NO way to place an MDI child form into a DLL and call it from some MDI type application.

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