mdi child question

[vblink]

I can use API call to make a form that is not a mdichild stays of top of other windows. However the same method does not work with mdichild forms. How can I make mdichild stay on always stay on top?

 

[Schweiger]

You could subclass your MDIChild and control visibility in the windowsprocedure, but I don't think that's a good solution.
First of all I would ask, if it has really to be an MDIChild. Because if you don't mind having a normal form I would try something like this:

Private Declare Function SetParent Lib "user32" (ByVal hWndChild As Long, ByVal hWndNewParent As Long) As Long

Private Sub MDIForm_Load()
    Form1.Show
    Form2.Show
    Form3.Show vbModeless, Me
    SetParent Form3.hwnd, Me.hwnd
End Sub

Sure it can't be arranged and so but IMHO i can't imagine any occasion where you would like to do so a topmost window.

hope this helps
Andreas