VB Copy Forms Between Projects

In this lesson we show how to Copy a Screen Form from an existing VB Project into a New VB Project.

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We also show how the copying can be done if both Forms are named as "Form1.vb" in the two projects.

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We deal with the issue of copying images on the Form, as well as making the copied Form become the Form which runs first when the new VB Project is executed.

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Finally we show how to link two application screen Forms to display one after each other using VB.Net Show / Hide.

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LESSON OVERVIEW

This lesson consists of a Video Presentation where we cover the following:

- Introduction and Overview
- Form Copy Limitations for Images and Code
- Preparing a Form for Copying
- Copying the Form Files vb, designer, resx
- Renaming Form Files when Form Names Clash
- Adding the VB Form Files into the New Project
- Copying Forms which contain Images
- Making a specific Form run First (not Form1 first)
- Linking Forms together using Show and Hide
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- Video Wrap Up and Outro

 

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