I had a similar problem. I ended up creating a wide form, and a key(CRTL+F4) to call the third form. The open space had some info while the third form was not there.
HTH, E. >John J. Mihaljevic wrote on 2013-02-21: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm modifying an existing system that has two forms. One is a Menu >(modal) >> and one of the buttons on the Menu form opens another form for Order >Entry >> (also modal). One field on the Order Entry form has a LostFocus event >that >> opens up a third form to provide some reference information for the user. >> Once this Reference form is opened, I need to leave it open and allow the >> user click back to the Order Entry form to make edits. Obviously, that >> wouldn't work if making the third (Reference) form modal, as I'd have to >> close it to get back to the second form. But when I make the third form >> modeless, it opens behind the first two forms. Because we don't want the >> users to be able to get back to the first form from the second, it would >> appear that the first two forms must remain modal. >> >> Is there any way to open the third form on top of the second form, and to >be >> able to click back and forth between the second and third forms? >> >> Thanks very much, >> >> John > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
