Special Edition Using Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET

Chapter 15. Multiple Document Interface (MDI) Applications

In this chapter

Overview of MDI Applications

Creating the Parent Form for the Sample Application

Creating the Child Form Template

Displaying a New Child Form

Opening an Existing Document

Child Window Management

Saving Files

Adding a Print Function

Summarizing the Code

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As you begin to write more advanced Visual Basic applications, at some point you will probably want to develop applications that contain a number of forms that need to be organized in a structured manner. If so, you may want to think about creating a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) application. The MDI standard allows your programs to work with multiple forms contained within a parent form. Using the MDI makes your ...