MDI Child creation without displaying it

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   Does anyone know a solution in VB6 how to create a Tabbed MDI child window without displaying it until a special function is called ?

I have child window which contains a network connection component (ActiveX) and I only want to display the tabbed child window when the component was able to establish a connection !
Otherwise I want to display a messagebox and kill the child window ...

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tobi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 September 2004 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 451	Post Options Post Reply Quote tobi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: MDI Child creation without displaying it Posted: 22 November 2010 at 10:55am
	Does anyone know a solution in VB6 how to create a Tabbed MDI child window without displaying it until a special function is called ? I have child window which contains a network connection component (ActiveX) and I only want to display the tabbed child window when the component was able to establish a connection ! Otherwise I want to display a messagebox and kill the child window ...

chrisABC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 June 2008 Status: Offline Points: 258	Post Options Post Reply Quote chrisABC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 November 2010 at 6:30am
	Is the problem only that it is an MDI child window? ie. if it is just a normal form can you create it (without showing it) and then show it when you need it or unload if you do not need it? I do similar thing but instead of using standard MDI child forms, I use the CJ Docking manager and put the form into a floating window.
	Chris (Manchester, UK) -- www.abc6.co.uk ---- Using CodeJock ActiveX Suite 13.1.0 with Windows8, VB6 SP6