DOCUMENT:Q178754  05-JAN-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :PRB: Modal Form Does Not Appear in the Taskbar
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:vb5all VBKBObj VBKBVB

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
   for Windows, version 5.0
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SYMPTOMS
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A form displayed modally does not appear in the taskbar.

RESOLUTION
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To have a form appear in the taskbar, show the form as a non-modal form.
The MORE INFORMATION section below shows how to show a form in the taskbar.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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By Windows user interface design standards, modal forms do not appear in
the system taskbar. The next section shows you how to create a sample
project that simulates a modal form so that the form appears in the
taskbar.

Step-by-Step Example
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1. Start a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by
   default.

2. Add a CommandButton to the Form1 form.

3. Add a second Form to the project. Add a CommandButton to the Form2 form.

4. Copy the following code to the Code window of the Form1 form:

      Option Explicit
      Private Sub Command1_Click()
          Form1.Enabled = False
          Form2.Show
      End Sub

5. Copy the following code to the Code window of the Form2 form:

      Option Explicit
      Private Sub Command1_Click()
          Unload Form2
          Form1.Enabled = True
          Form1.SetFocus
      End Sub

6. On the Run menu, click Start or press the F5 key to start the program.
   On the Form1 form, click the CommandButton to display the Form2 form.
   Note that the Form2 form also appears in the taskbar.
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Keywords          : vb5all VBKBObj VBKBVB
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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