Freeeee

type TForm1 = class(TForm) TForm2 = class(TForm) ....... private { Private declarations } public { Public declarations } end; var Form1: TForm1; Form2:TForm2; doesn't work BUT if you put the Type and Var statements + an 'end' under "private'" or "public" it does compile.

so I'd replace the *.DFM with specific, named dot DFM files? by the way, that statement looks like a comment. or is it a directive like {$-} and {$+} around I/O statements? Or would I use the USE unit2, unit3, etc?? to gather the files. Is there some where I can look this stuff up in an Index?

thanks. I was coming to that conclusion. having a IDE designed around a forms design screen without allowing multiple forms seems like a bad idea. I programmed in Turbo pascal on DOS and Win3 years ago and Delphi seemed to be a better product then. much easier to use. Am I correct in that that the 2nd and other forms have to go into either the public or private sections?

I have two units (1 & 6) with associated Forms 1 is the stratup form. I want a button on that form to close form 1 and open form 6 for further input. I need to call a procedure in from 6 after the button is triggered to use a file write routine in form 6 before (or as) closing form 1 and opening form 6. How do I do this? Sounds simple but I haven't found a tutorial or book that shows the code yet. I know the code goes into the buttonclick procedure and I have found the USES clause for Form 6 but making the transfer from 1 to 6??? not yet.

thanks... very much. It worked just fine with a few minor adjustments. I used Hide on form1 because it was/is the main form and didn't need the Action on form6. It would seem like a simple thing to do but I couldn't find that bit of info any where. Do you know Cathy Henley?