About Mdi Child n Parent Forms

So the keyevents are being handled on the parent form, and the child form is the one that is moving? If so, try this (Code not tested at all, but logic is correct) Child Form: private kLeft as boolean private kRight as boolean ..... Private Sub tmrCupid_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles tmrCupid.Tick 'the boolean variables are set by 2 functions below If kRight = True Then picCupid.Left += 8 End If If kLeft = True Then picCupid.Left += 8 End If End Sub public sub setLeft(byVal left as boolean) 'if true, then set local var to move left, otherwise stop moving form left kLeft = left End Sub public sub setRight(ByVal right as boolean) 'same as sub above, but for right kRight = right End Sub ..... End of child form Parent Form Private yourform as yourFormClassName ..... Public Sub LaunchYourForm() yourform = new yourFormClassName yourform.display End Sub ...... Private Sub frmStageOne_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown If e.KeyCode = Keys.Right Then yourform.setRight(True) End If If e.KeyCode = Keys.Left Then yourform.setLeft(True) End If End Sub Private Sub frmStageOne_KeyUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyUp If e.KeyCode = Keys.Right Then yourform.setRight(False) End If If e.KeyCode = Keys.Left Then yourform.setLeft(False) End If End Sub

it is false.. so how do i make it so that it will become true.. i think that the problem is that e.keycode is not directed to the child form.

Try running the app in debug mode, and step though the code. Check to ensure the tick is beign called, and that the boolean values are being set when the keys are pressed.