Default Form Load

Gary

15y15.2k

Hello,

I have several forms in my application, but when I run my application a blank form appears. I haven't found a way of determining how I choose what the default form to load is when the application is run. I could do it in Visual Studio 2005, but need to do it in Visual Studio 2010.

Thanks

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Sam Hobbs15y ago
Mamta: You said "select your startup form, the one which has a Main method" and my comment was that "Forms don't have a Main method". Yes, form applications have a Main and what I said is not inconsistent with that.
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Suthish Nair15y ago
so its resolved?
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Mamta M15y ago
Sam, a Windows Forms application does have a Main() method, it's hidden away in the Program.cs.
The Application.Run which you mention is in fact present in the Main method in Program.cs.

Yes, in my answer, I meant Startup object, and not Startup Project which I typed out in a hurry.

So the Startup object needs to be set in the Project properties, to point to the class which holds the Main, which in this case will be Program.cs.
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Gary15y ago
Hi all,

Thanks for your replies. It worked perfectly! Yes, I did mean Startup Object!

Thanks again
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Sam Hobbs15y ago
Mamta: Forms don't have a Main method. Also, when you say "Startup Project", do you mean Startup Object? I don't think that forms are listed as startup objects for C#.
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Sam Hobbs15y ago
Look in the Program.cs file; it has a line such as
Application.Run(new Form1());
The Form1 is the initial form and the application will exit when the form is closed.
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Mamta M15y ago
Click the Project menu and open the Properties window. Under Application section, you will find Startup Project dropdown. There, select your startup form, the one which has a Main method.
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