"Dan" <D**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to quickly duplicate a form in a VB project? The only way I
> have figured out so far is to use Save As on the form I want to duplicate
and
> give it a new name. Then I rename that form. Then I Add the original form
> back into the project. This all seems awkward, but I can't seem to find a
> better method.
>
> -Dan

"Veign" wrote:

> If it is a form that you use often then you could create a Form Template -
> Place the form in the 'Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\Template' directory.
>
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> "Dan" <D**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8A9981B3-5625-4811-80D0-B8DCA84869A9@microsoft.com...
> > Is there a way to quickly duplicate a form in a VB project? The only way I
> > have figured out so far is to use Save As on the form I want to duplicate
> and
> > give it a new name. Then I rename that form. Then I Add the original form
> > back into the project. This all seems awkward, but I can't seem to find a
> > better method.
> >
> > -Dan
>
>
>

"Dan" <D**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> No. It's just a situation I encounter occasionally where I want to use one
> form as a starting-point for designing another form.
>
> -Dan
>
> "Veign" wrote:
>
> > If it is a form that you use often then you could create a Form
Template -
> > Place the form in the 'Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\Template' directory.
> >
> > --
> > Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
> > Veign's Resource Center
> > http://www.veign.com/vrc_main.asp
> > --
> > Read. Decide. Sign the petition to Microsoft.
> > http://classicvb.org/petition/
> >
> >
> > "Dan" <D**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:8A9981B3-5625-4811-80D0-B8DCA84869A9@microsoft.com...
> > > Is there a way to quickly duplicate a form in a VB project? The only
way I
> > > have figured out so far is to use Save As on the form I want to
duplicate
> > and
> > > give it a new name. Then I rename that form. Then I Add the original
form
> > > back into the project. This all seems awkward, but I can't seem to
find a
> > > better method.
> > >
> > > -Dan
> >
> >
> >

"Dan" <D**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A9981B3-5625-4811-80D0-B8DCA84869A9@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way to quickly duplicate a form in a VB project? The only way I
> have figured out so far is to use Save As on the form I want to duplicate
and
> give it a new name. Then I rename that form. Then I Add the original form
> back into the project. This all seems awkward, but I can't seem to find a
> better method.
>
> -Dan

"Daryl Muellenberg" <dmuellenb***@agris.com> wrote in message
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> What I have done in the past that seems to work is make a copy of the form
> (frm and frx files) and then use a text editor on the new frm file and
> replace all occurrences of the original form name with your new form name
> (for example, if your original form is FormABC and your new form is named
> FormXYZ then replace all occurrences of FormABC with FormXYZ). Then you
can
> just add FormXYZ to your project.
>
> Daryl
>
> "Dan" <D**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8A9981B3-5625-4811-80D0-B8DCA84869A9@microsoft.com...
> > Is there a way to quickly duplicate a form in a VB project? The only way
I
> > have figured out so far is to use Save As on the form I want to
duplicate
> and
> > give it a new name. Then I rename that form. Then I Add the original
form
> > back into the project. This all seems awkward, but I can't seem to find
a
> > better method.
> >
> > -Dan
>
>