Using Application framework, but having main form in another Library DLL

Our application we have now has it's main form in a library file (DLL) along with the majority of other forms in the app. It is like this because of the system we implemented for a plug-in loader and such, so we have the EXE used as kind of a bootloader that loads resources from the app's main DLL and executes those. However, the application framework seems to only let you specify a main form from the exe. It doesn't let you use the applicationstartup event at all to instanciate the main form. What can I do about this I'd really like to use the new app framework's events in the loader app along with the splash screen system.

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Using Application framework, but having main form in another Library DLL

asim.iqbal

Would it be acceptable for you to create a new class in the executable's assembly that inherits from the form that you want to create and set that as the startup object

Public Class Class1
Inherits ClassLibrary2.Form1

End Class

Best regards,
Johan Stenberg
OoLee
I think you guys missed my point... we already do that to start with, we have a completed application that has splash, and all that other stuff. we are looking at how to convert it to .NET 2.0 when the time comes, and were trying to see if the application framework could be used instead of a sub main
rr_dot_net
however, that is not the problem I am refering too.. if you enable the application framework in the project settings window, you can no longer specify a sub main or another object other then a form to be the startup object, and it must be a local object, not one instanciated through a seperate library, which I would need. I'm not saying I cant do what I want without the framework, just would be nice to have the application framework
Daniel Bertinshaw
aaahhhh yes!!! I understand your delima...
Shahid Mahmood
Use "Sub Main" as your entry point for the exe and call the referenced forms from there:

Module MyModule

Public Sub Main
Dim f as new MyDllForm
Application.run(f)
end Sub

end module
dreadjr
   another sample:

   Dim f as new MyDllForm
    Dim MySPlash as new DLLSpalshForm
    MySplash.Show()
    f.showDialog
Insignia
you know, that just might work
Mike Walker
Blue: When the time comes you can infact use the 05 upgrade wizard to upgrade your project...Then use the app framework to set which form is the splash screen as well as what object is the startup object....going that route though your startup object must be in your startup project...You can still set the startup object to Sub Main in 05 ...

Hope that helps
Using Application framework, but having main form in another Library DLL

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