Modal forms in DLLS

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From: Steve Gontarek
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 00:00

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I have a DLL (built in C++ builder) with two forms which are displayed
on request from a host application. 

Now when running my host app in the  VB6 IDE I can display that form
(calling the relavent DLL function)  through a button on a dialog
which is also shown modally without a problem. However if I compile
the host app and run it on its own, the DLL form is displayed when
activated from the modal dialog, but I cannot access it: it appears
frozen like the background main form of the host app - the dialog
itself is also frozen. I'm sure this has something to do with threads
and possibly ownership, but I cannot understand why it works in the
IDE and not as compiled prog. Can anyone shed some light on this
please ?

Steve Gontarek

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From: Steve Gontarek <sjg@carnasserie.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Modal forms in DLLS
Date: 2000/03/23
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