Keep Track of the Last Form
August 6, 1997
In your MDI application, you might have many child forms and need a form to go back to the form thatcalled it. In each child form, declare this variable: Public
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In your MDI application, you might have many child forms and need a form to go back to the form thatcalled it. In each child form, declare this variable: Public
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