disable/hide close button...

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StarkMike	StarkMike posted 18 Years Ago Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 436, Visits: 944	How do i disable or hide the close button on a windows form? I dont want to hide the minimize and maximize buttons... i want them to stay. Thanks
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Trent Taylor	Trent Taylor posted 18 Years Ago Post Details Share Post
Group: StrataFrame Developers Posts: 6.6K, Visits: 6.9K	You can't through the standard .NET form designer. You will have to use a Windows API and hand off the window handle on the form load to hide only the close button Sorry.
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StarkMike	StarkMike posted 18 Years Ago Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 436, Visits: 944	No problem. Thanks for the info. Instead I have a messagebox pop up asking them if they really want to exit.
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Paul Chase	Paul Chase posted 18 Years Ago Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 414, Visits: 2.8K	Mike, You can disable the close button on a form by overriding the createparams property. Paul Protected Overrides ReadOnly Property CreateParams() As CreateParams Get Dim ClsCp As CreateParams = MyBase.CreateParams Const CS_NOCLOSE As Integer = &H200 ClsCp.ClassStyle = ClsCp.ClassStyle Or CS_NOCLOSE Return ClsCp End Get End Property
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