MDI Applications
MDI (multiple document interface) applications allow you to display multiple documents at the same time. Each document, which is actually just a set of data, is displayed in its own window within the confines of a parent window. Older versions of Word and Excel are examples of MDI applications.
 | In this section, we will build a small word processor. It will be an MDI version of Notepad. The program can be found in MDIDemo. |
Step 1: Create an MDI Parent Form
The first step in building an MDI application is to define the parent form for the application. The easiest way to do this is to configure the startup form that was provided ...
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