Can't show non-modal form when modal form is displayed

[sypond]

I'm new to VB programming. I'm using Visual Basic Professional Version 5 and running Windows XP Professional. I'm having trouble with an error 401 when I run my compiled program. The error message says,"Can't show non-modal form when modal form is displayed."

I've written a small, primative text editor and it runs perfectly in run time. However, after I compiled it and ran the '.exe' program and try to open a '.txt' file into the editor, I get the error 401 message.

The program opens form1 (splash screen) then hides it and opens form2 (text editor) then the code to open a file is:

Private Sub mnuOpen_Click()
Dim LengthOfFile As Integer
On Error GoTo ErrHandler
cd1Text.Filter = "All Files (*.*)|*.*|Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt"
cd1Text.FilterIndex = 2
cd1Text.ShowOpen
Open cd1Text.filename For Input As #1
LengthOfFile = LOF(1)
txtTextEditor.Text = Input(LengthOfFile, 1)
Close #1
FlagTextChanged = False
Exit Sub
ErrHandler:
If Err.Number = 53 Then
MsgBox "Error In Path/FileName"
Exit Sub
ElseIf Err.Number = 32755 Then
Exit Sub
Else
MsgBox "Unanticipated Error # " & Err.Number
End
End If
End Sub

Does anyone have any ideas?

[Urmila]

Hi,
I am having a similar problem.
my project works fine at run time but only when i try to run the exe it gives me the error Error 401 cant show non-modal form when modal form is displayed.
Is there any solution to this?
Thanks.

[nmwttw]

Did you get an answer to this problem?

[chicgeek]

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