Sorry for the typo error. Thanks Joe, it should be PointToClient.
Best regards,
Lion Shi [MSFT]
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Microsoft Support Engineer
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| In .NET, it's PointToClient (not ScreenToClient).
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| Lion Shi wrote:
| > Hello,
| >
| > Yes, Joe's suggestion is right. You may use the Control.PointToScreen
| > method to get the location of the specified client point into screen
| > coordinates. If you want to translate it back, the ScreenToClient
method
| > will be helpful to do that.
| >
| > Best regards,
| >
| > Lion Shi [MSFT]
| > MCSE, MCSD
| > Microsoft Support Engineer
| > Get Secure! ¨C
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| > | Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 00:05:29 -0500
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| > | Take a look at Control.PointToScreen().
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| > |
| > | RC wrote:
| > | > Can anyone explain how set the location of a new windows form based
| > aginst
| > | > the current loctaion of a control on a form, ie formA has a text
| > control in
| > | > a group box and when the user starts typing in the text box I want
to be
| > | > able to open a new form over the exact location of the textbox.
the
| > problem
| > | > I am having is that the textbox location is offset based aginst the
| > groupbox
| > | > and not the form, pulling my hair out please help
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