Reusing Forms from other Projects

[Guest]

I have forms in Project A that I would like to re-use in Project B.
Currently, I am using the add feature from the solution explorer to add an
exisitng item to my project. My problem is that now Project A is now
required by Project B to build. Is there some way to cut the umbilical chord
between the origional source of the forms and the new project that is using
them?

Fred

 

[Ed Kaim]

You may need to update your using/import statements (if they refer to
namespaces in the original project). It's also a good idea to update the
namespace if it still contains terms specific to the original project.

 

[Guest]

Can you elaborate a little on the procedure for updateing a namespace. This
is new terminology for me.

 

[Ed Kaim]

Near the top of your form class file you'll see something like:
***
namespace WindowsApplication1

{



public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form

***

To update the namespace, you just change "WindowsApplication1" to whatever
the other files in your project use. That should remove the errors that make
it seem like you need the original project.