Center a child form within a parent form

by Dan Burby (1 Submission)
Category: Custom Controls/Forms/Menus
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Beginner
Date Added: Wed 3^rd February 2021
Rating: (4 Votes)

This function centers a child form within a parent form (not MDI), and can be used for custom messageboxes etc... Please try and leave a comment - Dan

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Public Function CenterChild(Parent As Form, Child As Form)
On Local Error Resume Next
If Parent.WindowState = 1 Then
Exit Function
Else
Child.Left = (Parent.Left + (Parent.Width / 2)) - (Child.Width / 2)
Child.Top = (Parent.Top + (Parent.Height / 2)) - (Child.Height / 2)
End If
End Function

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