Visual Basic HELP

Create a module with a Sub "Main"

Code:

Imports System.Windows.Forms

Module Module1
  Sub Main()
    Dim frmInput as new FormInput
    frmInput.Show()
    Application.Run() // This starts the App without a start-up main form
  End Sub
End Module

In the Input Form (which will load as the default form)

Code:

Private closeApp as Boolean = True

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) handles Button1.Click
  closeApp = False;
  Dim nextFrm As New NextForm
  nextFrm.Show()
  Me.Close()
End Sub

// Just in case you want to kill the App from this form
Private Sub InputForm_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closing
   If closeApp Then
      Application.Exit()
   End If
End Sub

In Next Form, use something like this to close the Application

Code:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Application.Exit()
End Sub

This is not the most robust way of doing this, but it should work for you.

 

That works okay, but then you have unneeded components and their associated resources hanging around eating up stack and heap space (RAM). It is better to dispose of the unneeded resource so that the garbage collector can clean up after you.

 

After some quick perusing ...

You may just be able to go into your projects properties page, and under the Application tab set the "Shutdown mode" to "After last form closes" instead of the default "When main form closes".