VC++ New Window

I am currently making a notepad application, and I got 90% of it programmed, one thing that compeletly eludes me is making a new window!

What I mean is, when you click "File -> New" it opens a new window of that same program.

My code:

Code:

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private: System::Void newToolStripMenuItem_Click(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {
                          gcnew Form1() = newWindow;
                          newWindow->ShowWindow();

                }

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The error:

Code:

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1>------ Build started: Project: SeaPad, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>  SeaPad.cpp
1>c:\users\dc\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\seapad\seapad\Form1.h(357): error C2065: 'newWindow' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\users\dc\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\seapad\seapad\Form1.h(358): error C2065: 'newWindow' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\users\dc\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\seapad\seapad\Form1.h(358): error C2227: left of '->ShowWindow' must point to class/struct/union/generic type
1>          type is ''unknown-type''
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

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Thanks in advance! Cody

P.S. On a side note, does anyone know why Intellisense/Auto Complete is not working at all for Visual C++ 2010?

This is not C++. That is why IntelliSense is non-working.

It's C++/CLI. Please for the love of god, think about your choice. Do you need C++/CLI? If you want the .NET Framework, use C#. If you want performance and the ability to compile for multiple platforms, use C++. If you have legacy code, masochistic tendencies or suicidal thoughts, feel free to continue with C++/CLI.

Quote:

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gcnew Form1() = newWindow;

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...shoud be:

Code:

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Form1^ newWindow = gcnew Form1();

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That's still not wht you want, but it should compile. Look into the Process class to actually start a new process and not just a new subwindow.