Showing an Existing Screen as a Dialog in LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012

Showing an Existing Screen as a Dialog in LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012

In this article I describe how to show an existing screen as a dialog for a LightSwitch Application.

In my previous article (http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/18ddf7/creating-a-dialog-in-lightswitch-visual-studio-2012/) I described how to create a dialog using LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012.

Steps for Showing an Existing Screen as a Dialog

Step 1

Open the Solution Explorer.

Step 2

In Solution Explorer, open the HTML client screen for which you want to show as a dialog.

Step 3

The Screen Designer appears.

Step 4

In the screen designer, choose the topmost node.

Step 5

Open the properties window.

Step 6

In the properties window, select the "Show As Dialog" check box.

Step 7

When we start debugging we get:

Click on the "Add" Tab and we will see:

Insert the data in the following fields:

Click on the "Save" button.