MDI Applications

Any windows based environment supports two types of application

1.     SDI Application (Single Document Interface Application)

2.     MDI Application (Multiple Document Interface Application)

1.SDI Applications: 

The applications that will allow the user to work with only one file / document at once are known as SDI Application

  Ex:-Notepad

2.MDI Applications:  

The applications that will allow the user to work with more than one file / Document at once are known as MDI Applications

Ex: MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Powerpoint etc

To create any MDI App., we need to include MDI form with in the application

MDI form will be treated as parent form

Remaining forms will be treated as child forms

Where MDI Forms are used:

In general MDI forms are used at the end phase of the project

Initially individual modules are computerized by the teams. Then after completion of all modules. All modules will be integrated together using MDI FORM