// button on 2nd form

​

if (e.Button.Properties.Caption == "New Note")

            {

                AddNote.id = id;

                AddNote addnote = new AddNote(this);

                addnote.Show();

            }

​

// new note form & refresh 2nd form which works

        ViewDetails form1;

        public AddNote(ViewDetails _form1)

        {

            InitializeComponent();

            form1 = _form1;

        }

​

        void callSomething()

        {

            form1.refreshNotes();

        }

​

​

​

// button the main form

        private void btnnewnote_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

        {

            if (dataGridpelates.SelectedRows.Count == 1)

            {

                customerforms.AddNote.id = dataGridpelates.CurrentRow.Cells[0].Value;

                customerforms.AddNote addnote = new customerforms.AddNote();  // needs (this) but it's other form

                addnote.Show();

            }

            else

            {

                MessageBox.Show("Παρακαλώ επιλέξτε μία επαφή πρώτα.", "Σφάλμα!", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);

            }

        }

​

​

​