Please see the edited question which has the project structure. I tried a workaround that works -
This happens because of start item
setting in visual studio. To change this -
solution explorer > right click your vb (winforms) project > properties
> application side-tab > Startup form: Form2 (ie the form that points to
modified report)
Rebuild the project and you will get the modified form/report instead of the original one. The problem with this approach is that you will have to change this all the time when you add a new form or report to your project.
Can someone help me to fix this issue ?