Forms :: Creating Editable Text On A Form?
Jun 2, 2009
I am using VS2008, I need to update a vb6 application that I wrote a while back and make it more user friendly. [EDIT] I am not using any of the vb6 code, this is a complete rewrite.[/EDIT] The application basically creates ZPL based on user inputs, it sends the ZPL to the printer via the parallel port and we have our label. I know there are pre-written pieces of software that do this but I have a few other things going on that are not an option for a pre-written label application.
The task at hand at this point is creating a form which will display a mock-up of the label and allow the user to create text, rotate it, move it, re-size it etc. I will also have to add in image support a little further down the line but I figured i would keep it simple to start out. This is my first major project in .net (the company has been hesitant to spend the money until now and I haven't had the time to do much on my own.)
I think the best place for me to start would be with a simple form with a button that allows me to create text and edit it only. I am unsure of the best way to pull this off, should I be using a label, a text box with the design styles turned off or something altogether different that I may not know about?
To summarize:
a) What type of object should I be using?
b) How would I go about creating it?
c) How should I go about making it movable/editable at runtime?
As an aside, I am aware that the ThermalLabel SDK would probably be beneficial in this application but the company is not willing to spend anymore on this project.
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Apr 12, 2012
I have a grid view that is shown on the click of a button and takes the input of a text box. This works great, however i would like this gridview to be editable.The code for my button is
GridView2.Visible = True
lblEnterName.Text = ""
If txtLoanName.Text = "" Then
[code]....
I know the datasource needs update,delete queries etc, but not sure how to add these as the datasource is created when the button is pressed.
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May 8, 2010
I am trying to build a NOTEPAD/WORDPAD like application with vb.net on visual studio 2008.
I need an option to define and choose (MsWord, or CSS like) paragraphs styles, such as: "heading1", "green quotes", etc.
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Mar 9, 2012
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But this makes every cell in column editable. Is there a way i can make some cells editable in column? If you know how to do it,
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Sep 8, 2010
I have a form that when a user clicks on a button that it opens a new window with a dataset. Is it possible to be able to edit that dataset and have messagebox.shows along with that for approval?
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Jan 21, 2009
All I want to do is build some kind of table-like or grid-like control in my form that has two columns. An element in the first column should be a checkbox that is changable by the user, and an element in the second column is some un-editable text. Of course, when the user checks or unchecks a checkbox, I have to be able to handle that event and figure out which row it came from.I've been trying this all day with no luck. Do I use a ListView or a DataGridView? If the answer is DataGridView, do I add columns and rows to it directly or do I try to make a DataTable which I then assign to the DataGridView's "DataSource" property?Is is possible to make editable checkboxes in a DataTable? I succeeded in making checkboxes by making a DataColumn of type boolean, but then I couldn't check or uncheck them during runtime.
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but then I couldn't figure out how to add rows. The examples online all assume that there is only string data in each row.Also there is apparently a type called DataGridBoolColumn? What is that all about?My point is there are a lot of different objects out there with similar sounding names
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Jun 1, 2011
How to make some columns in datagridview editable and some columns are non-editable in the same datagridview control??
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Apr 15, 2009
How can i create bullet points in a Rich Text Box?
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Aug 10, 2010
I have an application with several forms. The form Main.vb has always been editable in the designer. However, this has changed. The icon in front of the name has changed to a module icon, and the designer and code are no longer found. When I run the application, it still functions as expected.
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Oct 4, 2011
I'm making a IM LAN Chat, and I don't want to limit it to a specific number of chats that can be open at any given time (By re-producing the forms and setting variables once a chat is open).
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Sep 30, 2009
What is the best way to create a non editable image from a text string? Currently I am saving a number of strings to .csv files. Are there any options that do not involve buying additional products? I am using VB.net 2005.
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Jul 26, 2009
I have to save the text boxe values of a form to a text file almost like a data record. I will be saving an Employee First Name, Last Name, Dept Number, and Phone Number. This I know how to do using streamwriter.
next form which we have to use stream reader to load one record at a time. The form has a next button to load the next record. How do I seperate each record (I am sorry for calling it a record if this is inappropriate) when use streamreader and how do I load a record at a time.
I know how to open a file and use streamreader, I just don't know how to read one record at a time and move to the next one.
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May 15, 2011
I was using 2 forms, the first one has general data capture and the second one is a calendar form. On Form1 I have mulitple windows controls. A Textb ox and beside a Calendar button. When I click on a Calendar Command button, it should open calendar form and once the user selects the date, the date should be placed in the text box on the form1. Identical to this on Form1 I need multiple textboxes that needs date to be captured.I cannot use a global variable for this as I need to validate mulitple text boxes. To explain this, I have a Transaction Date and Date Received. I need to validate whether Transaction date is prior Date Received or not? I dont want to use several global variables b'coz I might need multiple validations as above. Please help me on this.
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Nov 23, 2009
System.InvalidOperationException was unhandled.
An Error occurred creating the Form. The error is: The Parameter is incorrect
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Jun 17, 2012
All the code i found for multi-threading is complex and not clear.What i want to do is creating a thread for reading and analyzing a big text file on Form_Load event, so that the form UI building continue without waiting for reading and analyzing the file finish.
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Feb 9, 2009
I have two forms . each form has a text box. if i type something in first text box, and click next button, it has to show up on the second text box which is on the second form. how would i code this, or how can i use a module?
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Dec 25, 2011
I'm looking forward to reading and adding more to the community here. I've created a text based rpg. Next semester we are learning Visual Basic. I'm on winter break and I would like to get a head start on my learning. I've been working on creating some forms and message boxes. What is throwing me off, is that I have a good feel for doing coding so that I get functionality the will produce effects in a console. Coding the forms is a bit confusing for me. Is this something that others have run into? Is their some good primers for VB? I don't have my text books yet.
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Sep 13, 2010
What is the vb.net equivalent to accomplishing this?
static void Main()
{
frmCalcView view = new frmCalcView();
[code].....
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Jun 29, 2009
actually i'm trying to write a small program for my project's presentation. i created a form with buttons, each time i click on a button, i want a text loaded from MS word document to be displayed inside the form.
i thought about dislaying the text inside a label or textbox, but the problem is that the text doesn't preserve its state, i mean colors and fonts which are defined in the MS word document, it just displays everything in black color, small size..etc, even if i change the properties of the label in color or font, thoses changes will be applied to the whole text.
is there any control who can display the text loaded from a MS word coument with its colors and fonts which are already defined in the word document, or there any solution to do this ?
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Oct 19, 2010
When in design view I can change the text displayed in the banner of the form(next to the icon) but when I build the code and test the form doesn't have the text displayed? I'm using VB express 2008
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Dec 21, 2010
I wanna save the data present on the form to the text file.I am using vb.net for this. how can i write the text present on the form in the same formate (showing on the form) in the .txt file.
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May 2, 2010
I have a Main Module that loads a form. I want to update text on a Label, my code is:
Public mFormSplash As Form = New FormSplash
Sub Main
With mFormSplash[code]....
The code loads the form OK but does not update the Label's text (LabelStatus)I am getting an error Error:
'LabelStatus' is not a member of 'System.Windows.Forms.Form'.
This worked ok on a previous project and I can't work out what is different.
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Mar 11, 2009
I have a problem to solve and not quite sure if the way I think is correct.
I have a main form class MainForm the class has got: a variable call Value and a label called LabelValue
Now I would like to automatically update LabelValue every time the Value changes his value
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Mar 19, 2012
Is there a quick way of creating child forms? I am going to have 20+ and all the code I can find is this below:[code]Can I not make a subroutine and send the form into it to be made a child form? Something like this pseudo code:Is there a fast way like this available?[code]
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Mar 19, 2012
Is there a quick way of creating child forms? I am going to have 20+ and all the code I can find is this below:
Dim MDIChildForm As New form2()
MDIChildForm.MdiParent = Me
MDIChildForm.Show()
Can I not make a subroutine and send the form into it to be made a child form? Something like this pseudo
Private Sub setChildForms()
createChildForm(form2)
createChildForm(form3)
[code]....
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Mar 23, 2010
I'd like to build a program which shares files between two computers. My method for doing that is setting up a home network, basically, on one computer, put a file there, and share that file on the network. The other computer would then connect to the network (through my application) and find the file and read it. I know this is very long. I would just like you to help me start up.How do I create a wireless network ENTIRELY THROUGH VB during the initial setup of the application? I don't want the user to deal with creating the network himself.
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Sep 3, 2010
I have an assignment to complete, that for the most part is half way done, the application starts with the number zero (0) and anytime the count button is pressed, the a one (0) should be added to the output label?
Public Class CounterForm
Private Sub countButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles countButton.Click
countTotalLabel.Text = Val(countButton.Text) + 1 End Sub
End Class
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Jul 17, 2009
So I've been trying to make a form in which a few of the buttons have keyboard shortcuts such as the F keys as well as the arrow buttons. Here's the code I've been using
Private Sub frmOrganizer_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown
If obSelect = True Then
[code].....
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Dec 20, 2011
no forms can be seen when creating a new project.. i am going to choose a window form but there are no forms to choose.
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Jul 6, 2010
Just looking for a bit of advice really on the best way to go about something.I am creating a new freeware game in which I am creating like OS for the game. So far I have the OS Home screen (Desktop) with a menu a bit / time / date etc.hat I am trying to do (and not sure the best way to do it) Is I want to be able to create windows within my virtual desktop 'form' as Windows does essentially for instance clicking on 'start' and going to 'Internet Explorer'I have turned the boreder style to no the desktop form and any other thing I do so its my look and feel but I am not sure the best way to go about this. I possibly thought creating my 'windows' as panels and just showing and hiding them but that doesn't appear to work when I overlay them.
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