I'm trying to do a Report Designer for end user. Like the one that adds vb.net when u add to proyect a .rpt file. But i wanted to do it on the run, so the end user can change the desing of the report as they want.
View 2 RepliesI have opened an existing project and made changes in the design mode. (For example, I added a new button.) But when I tested the program using Start Debugger, none of my changes showed up.
View 1 Replieshow to design a JAVA EDITOR using VB.NET please....
View 5 RepliesIf I double click on an existing XSD file in a VB project to display the XSd file in Design mode, I get a menu and some instruction, but none of the menu buttons work and my XSD file is not displayed. Does this XSD design mode work properly in VS2010 B2? How do I display the contents of my XSd file?
View 4 RepliesI am just new in visual basic and I was given a task to do a basketball playbook application using visual basic. I am trying to do a simple editor that would allow you to design the plays. How do I implement a picturebox (picturebox1) with an image in it (lets say image1) then when I drag it image1 will appear in another picturebox (picturebox2)with a basketball court background. Then after dragging image1, picturebox1 will now display another image (image2) ready to be dragged also.
View 3 RepliesI have a UserControl class in a Windows Application project. One of the properties of it is a collection of another class that I have defined. I can't seem to find a good example of how to get the standard collection editor working for it at design time.I got it working using some example code I found to a degree, but the data in my collection doesn't get saved. When I exit the form and open it back up in design time the data isn't there any more.Here is my class:
Public Class Gauge
Inherits Control
Private WithEvents _Captions As New CaptionCollection
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There is no editor available for 'file path here'. Make sure the application for file type (.vb) is installed. This is the error that I get when I try to open a project I did a while back in VB. I tried a C# project and I can open the form for viewing fine, but for some reason VB won't work? I really don't want to do a repair on the whole application as it takes a while and I'm not even sure I have the ISO right now.
View 1 RepliesI am trying to extend the functionality of the ToolStripPanel control (which is a panel hosting ToolStrips that can be moved during design-time, as I'm sure you know).One thing I wanted to add was a 'ToolStrips' property, which would be a collection of ToolStrips the user can edit via the collection editor in the designer. So instead of manually placing ToolStrips on the ToolStripPanel via the toolbox, the user can just use the property to add/remove (or even edit) them. This is of course similar to how you add/remove/edit TabPages in a TabControl.So, I came up with this code, which I have used successfully in the past for other controls:
Public Class cToolStripPanel
Inherits ToolStripPanel
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The cToolStripPanel control inherits the ToolStripPanel control and adds the ToolStrips property, which is of type ToolStripCollection. That class, in turn, inherits the Collection(Of ToolStrip). In the InsertItem method, I add the 'item' ToolStrip to the cToolStripPanel. Of course I also need to override the RemoveItem / ClearItems methods but that's for another time.I am 100% sure that this code should works, at least for other controls. If you replace ToolStrip with Button (for example), I can add buttons via the property during design-time just fine, exactly the way I want it.But it seems that ToolStrips are special. When I try to Add a toolstrip (via the collection editor Add button), a null reference exception occurs. I've been trying to debug this all day and I've finally come up with a possible candidate for the problem... (I've actually used design-time debugging for the first time ever, which was pretty cool, and which showed me that the InsertItem method is not run!)
I think the problem is that the collection editor cannot create a new instance of the ToolStrip class. I can remember when trying to inherit from the ToolStrip, I was forced to add a constructor, because the ToolStrip "has more than one constructor that can be called with no arguments".Perhaps this is causing my problem? Do I (and if yes, how?) have to somehow control the creation of a new instance of the ToolStrip? Or am I completely off track and that is not what is causing the problem? I'm sure that it's a problem with the ToolStrip class, since I can use the exact same method with other controls just fine. It's only when I change the type to ToolStrip that it starts getting angry at me....
I am working on a windows forms project that will allow a user to have an interface to the database, and another will be a nightly run process file that will update the database table.The user will add new records to the table, whereas the nightly process will update the columns with new values (think mortgage interest rates)
Both these projects will be using the same business logic component that has the calculations needed to enter values into the table.The way I am figuring this out, is that I will have two exe's (one for the interface and one for the nightly process) and have a central object that will host the calculations. What would be the best object for this purpose?A class file?A windows service? (I want to stay away from a windows service, because it will have to be running all the time)
I have writtrn this code in VB editor to call avaya script to run a report.. Shell ("c:\Satya\satya1.bat")
this doesnot workin my system.where as it is working on other systems.what should i do.
I'm coming from ASP.NET background and lately I started developing winforms applications for my company, I had no problem with the move from ASP to winforms programing wise, the only thing i have problem with is to my program to look good across different screen resolutions, resolutions is big problem when developing for the web as well, but I already learned and know how to handle those problems and make my website to look good under almost any resolution what I'm really asking, can someone experienced in this area tell me what are the rules and guidelines i should follow and obey for my winforms application will look good in most resolutions.
View 2 RepliesHow can i get the text object so that i can use it in formula editor?
View 1 RepliesI have a form that is used at design-time to configure various properties. I've tried two ways to do a form-level catch all exception:
(1) I add a handler to Application.ThreadException in the constructor.
(2) I wrap the Show method, of the form, in a Try/Catch block
Both of these work at run-time when I test by adding a property grid to a form and set my component as the SelectedObject. However, at design-time the form simply closes with no message whatsoever; neither my message nor any message explaining that there is an unhandled exception. This is not about debugging at design-time. It's about how to present the user with a friendly message when my type editor encounters an unhandled exception.
I've created a custom clipboard because it's not possible to make my whole class map serializable - which is a requirement for the windows clipboard.However, I need to distinguish between users who are using my clipboard through a unique id. Basically, I want to be able identify a person who is sat at one PC with one or more copies of visual studio (or similar) open.
View 1 RepliesIs there a shortcut to get to the designview form in a winforms project in visual studio 2010.F7 will take you to code behind class form and shift + F7 will take you to design mode. Is there a shortcut to filename.designer.cs formWhere you have the control definitions, delegates (for click event etc). defined. I go to the form often if I change the name of click event etc.I have to go through solution explorer and click on the file. Is there a shortcut like F7 that opens the designer.cs file?
View 1 RepliesIs it possible to design my form like 3D? Or having my form displayed as a rounded rectangle?
View 3 RepliesI work with VB 2008
I need to design my reports by users
please tell my the best way,or the best report type
how to design a report to be printed. I have a table of data, and some textboxes with more data. I save this to a file using binary formatting (it's a small amount of information).I want to be able to print this table and data onto paper but I cannot work out how to do it.Do I have to use graphics to design a report? Do I then add the data?Basically, I want to be able to add a table of data and the other sections of data to a report and print it?
View 2 RepliesI have a class that has a readonly collection property - Its a list of extender providers that have been applied to the control.I've implemented a simple property descriptor for the collection so that the property can be expanded in the property grid to examine each entry.
When I select an extender provider and set it to false, I remove it from the collection. The GetProperties method of the type converter is requeried and the property grid refreshes.However, when I set an extender provider to true, and thus add it to the collection, GetProperties is not requeried.
Somehow, the property grid is making a distinction between adding to and removing from the collection. Or alternativly, its refreshing when an extender provider is added, but not when one is removed.
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(I've answered the question below with a hack. I'm fairly confident in it unless MS change the way that codedom serializers the designer code.)ETA2:I've worked out what is going on. I wondered why sometimes it would work and not others. It boils down to the name that I give to the internal property and the collection.If I rename the property 'Annoyance' to 'WTF', it will serialize correctly because 'WTF' is, alphabetically, after the name of the collection - 'InternalAnger'.It looks like the serializer is creating instances of objects alphabetically and needs my internal property to be created by the time it comes to create the collection.I can fix this with a rename, but that's a hack and I fear that writing a custom serializer is a big job - which I've never done before.ETA: Jesus, I'm sick of this. This problem was specifically about persisting an interface collection but now on further testing it doesn't work for a normal collection. Here's some even simpler code:
Public Class Anger
End Class
Public Class MyButton
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I�m working on a project that saves records to a datatable/dataset. I then serialize the dataset to save it, and deserialize to show the records in a datagridview, I add more records, serialize, deserialize etc etc. � I�m using binary formatting. I added the dataset/datatable from the toolbox and selected �untyped� for the dataset. I want to print out this table and other text. Do I need to draw a report using graphics on to a page and then programmatically add the data from the deserialized file, or is there a better way to design and add data to a report? I�ve looked at crystal reports and report viewer and I cannot see how to programmatically add data using them � they both talk about connecting to a SQL or ADO database which mine isn�t.
View 5 RepliesI am new to VB.Net. I need to develop enduser design report (creating movable, re-size controls like textbox,dropdown)i.e when end user click create text box button a text box should create on the report editor grid(like listview with grid or any other, i dont know even how to or which control will have vertical and horzontal grid lines)Please give me idea how to develop it in vb.net.which Microsoft components i need to use.i saw an application like this it looks very simple when user click design template buttona window opens with an editor with horizontal and vertical rulers. on the top there is a menu control with menus like Add text box, Add label, add muliti select, Save.
View 7 Repliesi am in the process designing the screen of a report form.I would like to have the Report selection (button, search criteria) on the left hand side and crystal report on the right hand side of the form.My idea is such that:Report Selection take up 30% of the screen and Crystal Report take up 70% of the screen.User are able to view the crystal report immediately after they have filled in all the search criteria and press the OK button.My purpose of doing this is to avoid to have another pop up for crystal report.Is it possible to do so in VB.NET?
View 4 Repliesi will need to generate a report based on user input for every food that will look like this:i plan to have a pdf displayed on a winform using the adobe pdf reader control. the pdf will be the header of the above graphic, but the list of foods and the reactions will be generated. this is what i need: i need the form to be printable to exactly at a usual paper size, what ever it is 8.5x11 or something i need to have images and probably textboxes that will go on top of the pdf. so each food name will probably be a separate textbox and each reaction picture will be created during run time from the user input.i would like to clarify that i will not need to generate a new pdf file. i will just use an existing pdf file and will put images and text over it what is the simplest way to accomplish this report?
View 3 RepliesI successfully converted a VB6 program to .net 2008. Phew. Thats the fast way to learn a new language I'd like to get an exe that I can try running out of the design environment. Is that the "Publish" menu selection?
View 3 Repliesam designig softwear with vb.net 2008 and mssql server 2005 express that can print on id card. i have the query written correctly that can retrive employee info. including the picture on a report.my question is how to set the report to automatically pick the size of the small id card.
View 2 RepliesI have a vb.net 2.0 winforms project that is full of all kinds of business reports (generated with Excel interop calls) that can be run "on-demand". Some of these reports filter through lots of data and take a long time to run - especially on our older machines around the office.I'd like to have a system where a report request can be made from the client machines, some listener sees it, locates a server with low-load, runs the report on that server, and emails the result to the user that requested it
View 2 RepliesAre there any good free alternatives to DevExpress data grids (WinForms)?I am looking for WinForms Data Grid and Data Editor Controls.
View 1 RepliesI have a "legacy" VB.NET application (winforms) written for .NET 1.1, and re-compiled under 2.0 that produces a report in HTML via a custom XmlTextWriter wrapper that is suited for HTML. The user then would print the report into pdf if they wanted to.
That was 2003, and now technology has changed a bit, especially within the C#/VB.NET world, and customers want to skip the HTML part, and go to PDF directly. What are my options for open source, or low cost PDF libraries that work well with .NET and must support tables with pictures (generated bitmaps from code) and text.
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Been casually working on getting my users out of the DB completely. We use a vb.net app I created as a front-end but there are many reports that were built in Access and I want to give my users a way to open Access and run the report via my WinForms app.
Have gotten as far as being able to open an instance of Access and do what I need to do. Where I left off was running into a problem with not being able to tell if an instance of the msaccess.exe process is running and use it instead of opening another.