Is there a control similar to the VB6 properties window?

Hello there! This is my first post to General VB in absolutely ages :)

Anyway here's the problem: I need a control that will do what the properties window in VB6 does - a list of different named attributes with corresponding input facilities next to the names. Attributes that are plain text get textboxes next to them, those that are files get those textboxes with the [...] button that brings up the file dialog, attributes which have a certain number of constants get a combobox with the list of constants available by dropping down the list..... I think you get the idea :)

So, is there a control that does this? I figure there must be since it's used in a few places and seems like a useful kinda thing.

Any suggestions?

lookup "property pages" in the MSDN help

You can create property pages for your own ActiveX controls, i think that's what you're after.

Good luck :)

i assume your talking about properties for your activex controls

if yes, then go through the activex wizard.
then add "property" wizard to your "addin manager"

This will give you the same properties page, for a file, that Windows gives you.

VB Code:

Private Type SHELLEXECUTEINFO
    cbSize        As Long
    fMask         As Long
    hwnd          As Long
    lpVerb        As String
    lpFile        As String
    lpParameters  As String
    lpDirectory   As String
    nShow         As Long
    hInstApp      As Long
    lpIDList      As Long     'Optional parameter
    lpClass       As String   'Optional parameter
    hkeyClass     As Long     'Optional parameter
    dwHotKey      As Long     'Optional parameter
    hIcon         As Long     'Optional parameter
    hProcess      As Long     'Optional parameter
End Type
 
Private Const SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST = &HC
Private Const SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS = &H40
Private Const SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI = &H400
 
Private Declare Function ShellExecuteEx Lib "shell32.dll" (SEI As SHELLEXECUTEINFO) As Long
 
Private Sub ShowProperties(filename As String, OwnerhWnd As Long) 
  'open a file properties property page for
  'specified file if return value
   Dim SEI As SHELLEXECUTEINFO 
  'Fill in the SHELLEXECUTEINFO structure
   With SEI
      .cbSize = Len(SEI)
      .fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS Or _
               SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST Or _
               SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI
      .hwnd = OwnerhWnd
      .lpVerb = "properties"
      .lpFile = filename
      .lpParameters = vbNullChar
      .lpDirectory = vbNullChar
      .nShow = 0
      .hInstApp = 0
      .lpIDList = 0
   End With
 
  'call the API to display the property sheet
   Call ShellExecuteEx(SEI)  
End Sub
 
'Usage:   Place the full path and file name in the text box
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Call ShowProperties((Text1.Text), Me.hwnd)
End Sub

Thanks guys :)

What I am actually after is an ActiveX control that is, in itself, this properties window. I'm not actualls asking for something I'm doing personally, it's one of the guys I work with. I think he wants to embed this flexible property list, containing properties he can define at runtime, into a web page.

Is that possible with what you're suggesting?

*Bump*

Edanmo has one (www.domaindlx.com/e_morcillo) and I think there's one on VB2TheMax (www.vb2themax.com).

There are also a few commercial ones out and about - if you are prepared to pay, go to www.componentsource.com and have a butchers...

- gaffa