DataGrid Selection to Open Form [RESOLVED]

FORM1 has a datagrid populated by way of a dataset/dataadapter

FORM 2 is an INPUT FORM (for adding new student records) and is also used as a POPULATED FORM (showing populated student records) containing textboxes, comboboxes, checkboxes and datagrids.

I would like to be able to open FORM1
SELECT a record from the datagrid
and have it open up FORM2 with the StudentID and StudentName in the Form Text. And have all the objects populated with the pertinent information for that specific selection.



Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Simply you have to get the ID from form1 and pass it to form2 and select the records in form2 based on that ID. You can define a variable class and use it to share the variables between forms. Other ways are possible too.

I have been programming for 3 months and I am having difficulty with this, however I believe that it should be fairly simplistic.

I can pull up the form I want, but I am having difficulty setting the variables to create the formtext = to StudentID and StudentName in my Dataset

Would it be possible to show an example code, maybe that will help me grasp the concept. I understand variables, maybe I'm making it too hard, but setting variables for the dataset I'm having a hard time with.

I appreciate your patience and help. I have tried to figure this out after your response, but still unable to resolve on my own.

Dim myDataset As DataSet
Dim intStudentID As Integer
Dim strStudentLName As String
Dim strStudentFName As String
Dim frmMessage As New String
frmMessage.Text = (intStudent - strStudentLName, strStudentFName)



Thank you in advance for any help.

I tell you the concept here:

1. Either define a varibale class to hold the values you want to pass to form2 or public properties in form1 that contains those values.
2. Define a dataadapter and a dataset in form1 and populate your datagrid.
3. Place some code to catch row selection of your datagrid and there assing those values (studentnumber, first name, last name..) to the properties and then show form2
4. In form2 add a dataadapter with parametrized select query (the parameter would be for example the student number that you are trying to show its records data)
5. In form2 load event read those properties and pass it to form2.text and also to the parameter of the dataadapter then fill your dataset.

If you still have difficulty with it sent me your application so i wil help you writing the code.

Thank you for your offer to help. This has finally been resolved with help from others.

The following code is what worked for me:

Private Sub DataGrid1_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles DataGrid1.MouseDown

'The code below will open a second form when a user clicks on
'the first column of the datagrid of the first form
'and the form title text will show the record #- LName, FName

Dim hti As System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid.HitTestInfo
hti = DataGrid1.HitTest(e.X, e.Y)
If hti.Type = System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid.HitTestType.Cell Then
If hti.Column = 0 Then
Cursor.Current = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.WaitCursor
Dim Prog As New Form2()
Prog.MdiParent = Me.MdiParent
Prog.Label1.Text = ComboBox1.Text
Prog.Label2.Text = TextBox1.Text
Prog.Text = DataGrid1.Item(hti.Row, hti.Column) & _
"- " & DataGrid1.Item(hti.Row, 1) & ", " & _
DataGrid1.Item(hti.Row, 2)
Prog.Show()
End If
Cursor.Current = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Default
End If
End Sub

Hope this can be of help to someone else.

Thank you again for you offer of help.