Saving Progress in an Application

I'm currently working on an app that will act something like a checkbok register/balancing program. I've been experimenting with the saveFileDialog box, and I've figured out how to save info from one object in the form like a picturebox or textbox. I've also searched through all the info about saveFileDialogs on this forum, and I have this question.

How would I go about saving the information input by the user in a simple way?

I only know about saving information from one object, so the only way I could think of doing this (I'm creating a spreadsheet look with arrays of text boxes) is by creating several loops to save the information from the text boxes.

Any help would greatly be appreciated :D

Maybe use a datagrid control, and databind it to a dataset. Then you can save the dataset as an xml file easily along with reading the xml file back into the dataset real easy.

Thanks for the thought that I've had that much experience. I looked into a datagrid before, but I didn't quite get it. Maybe I'll look into that some more. that would definilty make my life easier with saving :)

By the way, if anyone happens to have a link to a good tutorial on datagrids that would be great too :)

(I've actually been programming for less than a year, but I've learned quickly :) )

All you need to do is create a dataset:
Dim ds As DataSet = New DataSet()

Then populate the dataset with the xml file:
ds.ReadXML("YourXMLFile.xml")

Then bind the dataset to the datagrid:
datagrid1.DataSource = ds

If only everyone could explain things as well as you, then the whole world would know .NET by now ;)

Thanks a bunch. I'll fiddle with it some tomorrow after work.

Well, I was able to do some research at work (still there) I've been able to get it working, but when the program loads up, I have to click a + symbol to get to what I titled "body" click on the link to the body.xml file and then it will display the spreadsheet/datagrid.

How would I set it up so that the spreadsheet shows up right away?

Thanks so much for all the help. I've been learning quite a bit :)

If you dont want that +, then just bind the table directly like this

dataGrid.DataSource = myDataSet.Tables(0)

Sweet :D

Thanks soo much.

Now the last question I have, what file extention should I save the datagrid as? XML? also, is there a way to do hidden fields (I can look that one up when I get back from work if nobody answers that one ;) )

Thanks again everyone!