Creating a Wizard...

[squirrelly1]

Geez, it's been a while since I've used these forums... I'm glad they're still here!

My question for you guru's and fellow code searchers...

What is the best (Ah-hem *Free*) resource on creating wizards for use in my Visual Basic applications? I have seen the wizard wizard (he he, that just sounds funny), but it looks a little complicated. Is there anything out there that can break it down for me?

What are your opinions on this subject? I welcome your responses.

The Squirrelly1

[Armbruster]

Probably easiest to do with the tab control. I have seen Microsoft examples of this. Remember though, the tab control is NOT a container control.

You basically put a tab control on a form and hide the tabs. You then create several frames - one frame (and one tab on the tab control) for each "step" in the wizard. You then put on previous and next buttons. If the user is on the first tab, the previous button is disabled. If the user is on the last tab, the next button is disabled (and a finish button appears). Whenever the previous or next button is pushed you move the tab number up or down one accordingly. You then move the appropriate frame on top of the tab control and set the frame to visible for the selected step.

It really sound more complicated than it is. Once you set the whole thing up, it would be relatively easy to modify/maintain.