Windows Forms

[blindlizard]

Does anyone know of a good resource to find syntax for creating Windows Forms in VB.Net? I want to build forms from code, without using VS.Net IDE.

[Cander]

it is actually very simple

create a class that inherits the Form obejct

Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class myForm1
    Inherits Form


End Class

then declare controls you will use

Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class myForm1
    Inherits Form
    
    Private myButton As New Button()
    Pfivate myText As Ne wTextBox()

End Class

finally build constructor called New and set each controls needed properties(Caption, size, colors, etc.) and add to the forms collection

Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class myForm1
    Inherits Form
    
    Private myButton As New Button()
    Private myText As Ne wTextBox()

    Public Sub New()
        myButton.Text = "Click Me"
        myButton.Show()
        myText.Show()
        
        Controls.Add(myButton)
        Controls.add(myText)
    End Sub
End Class

Basically that is it.

[blindlizard]

Thanks that helped a lot just to see it. Do you know a reference I could use to see all the properties of each control like myButton.Text?

[Cander]

run wincv.exe (comes with framework)

in the search box type the control name then select it from the list. you will then seed all properties/methods/events for it

[blindlizard]

I searched for wincv.exe but it can't find it?

[Cander]

it is part of the .net framework. just type wincv from the Run menu in the Start Menu

[blindlizard]

says can't find file wincv or one of its componenets

[Cander]

??

look in the program files\microsoft.net\frameworksdk\bin (unless you installed elsewhere)

wincv.exe is supposed to be there

[blindlizard]

I cn't even find a path like that. The closest I see is C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework

[Cander]

hm..guess you just have the regular 21 meg redistrabutable. you need the SDK which has that as well as the command line compilers you need.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/...mpositedoc.xml

[blindlizard]

Looks like I don't have the SDK installed, just the framework. I am downloading it now. Thanks for your help

[Cander]

right at the same time..lol

cool. Well when you isntall that, you should have that wincv.exe and the vbc.exe compiler

[blindlizard]

Thank you soo mush for your help