Outlook Type Scheduling?

[Averen]

Hi all,
O.k., here's my dilemma. I'm creating a program for a beauty type business here in town and they are needing some way to schedule their clients and have it interact with a database. They want it to look like the scheduler that Outlook uses. Anyone know if this is possible or if there is just a simple control to use?

Also one other question. Is it possible to have a window that can be maximized within a program? For instance like in Adobe Photoshop you have a lot of different windows running around and some of them are bound to the main window and can be maximized within it. Sorry that's rather vague but it's the best way that I can think to describe it.

Thanks In Advance!
Jared

VB.NET Newbie by admission

[Averen]

Anybody have ANY ideas on this???

Jared

[Pirate]

concerning your 1st question :Yes you can do that in vb.net using controls created by developers.

maybe this helps


2nd :use MDI Forms by doing this :

Create a Windows Application Project .
In the Properties window of that window , set the IsMDIContainer property to true.
This designates the form as an MDI container for child windows.

then you will get exactly what you are looking for.

This example assumes that you have an MDI Window and one on ther window called frmResults. On the MDI Window you will need to place two buttons, one called cmdNewWindow and the other called cmdArrange.

Private Sub cmdNewWindow_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
             ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdNewWindow.Click
 
        Dim f As New frmResults()
 
        f.MdiParent = Me
        f.Show()
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub cmdArrange_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
             ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdArrange.Click
 
        'Me.LayoutMdi(System.Windows.Forms.MdiLayout.TileHorizontal)
        'Me.LayoutMdi(System.Windows.Forms.MdiLayout.Cascade)
        'Me.LayoutMdi(System.Windows.Forms.MdiLayout.ArrangeIcons)
        Me.LayoutMdi(System.Windows.Forms.MdiLayout.TileVertical)
 
    End Sub

have fun!

[Averen]

OMG...you are the man! That was exactly what I was looking for concerning the parent/child windows. One other quick question concerning this. How would I go about creating the buttons so that when the child windows are maximized that they don't go "under" the buttons?

Thanks soooooooo very much for the help!

Jared

[Pirate]

yup
I'm afraid I didn't understand that ???explain

[Averen]

O.k., on the MDIContainer I would like to have a menu with buttons below it...the menu isn't a problem but whenever I put buttons below the menu if I maximize the interior forms the buttons go over the form. I haven't played with MDIContainers much...and haven't really played with .NET that much either, so I'm really not sure how to better explain it ...

[Pirate]

if I'm not mistaken then you are talking about resizing the buttons when you maximize the form.??is that what you mean ???

[Averen]

Not really, what I have is the Container form and 2 others that open up when the main form loads. There is a menu and some buttons at the top of the Container form but when one of the smaller forms is maximized within the container form it goes behind the buttons. What I'm trying to do it get the buttons on the Container form to be "ignored" when the interior forms are maximized. So that the interior forms don't go behind the buttons...hmmm...I'll send a screen shot in a second.

Jared

[Pirate]

good news , I got that.lol
anyways, can you send the project now .

[Averen]

Here's the project...the buttons don't do anything as of yet...it's mainly just the shell of what I'm attempting to do!

Thanks Again!

[Pirate]

i will try it 2morrow .OK?

[Averen]

sounds good! thanks again!

[Pirate]

look at what I've found.
I bet this will help you so much

[briancps]

I had a look at the names of the unzip files but dont have time at the moment to try it. An you tell me in a few words what the projest(s) do ??

thanks BH

[Pirate]

it does most of the things you may need dealing with MDI Forms.
It worths a try

[Pirate]

this dll will simplify your job .

here is the magic

[Averen]

Ah! Perfection! That example was exactly what I needed thank you soooo much again!

Jared

[Pirate]

If you got that dll then let me know .I followed that link which lead to MS website then found that page was "not found".

[Averen]

yeah I got a page not found...I should be able to find it though...since the name and all is already there.

[Pirate]

if you have some time , you can go and check out any of those warez sites or vbsites.