Few questions about .NET

[Martin Zugec]

Hello there!

Yesterday I decided to begin working with VB.NET (creating GUI in vbscript isnt comfortable)... But I encountered few problems, so I would like to ask few questions...

1.) How to use another form??? I was thinking something like

Dim Form2 as Form
Form2.Show()

But it is creating new form, not using existing one

2.) How to find out who created the file? I mean Owner property

3.) How to simply access XML configuration file? I think I should use XPath, I was thinking about something like WMI convention (Where Name="Logs" get Path)

Are you using XML files?

4.) Why isnt working

MsgBoxStyle.Critical.OKOnly

?

When I enter numerical value, it is working just fine

[liquidplasmaflow]

I hated doing secondary forms, it was always a pain in the arse. And error 4, what are you trying to do with MsgBoxStyle.Critical.OKOnly ? Show me the whole line of code.

[Martin Zugec]

I am just trying to show critical box with OK button (or question with yesno etc.)...

However even through IntelliSense will provide me with this options, they are not doing what they are supposed to do The middle section is ignored.

About forms, I thought it is similar to VB6 (form.show), however as I can see it is working differently... From .NET logic I was thinking that I have to create form as form class (it is working), however I dont know how to manipulate with existing form

[liquidplasmaflow]

I think you need to make a new form in the designer (let's call it DesignedForm) and then do Dim myDesignedForm as New DesignedForm. Then Show() should work.

[Martin Zugec]

Thats it! Thank you

[Martin Zugec]

Hmmm, however I still have problems

How to easily access buttons etc??? Like MyForm1.Label.Text = MyForm2.ComboBox1.Text???

[dman]

Hi Martin,

You need to declare the forms as public shared. this article should help

http://visualbasic.about.com/od/usingvbnet/l/aa080703a.htm

[Martin Zugec]

Heh, thx dude, I already saw that article today, but I was thinking it is just about transparency key

[Martin Zugec]

Another question.

I have two ListView objects... One is for finished installations, second is for running installations.

I created few global variables, that are showing the selection (computer name etc.). However I am trying to find simple way how to determine if anything is selected? I imagine something like

bIsSelected = list1.ItemSelected

[Martin Zugec]

Count property

[Martin Zugec]

Hello guys again I am planning to create something like timer for my work... So when I arrive to my office, I will simply turn it on and it will ring after I spend my usual 8 () hours at work...

Have you implemented code similar to this?