[AccessD] Tab Control - vb.net

Kath Pelletti kp at sdsonline.net
Tue Apr 25 19:30:30 CDT 2006


Charlotte - I am surprised by how *many* 3rd party tools you use - why do you use them for things like tabs, combos, date/time controls, text boxes? And is that something you would revisit with the new .net or have you gone that way because the new .net is buggy or ??? Are there some that you would particularly recommend?

I will have a look at ActiveReports as one of my requirements for this system is for charts.

Kath
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Charlotte Foust 
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 3:54 AM
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tab Control - vb.net


  VS uses Windows forms (Win Forms) or Web Forms, depending on the kind of
  app you're building.  Most development shops use 3rd party controls
  because the granularity is greater and you can make them do things that
  aren't possible with the built in tools.  VB, C#, and the other
  languages that are part of VS all use the same forms, whether they're
  the built in ones or 3rd party.  You can also mix and match using just
  specific 3rd party tools with the built in tools to meet your needs.  We
  use a lot of the built in controls, like panels, but we use 3rd party
  tab controls, combobboxes, textboxes, date/time controls, calendars,
  grids, and some others that escape me at the  moment.  We also use
  ActiveReports (which is very comfortable for Access programmers) rather
  than the built in Crystal reports and we use ComponentOne graphing
  tools. 


  Charlotte Foust

  -----Original Message-----
  From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
  [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
  Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:11 AM
  To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tab Control - vb.net

  Charlotte,

  Does VB have forms?  Or is MS Forms used by default if a 3rd party
  product like Infragistics is not used?

  Dan 
   


  -----Original Message-----
  From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
  [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte
  Foust
  Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:42 AM
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tab Control - vb.net


  We use 3rd party controls from Infragistics, so I'm not sure about the
  MS forms tab control, but I'd say they should work much like the Access
  version except they're far more powerful, especially when combined with
  panels and other forms tools.   VB.Net is VB 2005/VB 8.  Technically,
  VB.Net was the version in  VS 2003/VB 7, but don't worry about it.  Only
  Microsoft pays attention to the exact name. ;o>


  Charlotte Foust

  -----Original Message-----
  From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
  [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
  Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 9:35 AM
  To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tab Control - vb.net

  Hi Charlotte,

  I was wondering about a tab control in VB.net as well (or should this be
  called VB 2005?)  I depend greatly on these for my Access apps, and
  wonder if the VB tab control works in a similar way as those?

  Thanks!
  Dan 
   


  -----Original Message-----
  From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
  [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte
  Foust
  Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:51 AM
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tab Control - vb.net


  Did you ever get an answer to this?  I was on vacation for 7 working
  days, so I'm out of date. 


  Charlotte Foust

  -----Original Message-----
  From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
  [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kath Pelletti
  Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 5:19 PM
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tab Control - vb.net

  Tabs on the left with horizontal text


  Kath



  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com>
  To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
  <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
  Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:15 AM
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tab Control - vb.net


  > Text on labels is normally horizontal.  Do you have the tabs on the 
  > side, or did you mean vertical text?
  >
  >
  > Charlotte Foust
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
  > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kath
  Pelletti
  > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 5:04 PM
  > To: AccessD VB List; Access D Normal List
  > Subject: [AccessD] Tab Control - vb.net
  >
  > (Cross posted to accessd normal and vb.net lists)
  >
  > I am trying to create a form in vb.net with a tab control, where the 
  > text on the labels is shown horizontally. If you look at [View], 
  > [Property Pages] in vb.net to see the properties of the vb.net app
  then
  > they display a tab control exactly like what I need......
  >
  > Does anyone know which properties I set to get the text to go that
  way?
  > I can't find it....
  >
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