[dba-VB] VB.Net 2005 copy a form

William Hindman wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Wed Jul 2 15:46:51 CDT 2008


...damn ...sorry about the sig :(
William


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From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:30 PM
To: <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] VB.Net 2005 copy a form

> Hi William
>
> That brings some relief - I thought I was missing something obvious.
>
> I'll try your method next time.
>
> /gustav
>
>>>> wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com 02-07-2008 18:12 >>>
> Gustav
>
> ...I never "copy" a form outright ...I found it cited as a bad practice on 
> a
> "best practices" list when I first got into vs5 ...it supposedly led to 
> all
> kinds of problems down the line ...my practice is to first create a new 
> form
> in VS and then to copy the contents of the original to the new leaving 
> what
> vs created alone ...I've not had any problems with this (knock on wood) 
> and
> its "almost" as easy as copying and renaming a form.
>
> ...I assumed ms would have fixed such an obvious problem in vs8 but then
> I've been assuming such in Access since A97 days ...and what do I have to
> show for such faith? ...a ribbon! :(
>
> William
> "My friends, we live in the greatest country in the world. Please join 
> with
> me as we try to change it." Obama
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:34 AM
> To: <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] VB.Net 2005 copy a form
>
>> Hi William
>>
>> I have done so. Same issue. Or am I missing something?
>>
>> /gustav
>>
>>>>> wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com 25-06-2008 05:19 >>>
>> ...upgrade to vs2008 :)
>>
>> William
>> "Sen. McCain will bring a lifetime of experience to the campaign...  Sen.
>> Obama will bring a speech that he gave." Hillary Clinton
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:09 PM
>> To: <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
>> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] VB.Net 2005 copy a form
>>
>>> Hi John
>>>
>>> You can copy and paste the .cs file in the Solution Explorer pane. The
>>> copy will be renamed and you can rename that to what you want.
>>>
>>> However, if you in the Properties pane later rename the copy of form to
>>> the new name, I've found that the refactoring mechanics will rename
>>> references to your form not only in the .Designer.cs file (correct) but
>>> also in the original .Designer.cs file (really nasty)! What do others 
>>> do?
>>>
>>> /gustav
>>>
>>>>>> Johncliviger at aol.com 24-06-2008 17:21 >>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> How do you copy a Form in VB.Net 2005?  I have a form with 100+ 
>>> controls.
>>> I  need a very similar form and It seems a real drag to type that lot 
>>> again.
>>> Any sugesstions?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> johnc
>
>
>
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