creating a wizard like app in VB.NET

[LIN]

I am trying to create a wizard like application in VB .NET. When i click
NEXT button FORM1 it should open FORM2 and CLOSE that FORM1. How do I
achieve this? I have done this in VB6 but not .NET. A tutorial or a code
same?

Please advice.

Thanks!

LIN

 

[Cor]

Hi Lin,

I am trying to create a wizard like application in VB .NET. When i click
NEXT button FORM1 it should open FORM2 and CLOSE that FORM1. How do I
achieve this? I have done this in VB6 but not .NET. A tutorial or a code
same?

Please advice.

The only advice can be to learn first the basic things and then start making
a wizard. To make a wizard in needs at least a wizard.

Just my thought,

Cor

 

[Steve]

Hi Lin

I liked the Wizard add-in in VB6. It allowed me to create wizard-like
modules quite easily. I don't know if it's available in .NET somewhere, I
haven't looked. The wizards I am going to create are only going to be about
4 or 5 screens long, I would think it'll be better to have all the 'screens'
contained in a GroupBox control, then when the user clicks next, simply hide
the GroupBox for that 'screen' and move the next GroupBox into view.

In my opinion, this would be more preferable than closing and opening forms,
as that would take longer and you will probably want to share data amongst
the stages of the wizard, which would be a lot easier if the stages are on
the same form.

Just an idea to consider.

Kind Regards,
Steve.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I am trying to create a wizard like application in VB .NET. When i click
NEXT button FORM1 it should open FORM2 and CLOSE that FORM1. How do I
achieve this? I have done this in VB6 but not .NET. A tutorial or a code
same?

I remember the magic library includes a wizard framework:

<http://www.dotnetmagic.com> (commercial solution)

Other samples (in C#):

<http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/tswizard.asp>
<http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/ak_wizard.asp?print=true>

 

[Cor]

Hi Herfried,

I remember the magic library includes a wizard framework:

<http://www.dotnetmagic.com> (commercial solution)

To open a form2 from form1?

Is that real a good tool for that?

Or can I maybe sell a tool for that to you?

Cor

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Cor,

To open a form2 from form1?

I have rarely seen a wizard which switched between forms. That's more
confusing than useful. The links I posted do /not/ switch between
forms.

Is that real a good tool for that?

I played around with the free version some months ago and it worked
well.

Or can I maybe sell a tool for that to you?

:->

 

[CJ Taylor]

Cor,



I have rarely seen a wizard which switched between forms. That's more
confusing than useful. The links I posted do /not/ switch between
forms.

I have... wow... slow...

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I have... wow... slow...

Mhm... What do you want to tell me?