Repeat controls

[Matthew]

I am wanting to create an order form with a couple of text boxes and a
ComboBox.

Because it's an order form, there need to be several (maybe 5) of them. My
guess is the best way is to create an inherited form, but I couldn't figure
out how to get it to repeat.

Also, when those five controls get filled out, I would like to add another
on the bottom.

Suggestions?

Matthew

 

[Larry Serflaten]

I am wanting to create an order form with a couple of text boxes and a
ComboBox.

Because it's an order form, there need to be several (maybe 5) of them. My
guess is the best way is to create an inherited form, but I couldn't figure
out how to get it to repeat.

Also, when those five controls get filled out, I would like to add another
on the bottom.

Suggestions?

Make the group a single User Control?

LFS

 

[Matthew]

Make the group a single User Control?

Yes, that's the idea.
However, I still don't know how to make several programmatically.

I am looking for something like this:
For i As Integer = 1 To 4
Me.UserControl1 & i = New UserControl1
Me.Controls.Add(UserControl1 & i)
Next

Unfortunately, that's not valid.

Matthew

 

[Larry Serflaten]

Yes, that's the idea.
However, I still don't know how to make several programmatically.

I am looking for something like this:
For i As Integer = 1 To 4
Me.UserControl1 & i = New UserControl1
Me.Controls.Add(UserControl1 & i)
Next

First open up the designer code section and see how VB adds
controls. You'll need to copy that process.

Second you need one variable name to refer to several identical
objects. That means you need to hold them in an array.

Dim MyControls() As UserControl1

LFS