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Old 02-20-2009   #1 (permalink)
Derek Hart


 
 

Dynamically Load/Save Visual Studio Forms

I want to give my business analysts the ability to create windows forms in
Visual Studio 2008. They will not design any code, but just will design the
screen and set properties. I will use the Visual Studio sdk to build some
other functionality into Visual Studio. I want to be able to save the form
that was created and make it more portable, such as sending to somebody else
to use. I see that 3 files get created: form1.vb, form1.designer.vb and
form1.resx - Is there a way to turn these into xml, or even just use the
form1.vb file only? Can I send this to another PC, and then compile the
application, and have the whole form, or do I need the designer.vb and rex
files also? Could I do a just in time compile and compile the form1.vb form
dynamically the first time it is used in the application?



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Old 02-24-2009   #2 (permalink)
Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]


 
 

Re: Dynamically Load/Save Visual Studio Forms



"Derek Hart" <derekmhart@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#3W4vw4kJHA.1172@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I want to give my business analysts the ability to create windows forms in
> Visual Studio 2008. They will not design any code, but just will design
> the
> screen and set properties. I will use the Visual Studio sdk to build some
> other functionality into Visual Studio. I want to be able to save the form
> that was created and make it more portable, such as sending to somebody
> else
> to use. I see that 3 files get created: form1.vb, form1.designer.vb and
> form1.resx - Is there a way to turn these into xml, or even just use the
> form1.vb file only? Can I send this to another PC, and then compile the
> application, and have the whole form, or do I need the designer.vb and rex
> files also? Could I do a just in time compile and compile the form1.vb
> form
> dynamically the first time it is used in the application?
Just use WPF and XAML, they are designed for this. Microsoft even provides
separate tools for developing behavior (Visual Studio) and look+feel
(Expression).

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-25-2009   #3 (permalink)
Derek Hart


 
 

Re: Dynamically Load/Save Visual Studio Forms

If I have a windows forms application as a base, and I make a usercontrol
that loads a XAML form?


"Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]" <rbv@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8B0B3AB8-B288-4F1D-BFA7-B009F6A5E512@xxxxxx
Quote:

>
>
> "Derek Hart" <derekmhart@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:#3W4vw4kJHA.1172@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> I want to give my business analysts the ability to create windows forms
>> in
>> Visual Studio 2008. They will not design any code, but just will design
>> the
>> screen and set properties. I will use the Visual Studio sdk to build some
>> other functionality into Visual Studio. I want to be able to save the
>> form
>> that was created and make it more portable, such as sending to somebody
>> else
>> to use. I see that 3 files get created: form1.vb, form1.designer.vb and
>> form1.resx - Is there a way to turn these into xml, or even just use the
>> form1.vb file only? Can I send this to another PC, and then compile the
>> application, and have the whole form, or do I need the designer.vb and
>> rex
>> files also? Could I do a just in time compile and compile the form1.vb
>> form
>> dynamically the first time it is used in the application?
>
> Just use WPF and XAML, they are designed for this. Microsoft even
> provides separate tools for developing behavior (Visual Studio) and
> look+feel (Expression).

My System SpecsSystem Spec
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