I need to have 8 forms of the same format within the same project
I dont really want to specifically place all the buttons etc in each of them
Is there a way i could copy and paste the format and then change all the button names etc?
The program is a flight booking system so for different flights on the same plane type i need multiple forms
To duplicate a Windows Form, you have to do these simple steps :
1- Open the folder project in File Explorer.
2- Copy the three files, .vb, .Designer.vb, .resx of the form that you want to copy.
3- Rename the files with the name you want.
4- Open the file with a text editor for example Notepad++.
5- Modify the Class name in the .vb and .Designer.vb file.
6- Include those files in the project.
Below an example demo :
Ok you can do copy past from your form1 ,a form CopyOfForm1 shoud be created .
you change name "form2" instead of "CopyOfForm1"
Change name of class "form2" instead of "CopyOfForm1"
In CopyOfForm13Desiner.vb you must also change name of class "form2" instead of "CopyOfForm1"
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This is my first application using VB.NET.
I am trying to add new windows form to my application. I followed the tutorials too but can't add the new form .
I am trying to add new form by right clicking in my project -> add -> Form (Windows Form). But this form does not show designer.vb code. I do not know what am I doing wrong. I just want to create a new windows form like the default form created in the project. The default form created in the project has designer.vb and resx file.
When I try to add new form via Project menu, I can't find any of the icons that resemble to the icon of the default form Form1.vb.
Please see the attached image for details.
You can do this two ways:
Add->new->new item. You see this:
Then you get this:
So, from above, you select Form (windows form)
but, since creating a new form is "common"
Then you can use what you choose:
right click, add->Forms (windows form)
that will then launch the SAME screen as above, but WITH the forms already selected - hardly saves you much effort and time - but either way, you can then type in the form name - BUT BE CAREFULL!!! - WHAT you type in, if you change the extension, you will wind up creating somthing VERY differnt.
So, ONLY edit the name part, so when I do above, and choose forms (windows form), then I get this:
But ONLY edit the text "form1" and do NOT change, or mess with the .vb that follows.
So, I can chose (set) the form name to MyCoolForm like this
So, don't put spaces in the name, and LEAVE alone the .vb part. That is also imporant.
Now, hit add,
and you should see this:
I am trying to add an existing form to a VB project(Ctrl-D) when I locate and copy the 3 files into the project the designer.vb form name appears with a small "VB" logo attached and the form is blank but has the correct filename/form name.
The code behind the form is correct and intact.
I have a VB.NET solution created in Visual Studio 2017. It seems like I used to double click Form1.vb in the Solution Explorer to open the form in design mode so I could add buttons and such.
Now no matter what I do, I can't open the design form window. It seems like there are fewer elements in the Solution Explorer, but I'm not sure:
Can someone tell me how to open the Form Designer again? Thanks.
The issue is exactly as I described in the first comment. Only the first type in a code file can be designed. If ServerForm is declared after ClientClass then ServerForm is not the first type in the code file, thus it cannot be designed. You could move ClientClass after ServerForm and that would address the issue but I would suggest doing what you should have done in the first place and declaring ClientClass in its own code file.
To that end, select the entire ClientClass definition and cut it to the Clipboard. Right-click your project in the Solution Explore and select Add > New Class and name it ClientClass, then select all the code in the new file and paste what you previously cut. You should then be able to build your project and now open your form in the designer.
I have two further suggestions. As I said, you appear to have renamed your form in the code. Don't do that. You now have the class name and file name out of sync. If you want to rename a type then you should also rename the file it is declared in. As you should almost always have just one type per file, they should be named the same. If you right-click the item in the Solution Explorer and select Rename, you can rename the file and you will then be prompted to similarly rename the type, which you should accept.
Finally, you should pretty much NEVER use "Class" as a suffix on the name of a class. You'll note that the String type is not named StringClass. You really ought to rename your ClientClass type Client. You might want to elaborate on what type of client, but the "Class" suffix is not a good idea.
I have a project that has only one form, that is Form1.vb.
When I double click this file to edit the controls with the toolbox, the file is opened, but it is empty.
The strange thing is that when I compile and run the project, the GUI that I had created in this file (Form1.vb) is shown like it whas there, but as I said, the file is empty, so I can't edit the GUI.
How can I fix it?
A screenshot of the problem:
For if you need, a screenshot of the project folder:
Your code file might be empty but the .Designer.vb file is not (from the screenshot it's seen that it's 15 KB).
The problem here is that your project seem to have lost the "link" between the designer file and the code file, and treats Form1 as a normal class.
If you don't have a backup of your code file you will not be able to get your code back, but you can still make your form editable again by following these steps:
(This step is very important) Go into your project folder and copy Form1.vb, Form1.Designer.vb and Form1.resx to another folder.
Now that you have a copy of the files, go a head and delete Form1 from Visual Studio, and delete any left-over Form1 files from your project directory.
In Visual Studio right-click your project and go to Add > Existing file.... Browse to the folder where you copied the Form1 files in step 1, and select all three.
Press "Open", and the form should now be imported to your project as an editable form again.
EDIT:
Try opening the Form1.vb in Notepad and write:
Public Class Form1
End Class
in it, then redo the steps above.
Solved.
I can't get the code of Form1.vb, but I created a new form and copy the code of Form1.Designer.vb (this file was in my folder, and due to it the GUI was shown when I compile & run the project) to the form designer file of the new form. To did it, I opened the file with a text editor.
It allowed me to edit the existing GUI preserving the properties of the controlls that I had created.
This is what I would do first:
Click on "My Project" in Solution Explorer and check out under Application what your Startup form and Application type is.
I want to create the same form multiple times in a project, but I can't find out how...
I tried to copy the code, to copy and paste and rename .Designer.vb and .vb files in the project, but none of these worked.
I know that there a few similar questions, but I keep getting errors...
Is it possible to give me a step by step guide on how to do this?
Whether you should do this or not is a separate question but to do what you ask you will need to copy 3 files for the form to the other project folder Assuming the form is called Form1 the three files you need will be named as follows:
Form1.Designer.vb
Form1.resx
Form1.vb
Once you have all three files copied to the other project just use the button in the solution explorer to show all files and then include these files in your second project. If there are any errors they will be due to missing references so check that but you should be all good.