Self teaching VB beginner here.
I have a data entry section that includes...
2 comboboxes(cbx_TruckType, cbx_DoorNumber)
-------cbx_TruckType having 2 options (Inbound, Outbound)
-------cbx_DoorNumber having 3 options (Door 1, Door 2, Door 3)
2 textboxes (txb_CustomerName, txb_OrderNumber)
-------txb_CustomerName will hold a customer name
-------txb_OrderNumber will hold an order number
and finally...
a button(btn_EnterTruck) that transfers the text from the comboxes and textboxes to the following...
2 Tabs
The 1st tab has
2 buttons(btn_Door1, btn_Door2)
btn_Door1 has 3 corresponding textboxes
-------txb_TruckTypeDoor1, txb_CustomerNameDoor1, txb_OrderNumberDoor1
btn_Door2 has 3 corresponding textboxes
-------txb_TruckTypeDoor2, txb_CustomerNameDoor2, txb_OrderNumberDoor2
The 2nd tab has
1 button(btn_Door3)
btn_Door1 has 3 corresponding textboxes
-------txb_TruckTypeDoor3, txb_CustomerNameDoor3, txb_OrderNumberDoor3
Currently, I have code (that works thanks to another question I had!) that, upon btn_EnterTruck.click, will transfer the text to the corresponding textboxes.
Here's my problem...
I've coded a msgbox to pop-up (when Inbound is selected from the cbx_TruckType) asking if there is an Outbound. If I click "Yes", an inputbox pops-up and asks for an order number. The button then transfers the Inbound information to the textboxes and stores the Outbound order number.
When I click btn_Door1(or 2 or 3), it clears the text from its corresponding textboxes. (Using me.controls)
( I would add code for all of the above, but I figure its a moot point, because it works)
What I want to happen...
I want to have the stored Outbound number to be saved with a reference to which door number it corresponds to. Then upon btn_DoorX click, it will fill that order number into the corresponding textbox. I don't need the text stored/saved when the app is closed.
And I have no idea how to do that.
*After some tooling, I've done the following, but it does not work"
I declared these at the class level.
Dim str_SameTruckPODoor1, str_SameTruckPODoor2, str_SameTruckPODoor3 As String
This code is in the btn_EnterTruck event
Dim str_ErrOutDoorName As String = cbx_DoorNumber.Text
Dim str_OutboundDoorName As String = str_ErrOutDoorName.Replace(" ", "")
Dim ArrayForPONumbers As Control() = Me.Controls.Find("str_SameTruckPO" & str_OutboundDoorName, True)
If cbx_TruckType.Text = "Inbound" Then
Dim OutboundMsg = "Is there an Outbound with this truck information?"
Dim Title = "Outbound?"
Dim style = MsgBoxStyle.YesNo Or MsgBoxStyle.DefaultButton2 Or _
MsgBoxStyle.Question
Dim response = MsgBox(OutboundMsg, style, Title)
If response = MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
Dim NeedPOMessage, NeedPOTitle, defaultValue As String
Dim PONumberOutbound As String
' Set prompt.
NeedPOMessage = "Enter the PO Number"
' Set title.
NeedPOTitle = "PO# For Outbound"
defaultValue = "?" ' Set default value.
' Display message, title, and default value.
PONumberOutbound = InputBox(NeedPOMessage, NeedPOTitle, defaultValue)
' If user has clicked Cancel, set myValue to defaultValue
If PONumberOutbound Is "" Then PONumberOutbound = defaultValue
ArrayForPONumbers(0) = PONumberOutbound
End If
End If
I'm getting an error message on
ArrayForPONumbers(0) = PONumberOutbound ' Cannot convert string to .controls
And I have the following code in the btn_Door1 event - it handles btn_Door2, btn_Door3
Dim WhichButton As Button = CType(sender, Button)
Dim str_ErrDoorName As String = WhichButton.Name
Dim str_DoorName As String = str_ErrDoorName.Replace("btn_", "")
Dim str_DoorType As Control() = Me.Controls.Find("txb_" & str_DoorName & "Type", True)
Dim str_Customer As Control() = Me.Controls.Find("txb_" & str_DoorName & "Customer", True)
Dim str_OrderNumber As Control() = Me.Controls.Find("txb_" & str_DoorName & "OrderNumber", True)
Dim SecondArrayForPONumbers As Control() = Me.Controls.Find("str_SameTruckPO" & str_DoorName, True)
If str_DoorType(0).Text = "Outbound" Then
str_DoorType(0).Text = ""
str_Customer(0).Text = ""
str_OrderNumber(0).Text = ""
ElseIf SecondArrayForPONumbers(0).Text.Length > 0 Then
str_DoorType(0).Text = "Outbound"
str_OrderNumber(0).Text = Me.Controls("str_SameTruckPO" & str_DoorName).Text
End If
Any help is appreciated. If I'm not clear on what I'm asking or haven't given enough details, please let me know.
Edit: Added info based on comment, Added code, Changed Title
How long do you want this data to be stored? IE: longer than the life of the open application? If the application is closed is it alright if the data is lost? If not, you may want to consider writing this data to an external database.
Related
I have a button that prints a form on the current record.
The form contains a combobox with something like: 123005TEST
This combobox is a lookup to another textbox which is a combination of three text boxes(on a different form):
=([OrderNr] & (""+[Aantal]) & "" & [SapArtNr])
OrderNr is 12300 and Aantal is 5 and SapArtNr is TEST, creating: 123005TEST
My question is, when I click print, is it possible to print a certain amount of copies based on Aantal 5, so printing 5 copies.
And here comes the tricky part.
To have each printed copy a different value in the combobox, so the first copy would have this written in the combobox on the printed paper: 123001TEST and copy two would be 123002TEST and so on, until 5.
I didn't understand which textbox will receive the sequential text. So I put a dummy in the example code:
Option Explicit
Private Sub cmdPrintIt_Click()
Dim strOrderNr As String
Dim strAantal As String
Dim strSapArtNr As String
Dim intHowManyCopies As Integer
Dim intCopy As Integer
Dim strToTextBox As String
strOrderNr = Me.OrderNr.Text
strAantal = Me.Aantal.Text
strSapArtNr = Me.SapArtNr.Text
On Error Resume Next
intHowManyCopies = CInt(strAantal)
On Error GoTo 0
If intHowManyCopies <> 0 Then
For intCopy = 1 To intHowManyCopies
strToTextBox = strOrderNr & CStr(intCopy) & strSapArtNr
Me.TheTextBoxToReceiveText.Text = strToTextBox
'put your code to print here
Next
Else
MsgBox "Nothing to print! Check it."
End If
End Sub
I am trying to convert a textbox entry to an integer:
Dim cplayers() As Variant: cplayers = Array ("Danny", "Freddy", "Billy", "Tommy")
Dim i As Integer
i = CInt(TextBox3)
MsgBox (cplayers(i) & " is on first base.")
When I run it now, the message box always reads "Danny is on first base." so it must be reading the textbox as empty and assuming the entry is 0 then. What should I change?
You can use an ActiveX Text Box to import the value.
To Insert: Developer Tab > Insert > ActiveX Controls > Text Box (ActiveX Control)
You can then extract your value as such:
Option Explicit
Sub Test()
Dim cplayers() As Variant: cplayers = Array("Danny", "Freddy", "Billy", "Tommy")
Dim i As Integer
i = TextBox1.Value
MsgBox cplayers(i) & " is on first base."
End Sub
You could also refer to the object but that would be overkill here.
The field that holds the actual entry for the Textbox seems to be "TextBox3.text"
Dim cplayers() As Variant: cplayers = Array ("Danny", "Freddy", "Billy", "Tommy")
Dim i As Integer
i = CInt(TextBox3.text)
MsgBox (cplayers(i) & " is on first base.")
There is also a check that can help you to prevent wrong inputs in the calculations. You can use isNumeric() to determine if the entered value is a valid number like If IsNumeric(TextBox3.text) Then
I have been working on a quickbooks project and have been successful on many aspects until I hit a wall at attempting to add a Purchase Order.
as the title states I am using the QBFC -has anyone successfully accomplished this and could point me in the right direction ?
I am currently using mostly example code from the OnScreen reference from quickbooks ( before customizing it) a process which I have used for the other aspects of what I already have working...
It runs fine, but currenrtly doesn't actally add anything to the Quickbooks vendor?
thanks in advance
` Public Sub writePO_ToQB()
Dim sessManager As QBSessionManager
Dim msgSetRs As IMsgSetResponse
sessManager = New QBSessionManagerClass()
Dim msgSetRq As IMsgSetRequest = sessManager.CreateMsgSetRequest("US", 13, 0)
msgSetRq.Attributes.OnError = ENRqOnError.roeContinue
MessageBox.Show("calling write command")
writeActualQBMSG(msgSetRq)
'step3: begin QB session and send the request
sessManager.OpenConnection("App", "DataBridge JBOOKS")
sessManager.BeginSession("", ENOpenMode.omDontCare)
msgSetRs = sessManager.DoRequests(msgSetRq)
End Sub
Public Sub writeActualQBMSG(requestMsgSet As IMsgSetRequest)
' Dim requestMsgSet As IMsgSetRequest
Dim PurchaseOrderAddRq As IPurchaseOrderAdd
PurchaseOrderAddRq = requestMsgSet.AppendPurchaseOrderAddRq()
'add all the elements of a PO to the request - need to determine what is required!!
' PurchaseOrderAddRq.VendorRef.FullName.SetValue("Test Vendor")
PurchaseOrderAddRq.VendorRef.ListID.SetValue("80000094-1512152428")
'------------------- CODE FROM QBS --------
Dim ORInventorySiteORShipToEntityElementType162 As String
ORInventorySiteORShipToEntityElementType162 = "InventorySiteRef"
If (ORInventorySiteORShipToEntityElementType162 = "InventorySiteRef") Then
'Set field value for ListID
PurchaseOrderAddRq.ORInventorySiteORShipToEntity.InventorySiteRef.ListID.SetValue("200000-1011023419")
'Set field value for FullName
PurchaseOrderAddRq.ORInventorySiteORShipToEntity.InventorySiteRef.FullName.SetValue("ab")
End If
If (ORInventorySiteORShipToEntityElementType162 = "ShipToEntityRef") Then
'Set field value for ListID
PurchaseOrderAddRq.ORInventorySiteORShipToEntity.ShipToEntityRef.ListID.SetValue("200000-1011023419")
'Set field value for FullName
PurchaseOrderAddRq.ORInventorySiteORShipToEntity.ShipToEntityRef.FullName.SetValue("ab")
End If
' ----------------- END OF CODE FROM QBS --------------------------------------------
'------------ MOR QBS CODE ------------
Dim ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324 As IORPurchaseOrderLineAdd
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324 = PurchaseOrderAddRq.ORPurchaseOrderLineAddList.Append()
Dim ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElementType325 As String
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElementType325 = "PurchaseOrderLineAdd"
If (ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElementType325 = "PurchaseOrderLineAdd") Then
'Set field value for ListID
' ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineAdd.ItemRef.ListID.SetValue("200000-1011023419")
'Set field value for FullName
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineAdd.ItemRef.FullName.SetValue("granite")
'Set field value for ManufacturerPartNumber
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineAdd.ManufacturerPartNumber.SetValue("123456789")
'Set field value for Desc
' ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineAdd.Desc.SetValue("ab")
'Set field value for Quantity
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineAdd.Quantity.SetValue(2)
Dim DataExt326 As IDataExt
DataExt326 = ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineAdd.DataExtList.Append()
'Set field value for OwnerID
' DataExt326.OwnerID.SetValue(System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString())
DataExt326.OwnerID.SetValue(0)
'Set field value for DataExtName
DataExt326.DataExtName.SetValue("ab")
'Set field value for DataExtValue
DataExt326.DataExtValue.SetValue("ab")
End If
If (ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElementType325 = "PurchaseOrderLineGroupAdd") Then
'Set field value for ListID
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineGroupAdd.ItemGroupRef.ListID.SetValue("200000-1011023419")
'Set field value for FullName
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineGroupAdd.ItemGroupRef.FullName.SetValue("ab")
'Set field value for Quantity
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineGroupAdd.Quantity.SetValue(2)
'Set field value for UnitOfMeasure
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineGroupAdd.UnitOfMeasure.SetValue("ab")
'Set field value for ListID
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineGroupAdd.InventorySiteLocationRef.ListID.SetValue("200000-1011023419")
'Set field value for FullName
ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineGroupAdd.InventorySiteLocationRef.FullName.SetValue("ab")
Dim DataExt327 As IDataExt
DataExt327 = ORPurchaseOrderLineAddListElement324.PurchaseOrderLineGroupAdd.DataExtList.Append()
'Set field value for OwnerID
DataExt327.OwnerID.SetValue(System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString())
'Set field value for DataExtName
DataExt327.DataExtName.SetValue("ab")
'Set field value for DataExtValue
DataExt327.DataExtValue.SetValue("ab")
End If
' ----- END OF MORE QBS CODE ----------
End Sub`
The issue here is you have not included the error and response handling code. You need to have something equivalent to the WalkPurchaseOrderAddRs(responseMsgSet). Specifically within that function this checks for error conditions. I have a modified version of their sample.
For j=0 To responseList.Count - 1
Dim response As IResponse
response = responseList.GetAt(i)
'check the status code of the response
If response.StatusCode = 0 Then
' response is ok, handle results as usual...
ElseIf response.StatusCode = 1 Then
' Used when search results return nothing...
Else ' > 1 Is an error
' Is an error or warning condition...
' Capture code and message from QuickBooks
Dim code As String = response.StatusCode
Dim severity As String = response.StatusSeverity ' ERROR or WARNING
Dim message As String = response.StatusMessage
End If
Next j
As a side note, the OSR sample code really is just for illustration purposes. This and similar code is pointless.
Dim ORInventorySiteORShipToEntityElementType162 As String
ORInventorySiteORShipToEntityElementType162 = "InventorySiteRef"
If (ORInventorySiteORShipToEntityElementType162 = "InventorySiteRef") Then
One more hint. When you are setting values from lists like Vendor or ItemRef, you can choose the ListID or the FullName. If you use both as the sample shows then the ListID is used by QuickBooks. I recommend you use the FullName and scrap the ListID. The reason is QuickBooks will parrot whatever you use back to you in an error message. So if your vendor doesn't exist you will either see something like "missing element 80000094-1512152428" or "missing element TheFullName" which is cryptic but readable.
Ok, one more... The sample code that appears to set the custom field data DataExt... will not work. You need to use the DataExtAdd request instead.
Update 5/21/17. Thank you for the suggestion of using a Table. That was helpful. I actually figured it out. I made myinputable a global variable by declaring the Dim statement at the top and making it a Datagridview type. Now I can turn it off in the other event that I needed to do it.
I am a novice. I have created a Datagridview in VB 2015 to capture a bunch of data from the use. When the user is finished with the data entry, I want to store the cell values in my variables. I do not know how to capture any event from my dynamically created datagridview "myinputable." My code is below. Please help.
Private Sub inputmodel()
Dim prompt As String
Dim k As Integer
'
' first get the problem title and the number of objectives and alternatives
'
prompt = "Enter problem title: "
title = InputBox(prompt)
prompt = "Enter number of criteria: "
nobj = InputBox(prompt)
prompt = "Enter number of alternatives: "
nalt = InputBox(prompt)
'
' now create the table
'
Dim Myinputable As New DataGridView
Dim combocol As New DataGridViewComboBoxColumn
combocol.Items.AddRange("Increasing", "Decreaing", "Threashold")
For k = 1 To 6
If k <> 2 Then
Dim nc As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn
nc.Name = ""
Myinputable.Columns.Add(nc)
Else
Myinputable.Columns.AddRange(combocol)
End If
Next k
' now add the rows and place the spreadsheet on the form
Myinputable.Rows.Add(nobj - 1)
Myinputable.Location = New Point(25, 50)
Myinputable.AutoSize = True
Me.Controls.Add(Myinputable)
FlowLayoutPanel1.Visible = True
Myinputable.Columns(0).Name = "Name"
Myinputable.Columns(0).HeaderText = "Name"
Myinputable.Columns(1).Name = "Type"
Myinputable.Columns(1).HeaderText = "Type"
Myinputable.Columns(2).Name = "LThresh"
Myinputable.Columns(2).HeaderText = "Lower Threshold"
'Myinputable.Columns(2).ValueType = co
Myinputable.Columns(3).Name = "UThresh"
Myinputable.Columns(3).HeaderText = "Upper Threshold"
Myinputable.Columns(4).Name = "ABMin"
Myinputable.Columns(4).HeaderText = "Abs. Minimum"
Myinputable.Columns(5).Name = "ABMax"
Myinputable.Columns(5).HeaderText = "Abs. Maximum "
Myinputable.Rows(0).Cells(0).Value = "Help"
If Myinputable.Capture = True Then
MsgBox(" damn ")
End If
End Sub
As #Plutonix suggests, you should start by creating a DataTable. Add columns of the appropriate types to the DataTable and then bind it to the grid, i.e. assign it to the DataSource of your grid, e.g.
Dim table As New DataTable
With table.Columns
.Add("ID", GetType(Integer))
.Add("Name", GetType(String))
End With
DataGridView1.DataSource = table
That will automatically add the appropriate columns to the grid if it doesn't already have any, or you can add the columns in the designer and set their DataPropertyName to tell them which DataColumn to bind to. As the user makes changes in the grid, the data will be automatically pushed to the underlying DataTable.
When you're done, you can access the data via the DataTable and even save the lot to a database with a single call to the Update method of a data adapter if you wish.
How can i check for a character after other text within a listbox?
e.g
Listbox contents:
Key1: V
Key2: F
Key3: S
Key4: H
How do I find what comes after Key1-4:?
Key1-4 will always be the same however what comes after that will be user defined.
I figured out how to save checkboxes as theres only 2 values to choose from, although user defined textboxes is what im struggling with. (I have searched for solutions but none seemed to work for me)
Usage:
Form1_Load
If ListBox1.Items.Contains("Key1: " & UsersKey) Then
TextBox1.Text = UsersKey
End If
Which textbox1.text would then contain V / whatever the user defined.
I did try something that kind of worked:
Form1_Load
Dim UsersKey as string = "V"
If ListBox1.Items.Contains("Key1: " & UsersKey) Then
TextBox1.Text = UsersKey
End If
but i'm not sure how to add additional letters / numbers to "V", then output that specific number/letter to the textbox. (I have special characters blocked)
Reasoning I need this is because I have created a custom save settings which saves on exit and loads with form1 as the built in save settings doesn't have much customization.
e.g Can't choose save path, when filename is changed a new user.config is generated along with old settings lost.
Look at regular expressions for this.
Using the keys from your sample:
Dim keys As String = "VFSH"
Dim exp As New RegEx("Key[1-4]: ([" & keys& "])")
For Each item As String in ListBox1.Items
Dim result = exp.Match(item)
If result.Success Then
TextBox1.Text = result.Groups(1).Value
End If
Next
It's not clear to me how your ListBoxes work. If you might find, for example, "Key 2:" inside ListBox1 that you need to ignore, you will want to change the [1-4] part of the expression to be more specific.
Additionally, if you're just trying to exclude unicode or punctuation, you could also go with ranges:
Dim keys As String = "A-Za-z0-9"
If you are supporting a broader set of characters, there are some you must be careful with: ], \, ^, and - can all have special meanings inside of a regular expression character class.
You have multiple keys, I assume you have multiple textboxes to display the results?
Then something like this would work. Loop thru the total number of keys, inside that you loop thru the alphabet. When you find a match, output to the correct textbox:
Dim UsersKey As String
For i As Integer = 1 To 4
For Each c In "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ".ToCharArray()
UsersKey = c
If ListBox1.Items.Contains("Key" & i & ": " & UsersKey) Then
Select Case i
Case 1
TextBox1.Text = UsersKey
Case 2
TextBox2.Text = UsersKey
Case 3
TextBox3.Text = UsersKey
Case 4
TextBox4.Text = UsersKey
End Select
Exit For 'match found so exit inner loop
End If
Next
Next
Also, you say your settings are lost when the filename is changed. I assume when the version changes? The Settings has an upgrade method to read from a previous version. If you add an UpgradeSettings boolean option and set it to True and then do this at the start of your app, it will load the settings from a previous version:
If My.Settings.UpgradeSettings = True Then
My.Settings.Upgrade()
My.Settings.Reload()
My.Settings.UpgradeSettings = False
My.Settings.Save()
End If
Updated Answer:
Instead of using a listtbox, read the settings file line by line and output the results to the correct textbox based on the key...something like this:
Dim settingsFile As String = "C:\settings.txt"
If IO.File.Exists(settingsFile) Then
For Each line As String In IO.File.ReadLines(settingsFile)
Dim params() As String = Split(line, ":")
If params.Length = 2 Then
params(0) = params(0).Trim
params(1) = params(1).Trim
Select Case params(0)
Case "Key1"
Textbox1.Text = params(1)
Case "Key2"
Textbox2.Text = params(1)
End Select
End If
Next line
End If
You can associate text box with a key via its Name or Tag property. Lets say you use Name. In this case TextBox2 is associated with key2. TextBox[N] <-> Key[N]
Using this principle the code will look like this [considering that your list item is string]
Sub Test()
If ListBox1.SelectedIndex = -1 Then Return
Dim data[] As String = DirectCast(ListBox1.SelectedItem, string).Split(new char(){":"})
Dim key As String = data(0).Substring(3)
Dim val As String = data(1).Trim()
' you can use one of the known techniques to get control on which your texbox sits.
' I omit this step and assume "Surface1" being a control on which your text boxes sit
DirectCast(
(From ctrl In Surface1.Controls
Where ctrl.Name = "TextBox" & key
Select ctrl).First()), TextBox).Text = val
End Sub
As you can see, using principle I just explained, you have little parsing and what is important, there is no growing Select case if, lets say, you get 20 text boxes. You can add as many text boxes and as many corresponding list items as you wish, the code need not change.