Create your Own Runtime Movable Windows Forms Controls

Dave Kreskowiak

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A walkthrough on building a Windows Forms label control that can be moved by the user at runtime.

movable_controls_vs2008.zip
- Movable Controls
  - Movable Control SandBox.sln
  - Movable Control SandBox.suo
  - Movable Control SandBox
    - bin
    - Form1.Designer.vb
    - Form1.resx
    - Form1.vb
    - Movable Control SandBox.sln
    - Movable Control SandBox.vbproj
    - Movable Control SandBox.vbproj.user
    - My Project
      - Application.Designer.vb
      - Application.myapp
      - ApplicationEvents.vb
      - AssemblyInfo.vb
      - Resources.Designer.vb
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.vb
      - Settings.settings
  - MovableLabel
    - bin
    - MovableLabel.Designer.vb
    - MovableLabel.vb
    - MovableLabel.vbproj
    - MovableLabel.vbproj.user
    - My Project
      - Application.Designer.vb
      - Application.myapp
      - AssemblyInfo.vb
      - Resources.Designer.vb
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.vb
      - Settings.settings
    - Resources
      - MovableLabel.bmp
    - RuntimeMovableControls.vbproj
    - RuntimeMovableControls.vbproj.user
runtimemovablecontrols_src.zip
- Movable Control SandBox.sln
- Debug
  - Movable Control SandBox.xml
  - RuntimeMovableControls.xml
  - Form1.Designer.vb
  - Form1.resx
  - Form1.vb
  - Movable Control SandBox.sln
  - Movable Control SandBox.vbproj
  - Movable Control SandBox.vbproj.user
  - Application.Designer.vb
  - Application.myapp
  - ApplicationEvents.vb
  - AssemblyInfo.vb
  - Resources.Designer.vb
  - Resources.resx
  - Settings.Designer.vb
  - Settings.settings
  - Debug
    - RuntimeMovableControls.xml
    - MovableLabel.Designer.vb
    - MovableLabel.vb
    - MovableLabel.vbproj
    - MovableLabel.vbproj.user
    - Application.Designer.vb
    - Application.myapp
    - AssemblyInfo.vb
    - Resources.Designer.vb
    - Resources.resx
    - Settings.Designer.vb
    - Settings.settings
    - MovableLabel.bmp
    - RuntimeMovableControls.vbproj
    - RuntimeMovableControls.vbproj.user


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 9.00
# Visual Studio 2005
Project("{F184B08F-C81C-45F6-A57F-5ABD9991F28F}") = "Movable Control SandBox", "Movable Control SandBox.vbproj", "{11CB76EB-483D-439E-895B-B3C4C29A5929}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{11CB76EB-483D-439E-895B-B3C4C29A5929}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{11CB76EB-483D-439E-895B-B3C4C29A5929}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{11CB76EB-483D-439E-895B-B3C4C29A5929}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{11CB76EB-483D-439E-895B-B3C4C29A5929}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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Dave Kreskowiak

Systems Engineer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

United States

I started out as a child. First, mastering drooling and sucking on a bottle. I soon discovered that these skills came to be very important later in life, and I put them to good use. Not "over the top" mind you, as I never drove home drunk. But, that damn bib catching my drool was getting in the way and turning the ladies away, so I had to abandon my strength and develop other skills.

So, I entered the world of geekdom. BASIC at first, then TMS9900 and Intel Assemblers, COBOL, C, C++, ...

... to be continued ...

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