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4. How To Create Always On Top Form

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14. How To Create A Dialog

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10. How To Handle Multiple Button Clicks                                 [ Button ]

File Handling

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13. How To Create A New Directory

Graphics Handling

2. How To Use Flash In VB.Net

11. How To Insert An Image Into A PictureBox At Run Time

Others

7. What Are The Conversion Functions In VB.Net

12. How To Get Day Of The Week

You can use  this code to open a file with its associated application

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(Filename)

An Example:

Flash MX
Create a button.
Select “Window” menu. Select “Development Panel --> Actions”
In the code editor, type this

on (release) {
fscommand ("Button1");
}

Save the movie. (“Untitled-1.fla”)
Select “Control” menu and Select “Test Movie”
Flash will create (“Untitled-1.swf”)
Exit from Flash.

VB.Net
Right click on the tool box. Select “Add/Remove Items…”. Select “COM Components”
Select “Shockwave Flash Object”. Click OK
Draw it on the form
Name it “SF1”

Right click on “SF1” and select “Properties”
Type the path to “Untitled-1.swf” in the “Movie URL” textbox.
Click OK

Double Click on SF1 ( go to Code Editor )
Select “FS Command” from Procedure List Box
Type this

Private Sub SF1_FSCommand(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As AxShockwaveFlashObjects.DShockwaveFlashEvents_FSCommandEvent) Handles SF1.FSCommand
If e.command = "Button1" Then
MsgBox("it works")
End If
End Sub

Run the program
Click on Button1

Simple, set form's Topmost property to true

Set form's TransparancyKey property to forms background color, or you can create ghostly forms by changing the Opaque property

(0 -100)

An Example:

1. Draw a panel on the form

2. Draw a textbox on the panel ( TextBox1.width is ( 1/2 Panel1.width ) )

3. Set TexBox1's Dock property to Left

4. Draw a splitter on the panel and set its Dock property to Left

5. Run Your Application

6. Now  resize your TextBox1 by dragging the splitter

CBool  : Converts to Bool

CByte  : Converts to Byte

CChar  : Converts to Char

CDate  : Converts to Date

CDbl     : Converts to Double

CDec    : Converts to Decimal

CInt     : Converts to Int

CLng    : Converts to Long

CObj      : Converts to Object

CShort  : Converts to Short

CSng     : Converts to Single

CStr      : Converts to String

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811401

http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/findandriplace_rtb.asp

If You have two or more buttons you can handle them like this

If sender Is Button1 Then

action1

ElseIf sender Is Button2 Then

action2

ElseIf sender Is Button3 Then

action3

PictureBox1.Image = Image.FromFile(filename)

'If Date is 24 March 2006

Dim strDayOfTheWeek As String

Dim intDayOfTheWeek As Integer

strDayOfTheWeek = Now.DayOfWeek.ToString ' returns Friday

intDayOfTheWeek = Now.DayOfWeek ' returns 5

Imports System.IO

.

.

Directory.CreateDirectory(Path) 'Example Directory.CreateDirectory( "C:\myDirectory" )

VB.Net 2003

1. Create a new form (Form2)

2. Create two buttons

3. Set these properties

   Button1 : Name = OK_Button , Caption = OK

   Button2 : Name = Cancel_Button , Caption = Cancel

   Form2 :   Name = Dialog1 , FormBorderStyle = FixedDialog , MazimizeBox = False , MinimizeBox = False , AcceptButton = OK_Button                 , CancelButton = Cancel_Button

VB.Net 2005

Click Add New Items button on the standard toolbar

Select Dialog and Click Add

Now You Can Use Your Dialog in Form1

Dim myDialog As New Dialog1

If myDialog.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then

action

End If