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Mach Discussion => VB and the development of wizards => Topic started by: jfinkbiner on August 15, 2006, 03:28:06 PM

Title: Adding Other VB Controls
Post by: jfinkbiner on August 15, 2006, 03:28:06 PM

I want to design a screen for a very simple machine (a spring winder).  There are only a few relevent variables, like wire diameter, spring inner diameter, spring length and a few others. 

I want the user to have two ways to enter the data:

• Typing values into appropriate boxes
• Selecting a predefined set of values from a list.

Text boxes and dropdown lists seem like the natural way to do this, but I can't tell from the documentation whether it's possible to add these features to the screen or not.  kc5qoc's code in the "File selection dialog" (http://machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=943.0) thread  suggests that it may be possible, but I'll freely confess that I didn't understand a lot of it.

 I'm slightly familiar with VBA from writing Excel macros and I have a smattering of other programming experience, and I like trying to figure stuff like this out, but I would rather not waste my time running down a blind alley.

Title: Re: Adding Other VB Controls
Post by: ynneb on November 27, 2006, 08:59:37 PM

Possibly reading this thread might give you some pointers. http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=50.msg153#msg153
Near the end of the thread there is a some stuff to download and examine. Sorry I cant help you any more than this.

Title: Re: Adding Other VB Controls
Post by: Brian Barker on November 28, 2006, 08:21:22 AM

download the code for the winder and you will be able to edit the code to make it work :)