Aaron -
There are a number of reasons this will happen, so I can't tell you why it
happened. Usually this happens because some code you wrote created an error
condition that would not allow the form design to complete.
I can tell you how to fix it without starting all over, however. In the
code for the form, check the mysterious "Windows Form Designer generated
code" region...
It normally looks something like this:
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()
'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
End Sub
'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing Then
If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub
InitializeComponent()
Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'TextBox1
'
Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 0)
Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 0
Me.TextBox1.Text = "TextBox1"
'
'Form2
'
Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(568, 421)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox1)
Me.Name = "Form2"
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
End Sub
#End Region
What usually is missing is the line(s) in the InitializeComponent section
thats sets your control objects to new instances of the control:
"Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox"
OR the line(s) that add the control(s) to the form's control collection are
missing:
"Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox1)"
Just figure out what is missing, and type it in, and you should be good to go!
--Zorpie
"Aaron Smith" wrote:
I have a problem... Have a form, made some changes.. now all the
controls are gone. I didn't make any changes to the designer generated
region.. I'm not really sure what happened to them, but this has
happened before where one or two will disappear.. They are still in the
code too.. And if I try to add a new control with the same name, it says
it exists... Any ideas?
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Aaron Smith
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