DLL and form updating problem

[Martin Racette]

Hi,

I tried the first part of the suggested code below (in a test program first),
and all I get is an error telling me that
"System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel" is not define and the same for
"System.Windows.Form.Listbox"

With that DLL I'm trying to fill a listbox with many filename from a directory,
I tried the code before in the main window code, but when I try it from a DLL, I
can not get the program to run

The declaration and call for the DLL is as follow
Dim dll as New Library
dll.getfile(ToolStripStatusLabel, FileList_VIew)

In the DLL
Public Class Library
Public Sub getfile(ByVal mylabel as
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel, ByVal FileList_View as
System.Windows.Forms.Listbox)
'the processing code
myLabel.text = i & " files were found ! "
end sub
end class

What do I DO wrong here

Thank you in advance
Martin
____________________________

Martin,

A couple of options:

1. Pass the controls into the class in the dll, either as properties of the
class or as arguments to a method. For example:

Public Class MyClass1

Public Sub DoSomething(ByVal myLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label)

For i As Integer = 1 To 10
'
'Processing
'
'Display something in the label
myLabel.Text = i.ToString
myLabel.Refresh()
Next

End Sub
End Class

Then on a form, call the method and pass it some control, in this case a
label:

Dim mc1 As New MyClassLibrary.MyClass1

mc1.DoSomething(Label1)

2. In the class in the dll, raise an event. Handle the event on a form. For
example:

Public Class MyClass2

Public Event DidSomething(ByVal SomeValue As Integer)

Public Sub DoSomething()

For i As Integer = 1 To 10
'
'Processing
'
'Raise an event
RaiseEvent DidSomething(i)
Next

End Sub
End Class

On a form:

Private WithEvents mc2 As New MyClassLibrary2.MyClass2

Private Sub mc2_DidSomething(ByVal SomeValue As Integer) Handles
mc2.DidSomething

Label1.Text = SomeValue.ToString
Label1.Refresh()

End Sub

Then call the method and let the event handler update the label:

mc2.DoSomething()

Kerry Moorman


"Martin Racette" wrote:
Hi,

I recently installed that programing environment, and I'm wondering how to do
some of the things

I created a program that renames, moves, and copies file, most of the routine
are located in a DLL file that I created along with the main program,
everything
work fine, but I can not get the routine running in the DLL to update a
progress
bar and a label field that I would like the name of the file being processed
to
appear

I checked in the help that comes with Visual Basic 2005 Express, but I can not
find how to do this

Any help would be appreciated
--
Thank you in Advance

Merci a l'Avance

Martin

--
Thank you in Advance

Merci a l'Avance

Martin

[Kerry Moorman]

Martin,

You need to add a reference to System.Windows.Forms.

In VS2003 you can do that by clicking the Add Reference menu item from the
Project menu, or by right-clicking References from the Solution Explorer
window.

Kerry Moorman
"Martin Racette" wrote:

Hi,

I tried the first part of the suggested code below (in a test program first),
and all I get is an error telling me that
"System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel" is not define and the same for
"System.Windows.Form.Listbox"

With that DLL I'm trying to fill a listbox with many filename from a directory,
I tried the code before in the main window code, but when I try it from a DLL, I
can not get the program to run

The declaration and call for the DLL is as follow
Dim dll as New Library
dll.getfile(ToolStripStatusLabel, FileList_VIew)

In the DLL
Public Class Library
Public Sub getfile(ByVal mylabel as
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel, ByVal FileList_View as
System.Windows.Forms.Listbox)
'the processing code
myLabel.text = i & " files were found ! "
end sub
end class

What do I DO wrong here

Thank you in advance
Martin
____________________________

Martin,

A couple of options:

1. Pass the controls into the class in the dll, either as properties of the
class or as arguments to a method. For example:

Public Class MyClass1

Public Sub DoSomething(ByVal myLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label)

For i As Integer = 1 To 10
'
'Processing
'
'Display something in the label
myLabel.Text = i.ToString
myLabel.Refresh()
Next

End Sub
End Class

Then on a form, call the method and pass it some control, in this case a
label:

Dim mc1 As New MyClassLibrary.MyClass1

mc1.DoSomething(Label1)

2. In the class in the dll, raise an event. Handle the event on a form. For
example:

Public Class MyClass2

Public Event DidSomething(ByVal SomeValue As Integer)

Public Sub DoSomething()

For i As Integer = 1 To 10
'
'Processing
'
'Raise an event
RaiseEvent DidSomething(i)
Next

End Sub
End Class

On a form:

Private WithEvents mc2 As New MyClassLibrary2.MyClass2

Private Sub mc2_DidSomething(ByVal SomeValue As Integer) Handles
mc2.DidSomething

Label1.Text = SomeValue.ToString
Label1.Refresh()

End Sub

Then call the method and let the event handler update the label:

mc2.DoSomething()

Kerry Moorman


"Martin Racette" wrote:

Hi,

I recently installed that programing environment, and I'm wondering how to do
some of the things

I created a program that renames, moves, and copies file, most of the routine
are located in a DLL file that I created along with the main program,
everything
work fine, but I can not get the routine running in the DLL to update a
progress
bar and a label field that I would like the name of the file being processed
to
appear

I checked in the help that comes with Visual Basic 2005 Express, but I can not
find how to do this

Any help would be appreciated
--
Thank you in Advance

Merci a l'Avance

Martin

--
Thank you in Advance

Merci a l'Avance

Martin