Visual basic express edition 2008 question.?

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I'm making a code generator.  The first form lets you check/uncheck certain items to fit your liking.  I just can't figure out how to output the code.  I thought about making a form with a large text box on it and put the code in there but I can't figure out how to load the form.  How can I load the form or what's a better way to out put a bunch of code?

Wooster11 · Accepted Answer

There's a couple of ways you can do it.  You might want to place another check box that asks a user if they want to display the generated code in a pop up (New form) or save it to a file.

To pop up a new form, create your new form with the big text box on it.  Make sure you set scrollbars to true on the text box.

Then from your main form, when you generate the code, simply do the following:

dim f as new frmGeneratedCode
'Now that you created the form, add the text of the generated code to the Text Box
f.TextBox1.Text = generatedCode
f.Show 'Or f.ShowDialog if you want to open the form modally (can't click away from it)

From there, your user can then copy and paste the text as needed.  You could even add a button to that form that will allow the user to save the file.

To save the file, you can do this:

Add a FileSaveDialog to your form you're saving from.
After you've generated the code, do this.

If FileSaveDialog1.ShowDialog = DialogResult.OK Then
   IO.File.WriteAllText(FileSaveDialog1.FileName, generatedCode) 'Will create a new file or overwrite an existing file and write all the text to that file
End If

You could do this from both forms easy enough.  Good luck!

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