How to: Work with tab control

[pinmedownbaby]

Question: how do you use information entered on one tabpage in another tabpage?

[mkaatr]

@pinmedownbaby

Hi there...

you just write the name of the control, followed by the property name you want to access. Think about the different controls as being placed directly on the form, and not within tabpages.

[notta3d]

This was very useful. Thanks!

[chrisg7504]

Hi my friend and many thanks for your reply. I did that and it doesnt work. Would I be able to send you my project and see if there is something really stupid I have done?

[mkaatr]

@chrisg7504

Send me an email containing your full project source code at : notes@mka-soft.com

[chrisg7504]

I have been having problems with binding Child data with master data on one form but no one wants help me.  Would you?

[mkaatr]

@chrisg7504

Hi there...

when dragging and dropping the child table, make sure you open the + sign next to the master table, and you should see the child table - or details table - under the master, then you drag that one.

yours

[chrisg7504]

What Program do you use to record your tutorials?

[mkaatr]

@chrisg7504

It is a free application called CamStudio.

[ContributionCore]

@chrisg7504 You seriously overseen "Cam studio" in the very first second of the video?

[igemba]

Hello, I just want to say thank you for all your great support! You are the best teacher on this topic, and looking forward to new things.

[mkaatr]

@igemba

Thank you, but these videos aren't that great, I need to work more on them, but I am not having much time these days.

Hopefully after finishing some few issues, i will have more time to do video tutorials.

[mkaatr]

@MyVBProgramms

Hi there...

I don't believe that you could save tabpagess, as far as I know, you could remove them from the tabcontrol using the remove method, as for putting a tabpage back, I am not sure, but I will have to get a look on that.

Another thing you mentioned is saving a tab - which I assume is saving its data. You will need to keep track of the data you want to save, but I might be wrong with this one. I have to check it.

yours.

[MrHurricaneTracker]

very nice thanks

[VisualDesignFX]

Just wondering dude... but are you gay?

[deathpedal]

hi can you post a sample of inventory sytem



[mkaatr]

@deathpedal

Hi there...

I am afraid it is not that easy to do, it takes a number of hours to finish, if you have a request that would take less time I would be happy to help.

[domencinema]

is it possible to duplicate a tab?

[mkaatr]

@domencinema

I would assume you want to make a copy of the controls on the tab. As far as i know there is no easy way to do it. However, one way would be selecting all the controls on the original tab, then edit->copy , go and add another tab, then with the tabpage selected select edit-paste.

yours

[domencinema]

@mkaatr that's not what i ment... i'm creating software which creates tabs. And when software create a tab, i want that tab to be the same as the tab i already created

[mkaatr]

@domencinema

Hi there...

this is a little bit hard to do. This means you create a tabpage at runtime, then add it to the tab control. So far this is easy, however the hard part is when you want to add controls to it, you need to specify where each control appears, and add event handler to it.

yours

[TheN20s]

fucking gay

[madara435]

no offense , are you gay?

[PoppSlr]

dude very helpful! :)

[chompet123]

You voice is annoying, you speak like a puppet. But i'm sorry for that. This video is really helpful! Thanks!

[aattanayake]

can i change the background color of the tab control? I can easily change the backcolor of the tab pages but not the control itself. Also can I hide the tabs and have the program navigate from tab to tab?

[mkaatr]

@aattanayake

Hi there...

you can change the color of the form or of the container that the tab control is inside. If you want the tabcontrol area to have a color different than the form, you can use a frame, or a picturebox, set its backcolor to whatever you like, and place the tabcontrol inside that.

You can't hide a tab, you can remove it instead e.g:TabControl1.TabPages.Remov­e(TabPage2).

To select a specific tab: TabControl1.SelectedTab = TabPage2

yours

[aattanayake]

@mkaatr

Thanks...

Don't know why we have to go roundabout way to change the color like that. They could have made it much easier

[ShellyBaby007]

Is it possible to use a Command button to go to next tab instead of relying on the tabs themsleves to navigate to the next Tab Page?

[mkaatr]

@ShellyBaby007

TabControl1.SelectedTab = TabPage1