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| From | GS <gs@somewhere.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.basic.visual.misc |
| Subject | Re: visual studio controls |
| Date | 2013-02-20 22:46 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <kg4587$3b6$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <5a40821d-c570-4845-9294-8304b8da6abe@googlegroups.com> |
colmkav explained on 20/02/2013 : > Hi, I am trying to convert an old VBA project that uses an Excel Workbook as > the user interface. I want to replace the interface with a VB.net project > using VB.net controls instead. which would be the best control to use in my > application? > > My current spreadsheet has a start button and a list of jobs with a check box > for each specifying whether the job is to be run or not. You could use a 3rd party spreadsheet control if you need spreadsheet features/functionality. If not then a grid control as _Auric suggests. I bought Farpoint's Spread.ocx ActiveX control back when MS released the Ribbon so I could make all my Excel-based apps standalone Windows apps using VB6. It works great! (Farpoint is now GrapeCity, and they do have a dotnet version of the control. It's not cheap!!) In addition to Karl's comment, I can't imagine why you'd want to go with dotnet if you're already familiar with VBA since dotnet's an entirely different language (despite name similarities). VB6 is as close as you'll get to VBA, and most all of the code is portable beteen the two! I went back to Excel-based apps because that's what clients wanted (popularity rules in the corporate world), so I've settled on combining VB6 and Excel via automation. I still use my Spread.ocx for proprietary projects, though. -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org Classic VB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion
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visual studio controls colmkav <colmjkav@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-02-20 14:52 -0800
Re: visual studio controls Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2013-02-20 15:21 -0800
Re: visual studio controls "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-02-21 01:23 +0000
Re: visual studio controls GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2013-02-20 22:46 -0500
Re: visual studio controls colmkav <colmjkav@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-02-21 01:17 -0800
Re: visual studio controls colmkav <colmjkav@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-02-21 01:20 -0800
Re: visual studio controls Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-02-21 09:28 +0000
Re: visual studio controls GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2013-02-21 13:07 -0500
Re: visual studio controls colmkav <colmjkav@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-02-21 11:10 -0800
Re: visual studio controls GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2013-02-21 14:22 -0500
Re: visual studio controls ralph <nt_consulting@yahoo.com> - 2013-02-21 13:43 -0600
Re: visual studio controls "DaveO" <djo@dial.pipex.com> - 2013-02-22 09:55 +0000
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