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Create form Wizard using Visual Studio.NET
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    2001-12-05

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    Create form Wizard using VS.NET

    This is a updated demo to create form wizard using an Visual Studio.NET

    <%@ Page Language="vb" EnableSessionState="False"EnableViewState="True" Trace="False" Debug="False"Strict="True" CodeBehind="createformcode.aspx.vb"AutoEventWireup="false" Inherits="aspfree.createformcode" %>
    <HTML>
    <HEAD>
    <title></title></SCRIPT>
    </HEAD>
    <body bgcolor="#ffffff">
    <form runat="server"id="form1">
    Select a tablename tocreate a .NET form for:
    <asp:dropdownlistid="tblList" runat="server" />&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <asp:Buttonid="GetTable" Text="Get Table" onclick="GetTable_Click"runat="server" />
    <asp:panelid="myPanel" runat="server"visible="false"><BR>Select the
    Columns used for generating the form.
    <asp:datagrid id="MyDataGrid" runat="server"AutoGenerateColumns="False" HeaderStyle-BackColor="#aaaadd"Font-Size="8pt" Font-Name="Verdana" CellPadding="3"BorderWidth="1" BorderColor="black">
    <Columns>
    <asp:TemplateColumnHeaderText="Add?">
    <ItemTemplate>
    <asp:CheckBoxid="chkAdd" runat="server" />
    </ItemTemplate>
    </asp:TemplateColumn>
    <asp:BoundColumnHeaderText="Name" DataField="name" />
    <asp:TemplateColumnHeaderText="Create Validator?">
    <ItemTemplate>
    <asp:CheckBoxid="chkValid" runat="server" />
    </ItemTemplate>
    </asp:TemplateColumn>
    </Columns>
    </asp:datagrid>
    <asp:Button id="Button1" onclick="Button1_Click"runat="server" Text="Create Form"></asp:Button>
    </asp:panel>
    <asp:panelid="pnlTextarea" visible="false" runat="server">
    <P>Copythis code into a new ASP.NET page</P>
    <TEXTAREAid="taResults" rows="40" cols="90"runat="server">&lt;/asp:panel&gt;

    &lt;/form&gt;
    &lt;/body&gt;
    &lt;/html&gt;
    </TEXTAREA>
    </asp:panel>
    </form>
    </body>
    </HTML>

    asdf

    Imports System
    Imports System.Text
    Imports System.IO
    Imports System.Data
    Imports System.Data.SqlClient
    Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
    Imports System.Configuration

    Public Class createformcode
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
    Protected WithEvents tblList As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList
    Protected WithEvents GetTable As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button
    Protected WithEvents MyDataGrid As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGrid
    Protected WithEvents Button1 As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button
    Protected WithEvents myPanel As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Panel
    Protected WithEvents pnlTextarea As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Panel
    Protected WithEvents taResults As System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlTextArea

    #Region " Web Form Designer Generated Code "

    'This call is required by the Web Form Designer.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()

    End Sub

    Private Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) HandlesMyBase.Init
    'CODEGEN: This method call is required by the Web Form Designer
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    InitializeComponent()
    End Sub

    #End Region
    Dim sqlText As String
    Dim ds As New DataSet()
    Dim dbComm As New SqlDataAdapter()
    Dim conn As SqlConnection
    Dim sqlServer As String

    Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) HandlesMyBase.Load
    sqlServer = GetSqlConn()
    conn = New SqlConnection(sqlServer)


    If Not IsPostBack Then
    sqlText = "select id, name from sysobjects where xtype='U' order by name"
    dbComm = New SqlDataAdapter(sqlText, conn)
    dbComm.Fill(ds, "AllTables")
    tblList.DataSource = ds.Tables("AllTables").DefaultView
    tblList.DataTextField = "name"
    tblList.DataValueField = "name"
    tblList.DataBind()
    End If


    End Sub

    Function CreateValidator(ByVal myName As String) As String
    Dim mySB As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder()

    REM -- use :<some text>: as placeholders
    mySB.Append("<asp:RequiredFieldValidator runat=""server""id="":Name:"" ControlToValidate="":control:""ErrorMessage="":errMsg:""display=""Static"">This RequiredField!</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>")

    mySB.Replace(":Name:", "vld" & myName) 'add the validator name
    mySB.Replace(":control:", "at" & myName) 'add the control name
    mySB.Replace(":errMsg:", myName & " is required")

    Return mySB.ToString()

    End Function


    Function GetSqlConn() As String
    Dim DSN As String = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("DSN")
    Return DSN
    End Function


    Sub GetTable_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim sqlText As String
    sqlText = "SELECT syscolumns.name, syscolumns.isnullable FROM sysobjects INNER JOINsyscolumns ON sysobjects.id = syscolumns.id where sysobjects.name = '" &tblList.SelectedItem.Text & "' ORDER BY syscolumns.colid"

    REM -- Connect to SQL
    dbComm = New SqlDataAdapter(sqlText, conn)

    REM -- Fill DataSet
    dbComm.Fill(ds, "TestData")
    MyDataGrid.DataSource = ds.Tables("TestData").DefaultView
    MyDataGrid.DataBind()


    REM -- Show the results
    myPanel.Visible = True

    End Sub


    Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

    Dim i As Integer
    Dim _item As DataGridItem
    Dim dr As DataRow
    Dim sb As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder()
    Dim strOutput As String

    REM -- Auto Generate The Form
    sb.Append("<form runat=""server""id=""form2"" name=""form2"">" &Chr(13) & Chr(10))
    sb.Append(" <table border=1>" & Chr(13))


    For i = 0 To MyDataGrid.Items.Count - 1
    REM -- Get the checkbox
    _item = MyDataGrid.Items(i)
    Dim addCheckBox As CheckBox = CType(_item.FindControl("chkAdd"), CheckBox)
    Dim validCheckBox As CheckBox = CType(_item.FindControl("chkValid"), CheckBox)

    If addCheckBox.Checked Then
    sb.Append(" <tr>" & Chr(13))
    sb.Append(" <td>" & _item.Cells(1).Text & "</td>"& Chr(13))
    sb.Append(" <td>")
    sb.Append("<asp:textbox id=""at" & _item.Cells(1).Text &""" runat=""server"" />")

    'create a validator control
    If validCheckBox.Checked Then
    sb.Append(" " & Chr(13) & CreateValidator(_item.Cells(1).Text))
    End If

    sb.Append("</td>" & Chr(13)) '
    sb.Append(" </tr>" & Chr(13)) ' close out the row
    End If

    Next
    sb.Append(" <tr>" & Chr(13)) ' close out the row
    sb.Append(" <td colspan=""2""><asp:buttonid=""button1"" Text=""Validate Form""runat=""Server"" /></td>" & Chr(13))
    sb.Append(" </tr>" & Chr(13)) ' close out the row
    sb.Append(" </table>" & Chr(13))
    sb.Append(Chr(13) & "</form>")
    strOutput = sb.ToString()
    strOutput = System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(strOutput)
    taResults.Value = strOutput
    pnlTextarea.Visible = True
    End Sub

    End Class


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