Form Copying (VB.Net 2005)

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Hi All
How do I copy a Form within a project?

TIA

johnb

[Anil Gupte/iCinema.com]

Re: Form Copying (VB.Net 2005)

Right Click on the Form, click Copy. Repeat Right Click and click Paste?

Easy enough? Even easier, click on the form, then Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V.

Cheers,
--
Anil Gupte

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Hi All
How do I copy a Form within a project?
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TIA
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johnb

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Re: Form Copying (VB.Net 2005)

Cheers for the responce Anil. Er...Right clicking on the Form gives me "View
Code", "Lock controls" and "Properties " and right clicking on the Form in
the Solution Explorer give copy but no Paste.

Were it so simple I'd should have worked it in this rusty old brain of mine.
I believe there is a load of hidden code that gets regenerated on each
rebuild which refers back to the original form. And this where I'm lost

"Anil Gupte/iCinema.com" wrote:

Right Click on the Form, click Copy. Repeat Right Click and click Paste?
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Easy enough? Even easier, click on the form, then Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V.
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Cheers,
--
Anil Gupte

https://www.keeninc.net

https://www.icinema.com

https://www.wizo.tv

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Hi All
How do I copy a Form within a project?

TIA

johnb

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Re: Form Copying (VB.Net 2005)

On Jun 25, 5:13 am, johnb <jo...@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote:

Hi All
How do I copy a Form within a project?
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TIA
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johnb

Depending on the Form, you might just want to abstract things back and
follow an inheritance model.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]

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Re: Form Copying (VB.Net 2005)

On Jun 25, 7:06 am, johnb <jo...@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote:

Cheers for the responce Anil.  Er...Right clicking on the Form gives me"View
Code", "Lock controls" and "Properties " and  right clicking on the Formin
the Solution Explorer give copy but no Paste.
>
Were it so simple I'd should have worked it in this rusty old brain of mine.
I believe there is a load of hidden code that gets regenerated on each
rebuild which refers back to the original form. And this where I'm lost
>
"Anil Gupte/iCinema.com" wrote:

Right Click on the Form, click Copy.  Repeat Right Click and click Paste?

>

Easy enough?  Even easier, click on the form, then Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V.

>

Cheers,
--
Anil Gupte

https://www.keeninc.net

https://www.icinema.com

https://www.wizo.tv

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Hi All
How do I copy a Form within a project?

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TIA

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johnb

Personnally, I never trusted copy and pasting a form to reproduce it.

My standard model is to add a new form object, and copy / paste the
controls and code behind from the old form into the new one. The bad
thing is that you'll still need to set the form properties manually.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]

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Re: Form Copying (VB.Net 2005)

Hi Seth

Thanks for the feedback I'll try that!

johnb

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On Jun 25, 7:06 am, johnb <jo...@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote:

Cheers for the responce Anil. Er...Right clicking on the Form gives me "View
Code", "Lock controls" and "Properties " and right clicking on the Form in
the Solution Explorer give copy but no Paste.

Were it so simple I'd should have worked it in this rusty old brain of mine.
I believe there is a load of hidden code that gets regenerated on each
rebuild which refers back to the original form. And this where I'm lost

"Anil Gupte/iCinema.com" wrote:

Right Click on the Form, click Copy. Repeat Right Click and click Paste?

Easy enough? Even easier, click on the form, then Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V.

Cheers,
--
Anil Gupte
>www.keeninc.net
>www.icinema.com
>www.wizo.tv
"johnb" <jo...@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote in message
>news:1016675 F-7E42-4A61-AC3B-3625931CDBBF@mi crosoft.com...
Hi All
How do I copy a Form within a project?

TIA

johnb

>
Personnally, I never trusted copy and pasting a form to reproduce it.
>
My standard model is to add a new form object, and copy / paste the
controls and code behind from the old form into the new one. The bad
thing is that you'll still need to set the form properties manually.
>
Thanks,
>
Seth Rowe [MVP]
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