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Replicating a form (with its controls)

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:25:53 -0700

I want to add a form to my project that is much like another, but that
has important differences and distintcly different underlying code. I
tried the Windows convention of SavingAs new name, hoping to revise it
to suit. But this doesn't work, either in Design Mode or in a plain
Windows Explorer context. And, I couldn't find a suitable Copy/Paste
function either. How can I do it?

Price Buhrman

Re: Replicating a form (with its controls)

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:19:42 -0700

: I want to add a form to my project that is much like another, but that
: has important differences and distintcly different underlying code. I
: tried the Windows convention of SavingAs new name, hoping to revise it
: to suit. But this doesn't work, either in Design Mode or in a plain
: Windows Explorer context. And, I couldn't find a suitable Copy/Paste
: function either. How can I do it?

You could just "Add Form" in the project menu, then open the form you want to copy, hit Ctrl-A to select all the controls, Ctrl-C to copy them, and then open the new form and Ctrl-V to paste them on the new form. You may need to reposition them slightly depending on how the original form is laid out.

But, I don't know why the SaveAs wouldn't work. After you did the SaveAs, did you try adding the other form to the project?

infidel

$ select * from users where clue > 0
no rows returned

Re: Replicating a form (with its controls)

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 06:17:15 -0700

: : I want to add a form to my project that is much like another, but that
: : has important differences and distintcly different underlying code. I
: : tried the Windows convention of SavingAs new name, hoping to revise it
: : to suit. But this doesn't work, either in Design Mode or in a plain
: : Windows Explorer context. And, I couldn't find a suitable Copy/Paste
: : function either. How can I do it?
:
: You could just "Add Form" in the project menu, then open the form you want to copy, hit Ctrl-A to select all the controls, Ctrl-C to copy them, and then open the new form and Ctrl-V to paste them on the new form. You may need to reposition them slightly depending on how the original form is laid out.
:
: But, I don't know why the SaveAs wouldn't work. After you did the SaveAs, did you try adding the other form to the project?
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: infidel
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:

: $ select * from users where clue > 0
: no rows returned
:

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My guess is that, although SaveAs gave the form a new filename, VB6
wouldn't load it because, internally, it still had the original name.

Price Buhrman

Re: Replicating a form (with its controls)

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 06:56:36 -0700

: My guess is that, although SaveAs gave the form a new filename, VB6
: wouldn't load it because, internally, it still had the original name.

Ok, that makes a little more sense, I think. Try Save As to rename the file, and then go to the form's property window and change it's Name property and save the project. Then add the other form back to the project. See if that helps.

infidel

$ select * from users where clue > 0
no rows returned

Re: Replicating a form (with its controls)

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:59:18 -0700

: : My guess is that, although SaveAs gave the form a new filename, VB6
: : wouldn't load it because, internally, it still had the original name.
Or you can open it with Notepad and quickly change the name of the form.

Re: Replicating a form (with its controls)

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 13:08:06 -0700

: $ select * from users where clue > 0
: no rows returned
:

:
:
I tried the Ctl+A technique, and it worked just fine. (I had the presence of mind to first set the new form's size to that of the first.) Of course the code part did not get copied, but that suited my plan o.k.

Price Buhrman