I have tried planet... and most other sites, but I just cant find a good form generator - have seriously hunted for months
Ideally it would also have an ADO backend
VB6 has a form generator but it is so basic and also uses bound controls to DAO
The application is
Open a Table
Display all the records (or 1st nn records) in a Grid
Scroll to select the record
OR
Key in a search string and search for a record you want
When you click on the record you want, another form opens up and shows the record
The form also contains buttons for ADD, CHANGE, DELETE Record
Problem is it uses DBGrid32 and DAO bound controls and creates fields at run-time
Apart from that it would be perfect
It is OK in that all you need specify is the database and table name, which is a quick and easy solution but doesn't lend itself to be able to be modified
Ideally, the form generator would actually create the form adding text boxes and prompts which can then be opened up with the VB6 IDE and modified if required
eg, Some tables may have 100 or so fields - you need to be able to group these logically using a tab control - you also need to be able to suppress some fields as they are strictly internal
Ideally, the form generator would actually create the form adding text boxes and prompts which can then be opened up with the VB6 IDE and modified if required
OK, now I think I get what it is you're looking for. You want a tool for generating a VB form, based on the fields of a database, for editing that database, right?
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This was generated by Eazycode - with no programming required !
However, you end up with the complete source code of the application.
This is quite a complex application as it allows searching for Orders, then the display of the Header and Detail Lines of the Order Selected
The applications generated tend to be bug free - I feel they need a little tweaking to make them more user friendly though - eg, I'd rather see a DELETE Button than a X on the form (meaning delete)
In this example, the Product Description is stored in another table - you would have to write your own code to look up the description and insert it into the grid - or you would change the stored procedure to look it up before populating the grid
Options exist to have either Stored procedures for your SQL code or to Generate SQL within the VB Code - whichever you prefer
Cute !
Last edited by George1111; July 5th, 2008 at 09:55 AM.
Just write your own! I wrote a viewer that would open and db, allow you to select any field, and then generate a report (for a client). it was too complex for him, so i gave him 6 option buttons instead.
I am only asking because "You never know what's out there"
Furthermore I need it now, and it will take me at least a solid week or two to make a really good one. (Which means it won't be ready for at least a month)
I have half finished one, but want to start it again as I think I can do it better differently - I've already spent a week on it and just don't have the time to blow on a project which may or may not be finished in a reasonable period of time
So the question remains -
"Is there a good one out there ready to go for VB6 ?"
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