August 2003
Beginner
600 pages
12h 55m
English
Content preview from Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft® Visual C#™ .NET in 24 Hours
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Adding the Browse For Database OpenFileDialog Control
You're going to let the user browse for a database at runtime, so add a new OpenFileDialog control and set its properties as follows:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | ofdChooseDatabase |
| Filter | Microsoft Access Databases|*.mdb |
| Title | Open Database |
Designing the Album Dialog Box
The secondary form you'll create is the Album dialog box, which will be used to create and edit albums in the database. Choose Project, Add Windows Form and create a new Windows form with the name fclsAlbum.cs. Set the form's properties as follows:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| FormBorderStyle | FixedDialog |
| Icon | Album.ico |
| MaximizeBox | False |
| MinimizeBox | False |
| Size | 298,264 |
| Text | Album Maintenance |
1. | Add a new label control to the form and set its properties as follows: |
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