"Martin Racette" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I recently installed that programing environment, and I'm wondering how to do
> some of the things
>
>  I created a program that renames, moves, and copies file, most of the routine
> are located in a DLL file that I created along with the main program,
> everything
> work fine, but I can not get the routine running in the DLL to update a
> progress
> bar and a label field that I would like the name of the file being processed
> to
> appear
>
> I checked in the help that comes with Visual Basic 2005 Express, but I can not
> find how to do this
>
> Any help would be appreciated
> --
> Thank you in Advance
>
> Merci a l'Avance
>
> Martin
>
>
>

"Martin Racette" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I tried the first part of the suggested code below (in a test program first),
> and all I get is an error telling me that
> "System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel" is not define and the same for
> "System.Windows.Form.Listbox"
>
> With that DLL I'm trying to fill a listbox with many filename from a directory,
> I tried the code before in the main window code, but when I try it from a DLL, I
> can not get the program to run
>
> The declaration and call for the DLL is as follow
> Dim dll as New Library
> dll.getfile(ToolStripStatusLabel, FileList_VIew)
>
> In the DLL
> Public Class Library
>     Public Sub getfile(ByVal mylabel as
> System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel, ByVal FileList_View as
> System.Windows.Forms.Listbox)
>         'the processing code
>         myLabel.text = i & " files were found ! "
>     end sub
> end class
>
> What do I DO wrong here
>
> Thank you in advance
> Martin
> ____________________________
> >
> Martin,
>
> A couple of options:
>
> 1. Pass the controls into the class in the dll, either as properties of the
> class or as arguments to a method. For example:
>
> Public Class MyClass1
>
>     Public Sub DoSomething(ByVal myLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label)
>
>         For i As Integer = 1 To 10
>             '
>             'Processing
>             '
>             'Display something in the label
>             myLabel.Text = i.ToString
>             myLabel.Refresh()
>         Next
>
>     End Sub
> End Class
>
> Then on a form, call the method and pass it some control, in this case a
> label:
>
>         Dim mc1 As New MyClassLibrary.MyClass1
>
>         mc1.DoSomething(Label1)
>
> 2. In the class in the dll, raise an event. Handle the event on a form. For
> example:
>
> Public Class MyClass2
>
>     Public Event DidSomething(ByVal SomeValue As Integer)
>
>     Public Sub DoSomething()
>
>         For i As Integer = 1 To 10
>             '
>             'Processing
>             '
>             'Raise an event
>             RaiseEvent DidSomething(i)
>         Next
>
>     End Sub
> End Class
>
> On a form:
>
>     Private WithEvents mc2 As New MyClassLibrary2.MyClass2
>
>     Private Sub mc2_DidSomething(ByVal SomeValue As Integer) Handles
> mc2.DidSomething
>
>         Label1.Text = SomeValue.ToString
>         Label1.Refresh()
>
>     End Sub
>
> Then call the method and let the event handler update the label:
>
>         mc2.DoSomething()
>
> Kerry Moorman
>
>
>
>
> "Martin Racette" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I recently installed that programing environment, and I'm wondering how to do
> > some of the things
> >
> >  I created a program that renames, moves, and copies file, most of the routine
> > are located in a DLL file that I created along with the main program,
> > everything
> > work fine, but I can not get the routine running in the DLL to update a
> > progress
> > bar and a label field that I would like the name of the file being processed
> > to
> > appear
> >
> > I checked in the help that comes with Visual Basic 2005 Express, but I can not
> > find how to do this
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated
> > --
> > Thank you in Advance
> >
> > Merci a l'Avance
> >
> > Martin
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Thank you in Advance
>
> Merci a l'Avance
>
> Martin
>
>
>