attach a file to a windows form
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Hey Guys, I've done some Googling and some MSDN searches, but no luck. What I have is two Windows forms. I want to be able to attach a file/files from one of the forms, and then have the other form be able to see/open these attachments. Any ideas on which controls, data structures, or methods to use? I'm a bit stumped right now. I've investigated the FileDialog class, but I don't think that's what I need.
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Hey Guys, I've done some Googling and some MSDN searches, but no luck. What I have is two Windows forms. I want to be able to attach a file/files from one of the forms, and then have the other form be able to see/open these attachments. Any ideas on which controls, data structures, or methods to use? I'm a bit stumped right now. I've investigated the FileDialog class, but I don't think that's what I need.
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1. The OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog let you interact with the user to determine which file he wants opened or saved, that is not what you want. 2. There is no universal control (or app) that can visualize any file you choose, unless in a very low-level form, such as a hex editor would do. So you will have to restrict the list of allowable file types, and/or use several controls, picking the one at run-time that corresponds to the current file type. 3. I have no idea what you mean by "attaching a file to a form". :)
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1. The OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog let you interact with the user to determine which file he wants opened or saved, that is not what you want. 2. There is no universal control (or app) that can visualize any file you choose, unless in a very low-level form, such as a hex editor would do. So you will have to restrict the list of allowable file types, and/or use several controls, picking the one at run-time that corresponds to the current file type. 3. I have no idea what you mean by "attaching a file to a form". :)
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.3Here is a scenario. Form1 is for the manager. From form1 he can enter a description of a project, assign a lead, and enter comments. With most projects, there are associated .doc, .pdf, or .xls files. By attach, I mean that the manager can add those files, similar to an email, so that the lead, from Form2 can see the files. I don't want the files to be viewable/opened from Form2, I'm looking for a way for the manager to add these files, and then have the project lead receive the files from Form2. Sorry if this is a confusing description, I do appreciate the help.
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Here is a scenario. Form1 is for the manager. From form1 he can enter a description of a project, assign a lead, and enter comments. With most projects, there are associated .doc, .pdf, or .xls files. By attach, I mean that the manager can add those files, similar to an email, so that the lead, from Form2 can see the files. I don't want the files to be viewable/opened from Form2, I'm looking for a way for the manager to add these files, and then have the project lead receive the files from Form2. Sorry if this is a confusing description, I do appreciate the help.
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OK, so "Project" would be one of your classes; your manager would use a "ProjectEditForm" to view and alter a Project, he would have some means to add ("attach") relevant files to the Project (maybe through an OpenFileDialog indeed), and the list of attached files should be kept in a collection (maybe a List) and displayed somehow (maybe a ListBox or a TreeView). The lead does not get the files from the manager's form, he should have his view on the same Project, maybe through a "ProjectViewForm" which could be similar to a "ProjectEditForm" with fewer privileges (and maybe also more details). In my view you want to persist a Project somehow, maybe in an XML file, maybe in a database. Conclusion: it is not form-communicates-to-other-form, it is an object-needing-persistence-and-multiple-views. :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
The quality and detail of your question reflects on the effectiveness of the help you are likely to get.
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.3