Hello Dear Experts,
What is the best method to save a dynamically created Windows Forms and its data?
The requirement is as follows:
There should be a designer (application) to design some Windows Forms and to save it (Like what we do in Visual Studio Windows Forms Designer). Then the application should render it when a user opens it in another mode (Say, in the normal running mode). The data should be loaded into the corresponding controls. Then the user should be able to add some controls to the form dynamically, and save it with some data. So there should be an option to save the data and the modified Form. There may be hundreds of controls on some forms, as the user will be able to add some row of controls (say, TextBoxes) many times, in long run.
What will be the best way to handle this kind of situation? How can we store the dynamically created forms very efficiently and effectively? What kind of structure you will recommend?
Thanks and Regards,
Pauls Geo.
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Hi rachitkohli,
Thank you very much for your comment. We have almost done like this only, but there is a big performance issue in form loading. It takes around 15-20 sec. It will be highly appreciative if you could check the following question and give your views on it:
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Thanks and Regards,
Pauls Geo.
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by: rachitkohliPosted on 2008-04-16 at 05:07:13ID: 21366793
Hello,
I think the ideal approach to this situation will be having XML. Saving all the control attributes in a XML file like the Control Name, Rectangle area(X, Y, Width, Height), Text if any..
Make your application in such a way, it will open this XML file and re-form the control dynamically.
I have dont a similar thing but not for form designing, it waz for a image editing/designing software.