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Need some advice on building a VB.NET application

Hi,

I want to build an application in VB.NET 2003. It will consist of a menu/toolbar at the top, a tree structure and pallete object on the left, and a main screen that will be composed of boxes, lines and other shapes interconnected with each other. This main screen will need to be a window to a much larger structure which should be scrollable. The data will probably be stored in an access database using ADO.NET (I think I can handle this part).

I have absolutely no idea how to do graphics in VB.NET, even though what I'm doing will end up being much simpler than say, a 3D game. Consider it like a large flowchart or DFD diagram that will be much, much larger than the viewable area.

Can anyone offer me any advice on where to start? I used to do a lot of programming when I was younger, and understand the concepts of OO and all, but just need some advice how to get going on this project.

Thx
Adam

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James_Wyatt

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AdamJSawyer

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Ok I'll have a go at that. What would you suggest with regard to the window to the entire structure? My reasoning would be to create the entire diagram, and then just show the part they can see at one time.

Thx
Adam

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AdamJSawyer

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Sorry I forgot about the question. I ended up being able to use the QSEE SuperLite case tools to do the task almost perfectly