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Visual Basic 2008 - Organise TabControl, using information from a textfile
Hi,
I am looking to add a new function to my software.
I have the following list ( servers.txt ). The format of the file is :
COLGATE ASNBTT1 172.22.34.12
BLENDAMED ASNBTT2 172.22.34.13
COLGATE ASNBTT3 172.22.34.14
HUGOBOSS ASNBTT4 172.22.34.15
The first input represents customer name, the next is hostname, and the next is IP address.
When the button SortBtn is clicked, the software must grab the info from the text file and arrange it in TabControl1 in the following way:
CUSTOMERS should be used as TABS, so in this case, TabControl1 should have the following TABS : COLGATE , BLENDAMED , HUGOBOSS
Inside each TAB, there must be created buttons, and the caption of each button must be the server name. For example inside the COLGATE TAB, there should be the following buttons button1.text = "ASNBTT1"
button2.text = "ASNBTT3"
The buttons inside the tabs must be backcolor=color.red ( by default ).
When the user will right click on the tab ( for example on COLGATE ), the software will ping ( by ip, not by hostname ) all the servers in the respective TAB, and the responsive servers will be marked as backcolor=color.green
I know it is a lot to ask but if someone can give any information it would help me a lot.
thank you
I am looking to add a new function to my software.
I have the following list ( servers.txt ). The format of the file is :
COLGATE ASNBTT1 172.22.34.12
BLENDAMED ASNBTT2 172.22.34.13
COLGATE ASNBTT3 172.22.34.14
HUGOBOSS ASNBTT4 172.22.34.15
The first input represents customer name, the next is hostname, and the next is IP address.
When the button SortBtn is clicked, the software must grab the info from the text file and arrange it in TabControl1 in the following way:
CUSTOMERS should be used as TABS, so in this case, TabControl1 should have the following TABS : COLGATE , BLENDAMED , HUGOBOSS
Inside each TAB, there must be created buttons, and the caption of each button must be the server name. For example inside the COLGATE TAB, there should be the following buttons button1.text = "ASNBTT1"
button2.text = "ASNBTT3"
The buttons inside the tabs must be backcolor=color.red ( by default ).
When the user will right click on the tab ( for example on COLGATE ), the software will ping ( by ip, not by hostname ) all the servers in the respective TAB, and the responsive servers will be marked as backcolor=color.green
I know it is a lot to ask but if someone can give any information it would help me a lot.
thank you
Insert the Attached into a new Module
call the Module from Form1_Load
Form1 must have an Empty Tab Control and a Progress Bar
call the Module from Form1_Load
Form1 must have an Empty Tab Control and a Progress Bar
Imports PingInfo = System.Net.NetworkInformation
Imports IPAddress = System.Net.IPAddress
Module Module1
Public Structure Customer
Public CustomerName As String
Public ServerName As String
Public ipAdd As String
End Structure
Private WithEvents PingButton As Button
Public CustomerComplete(0 To 0) As Customer
Sub GetServerList()
Const Delim As String = " "
Dim CustomerData As New Collection
Dim CustomerUnique As New Collection
Dim CustTemp
Dim i As Long
Dim j As Long
Dim TabMade As TabPage
Dim Tab As TabPage
Dim Label1 As Label
Dim LabelLast As Label
Dim Loc As Point
' Public PingButton As Button
Using MyReader As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser("C:\Documents and Settings\NathanB\Desktop\servers.txt")
MyReader.TextFieldType = FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
MyReader.SetDelimiters(Delim)
'Read Data
While Not MyReader.EndOfData
Try
CustomerData.Add(MyReader.ReadLine)
Catch ex As _
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.MalformedLineException
MsgBox("Line " & ex.Message & _
"is not valid and will be skipped.")
End Try
End While
'Get unique Customers
'For Tabs
ReDim CustomerComplete(0 To CustomerData.Count - 1)
For i = 0 To CustomerData.Count - 1
Try
CustTemp = Split(CustomerData(i + 1), Delim)
CustomerComplete(i).CustomerName = CustTemp(0)
CustomerComplete(i).ServerName = CustTemp(1)
CustomerComplete(i).ipAdd = CustTemp(2)
CustomerUnique.Add(CustTemp(0), CustTemp(0))
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
Next i
End Using
'Insert Tabs
For i = 1 To CustomerUnique.Count
TabMade = New TabPage
With TabMade
.Text = CustomerUnique(i)
.Name = CustomerUnique(i)
End With
Form1.TabControl1.TabPages.Insert(i - 1, TabMade)
Next i
'Insert Servers
For Each Tab In Form1.TabControl1.TabPages
For i = LBound(CustomerComplete) To UBound(CustomerComplete)
If CustomerComplete(i).CustomerName = Tab.Text Then
Label1 = New Label
With Label1
.Text = CustomerComplete(i).ServerName
.BackColor = Color.Orange
Loc.X = 5
Loc.Y = 5
.Location = Loc
If Not LabelLast Is Nothing Then
Loc.X = 5
Loc.Y = LabelLast.Height + 7
.Location = Loc
End If
End With
Tab.Controls.Add(Label1)
LabelLast = Label1
End If
Next i
LabelLast = Nothing
'Set up Ping Button
PingButton = New Button
'Insert Ping Button
With PingButton
'Location
Loc.X = 20
Loc.Y = Form1.TabControl1.Height - 80
.Location = Loc
'Size
Loc.X = Form1.TabControl1.Width - 60
Loc.Y = 40
.Size = Loc
.Text = "Ping"
End With
Tab.Controls.Add(PingButton)
AddHandler PingButton.Click, AddressOf PingButton_Click
Next Tab
End Sub
Private Sub PingButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PingButton.Click
Dim NewPing As PingInfo.Ping
Dim ipAdd As IPAddress
Dim ipReply As PingInfo.PingReply
Dim tbLabel
Dim i As Long
Dim TotalControls As Long
Dim CurrentControl As Long
Dim ProgressStep As Double
For Each tbLabel In sender.Parent.Controls
If TypeOf tbLabel Is Label Then
TotalControls = TotalControls + 1
ProgressStep = 100 / TotalControls / 2
End If
Next tbLabel
For Each tbLabel In Sender.Parent.Controls
If TypeOf tbLabel Is Label Then
CurrentControl = CurrentControl + 1
For i = 0 To CustomerComplete.Count - 1
If tbLabel.Text = CustomerComplete(i).ServerName Then
ipAdd = IPAddress.Parse(CustomerComplete(i).ipAdd)
With Form1.ProgressBar1
.Value = .Value + ProgressStep
.Update()
End With
NewPing = New PingInfo.Ping
ipReply = NewPing.Send(ipAdd)
If ipReply.Status = PingInfo.IPStatus.Success Then
tbLabel.BackColor = Color.Green
Else
tbLabel.BackColor = Color.Red
End If
With Form1.ProgressBar1
.Value = .Value + ProgressStep
.Update()
End With
Form1.Update()
End If
Next i
End If
Next tbLabel
Form1.ProgressBar1.Value = 0
End Sub
End Module
ASKER
Hi
Thank you for helping me out.
Number of servers / customers are random.
Regarding the code :
Should I call the module like this ?
-----
Private Sub form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
GetServerList()
End Sub
----
Also VB is warning me that LabelLast is beeing used before it has been assigned a value.
Please advise.
Thanks !
Thank you for helping me out.
Number of servers / customers are random.
Regarding the code :
Should I call the module like this ?
-----
Private Sub form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
GetServerList()
End Sub
----
Also VB is warning me that LabelLast is beeing used before it has been assigned a value.
Please advise.
Thanks !
Yep, Calling the Module that way should be fine.
Also the LabelLast should say that (Another one should as well, cant think what one though)
Its because i used that to work out the Location of the second Server.
If Not LabelLast Is Nothing Then
Loc.X = 5
Loc.Y = LabelLast.Height + 7
.Location = Loc
End If
So if we created a Label already, use that as a measurement.
otherwise start from the top left
Also the LabelLast should say that (Another one should as well, cant think what one though)
Its because i used that to work out the Location of the second Server.
If Not LabelLast Is Nothing Then
Loc.X = 5
Loc.Y = LabelLast.Height + 7
.Location = Loc
End If
So if we created a Label already, use that as a measurement.
otherwise start from the top left
ASKER
Now I understand.
But still, there is no action performed by the app.
Nothing happens.
This is how my form looks like.
Do I need to add anything else ?
Thanks
But still, there is no action performed by the app.
Nothing happens.
This is how my form looks like.
Do I need to add anything else ?
Thanks
Public Class form1
Private Sub form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
GetServerList()
End Sub
End Class
Have you put a Tab Control and a ProgressBar on it?
And make sure you remove the first tab that gets added automatically.
And make sure you remove the first tab that gets added automatically.
Have you put a Tab Control and a ProgressBar on it?
And make sure you remove the first tab that gets added automatically.
And make sure you remove the first tab that gets added automatically.
ASKER
Yep
TabControl1 & ProgressBar1 are added to form1
The tab control has no tabs.
TabControl1 & ProgressBar1 are added to form1
The tab control has no tabs.
Have you set Form1 for startup?
ASKER
Yes
Form1 is starting when I run the software, but nothing happens, I get no error.
Form1 is starting when I run the software, but nothing happens, I get no error.
Ive tested it.
the only time it doesn't do anything is if the txt file doesn't Exist
have you changed it to your file Location?
Using MyReader As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.File
the only time it doesn't do anything is if the txt file doesn't Exist
have you changed it to your file Location?
Using MyReader As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.File
ASKER
If the file doesn't exist, the program won't start it gives error, so the file is ok.
Can you please attach archive with your project file ?
Thank you
Can you please attach archive with your project file ?
Thank you
ASKER
HEY
The problem was in the servers.txt file !
Now everything works !
Great job.
I will perform further testing, then I will accept your solution.
God bless you :)
The problem was in the servers.txt file !
Now everything works !
Great job.
I will perform further testing, then I will accept your solution.
God bless you :)
Is the File always in the same Location?
If it is Make the Following Changes
1. In Module1 add "Public fPath As String" Below "Public CustomerComplete(0 To 0) As Customer"
2. In Module1, Change the File Path to "fPath"
3. In Form1 change to the Following Code
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
fPath = "C:\Users\Nathan\Desktop\s
'Check File
If My.Computer.FileSystem.Fil
GetServerList()
Else
MsgBox("File is Missing" & vbNewLine & fPath)
End If
End Sub
The File Path will be entered on Form1_Load
NOTE:
If the File path is varies frequently,
i could edit the Code to include a File Select Dialog
Let Me know.
If it is Make the Following Changes
1. In Module1 add "Public fPath As String" Below "Public CustomerComplete(0 To 0) As Customer"
2. In Module1, Change the File Path to "fPath"
3. In Form1 change to the Following Code
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
fPath = "C:\Users\Nathan\Desktop\s
'Check File
If My.Computer.FileSystem.Fil
GetServerList()
Else
MsgBox("File is Missing" & vbNewLine & fPath)
End If
End Sub
The File Path will be entered on Form1_Load
NOTE:
If the File path is varies frequently,
i could edit the Code to include a File Select Dialog
Let Me know.
Form1 Code
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
fPath = "C:\Users\Nathan\Desktop\servers.txt"
'Check File
If My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists(fPath) Then
GetServerList()
Else
MsgBox("File is Missing" & vbNewLine & fPath)
End If
End Sub
End Class
Module1 Code
Imports PingInfo = System.Net.NetworkInformation
Imports IPAddress = System.Net.IPAddress
Module Module1
Public Structure Customer
Public CustomerName As String
Public ServerName As String
Public ipAdd As String
End Structure
Private WithEvents PingButton As Button
Public CustomerComplete(0 To 0) As Customer
Public fPath As String
Sub GetServerList()
Const Delim As String = " "
Dim CustomerData As New Collection
Dim CustomerUnique As New Collection
Dim CustTemp
Dim i As Long
Dim TabMade As TabPage
Dim Tab As TabPage
Dim Label1 As Label
Dim LabelLast As Label
Dim Loc As Point
' Public PingButton As Button
Using MyReader As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser(fpath)
MyReader.TextFieldType = FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
MyReader.SetDelimiters(Delim)
'Read Data
While Not MyReader.EndOfData
Try
CustomerData.Add(MyReader.ReadLine)
Catch ex As _
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.MalformedLineException
MsgBox("Line " & ex.Message & _
"is not valid and will be skipped.")
End Try
End While
'Get unique Customers
'For Tabs
ReDim CustomerComplete(0 To CustomerData.Count - 1)
For i = 0 To CustomerData.Count - 1
Try
CustTemp = Split(CustomerData(i + 1), Delim)
CustomerComplete(i).CustomerName = CustTemp(0)
CustomerComplete(i).ServerName = CustTemp(1)
CustomerComplete(i).ipAdd = CustTemp(2)
CustomerUnique.Add(CustTemp(0), CustTemp(0))
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
Next i
End Using
'Insert Tabs
For i = 1 To CustomerUnique.Count
TabMade = New TabPage
With TabMade
.Text = CustomerUnique(i)
.Name = CustomerUnique(i)
End With
Form1.TabControl1.TabPages.Insert(i - 1, TabMade)
Next i
'Insert Servers
For Each Tab In Form1.TabControl1.TabPages
For i = LBound(CustomerComplete) To UBound(CustomerComplete)
If CustomerComplete(i).CustomerName = Tab.Text Then
Label1 = New Label
With Label1
.Text = CustomerComplete(i).ServerName
.BackColor = Color.Orange
Loc.X = 5
Loc.Y = 5
.Location = Loc
If Not LabelLast Is Nothing Then
Loc.X = 5
Loc.Y = LabelLast.Height + 7
.Location = Loc
End If
End With
Tab.Controls.Add(Label1)
LabelLast = Label1
End If
Next i
LabelLast = Nothing
'Set up Ping Button
PingButton = New Button
'Insert Ping Button
With PingButton
'Location
Loc.X = 20
Loc.Y = Form1.TabControl1.Height - 80
.Location = Loc
'Size
Loc.X = Form1.TabControl1.Width - 60
Loc.Y = 40
.Size = Loc
.Text = "Ping"
End With
Tab.Controls.Add(PingButton)
AddHandler PingButton.Click, AddressOf PingButton_Click
Next Tab
End Sub
Private Sub PingButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PingButton.Click
Dim NewPing As PingInfo.Ping
Dim ipAdd As IPAddress
Dim ipReply As PingInfo.PingReply
Dim tbLabel
Dim i As Long
Dim TotalControls As Long
Dim CurrentControl As Long
Dim ProgressStep As Double
For Each tbLabel In sender.Parent.Controls
If TypeOf tbLabel Is Label Then
TotalControls = TotalControls + 1
ProgressStep = 100 / TotalControls / 2
End If
Next tbLabel
For Each tbLabel In Sender.Parent.Controls
If TypeOf tbLabel Is Label Then
CurrentControl = CurrentControl + 1
For i = 0 To CustomerComplete.Count - 1
If tbLabel.Text = CustomerComplete(i).ServerName Then
ipAdd = IPAddress.Parse(CustomerComplete(i).ipAdd)
With Form1.ProgressBar1
.Value = .Value + ProgressStep
.Update()
End With
NewPing = New PingInfo.Ping
ipReply = NewPing.Send(ipAdd)
If ipReply.Status = PingInfo.IPStatus.Success Then
tbLabel.BackColor = Color.Green
Else
tbLabel.BackColor = Color.Red
End If
With Form1.ProgressBar1
.Value = .Value + ProgressStep
.Update()
End With
Form1.Update()
End If
Next i
End If
Next tbLabel
Form1.ProgressBar1.Value = 0
End Sub
End Module
ASKER
There is a new problem now.
Even if I insert 10 servers from one customer, it will only show me the first 2 servers.
What could be the reason for that ?
Even if I insert 10 servers from one customer, it will only show me the first 2 servers.
What could be the reason for that ?
ah. ill re-test.
I've only used the Sample data you provided.
I also haven't tested if you have too many Labels for the Form. without making a Huge form to start.
I've only used the Sample data you provided.
I also haven't tested if you have too many Labels for the Form. without making a Huge form to start.
ASKER
I guess that if they are a lot of servers it could be a scroll or something....
I really don't know what to say :(
I really don't know what to say :(
Ive updated the Module1 Code
The form fit 5 Servers per Column.
So this will make a new column.
The only problem you will have is if there is more than 10 Servers per Customer.
The form fit 5 Servers per Column.
So this will make a new column.
The only problem you will have is if there is more than 10 Servers per Customer.
Imports PingInfo = System.Net.NetworkInformation
Imports IPAddress = System.Net.IPAddress
Module Module1
Public Structure Customer
Public CustomerName As String
Public ServerName As String
Public ipAdd As String
End Structure
Private WithEvents PingButton As Button
Public CustomerComplete(0 To 0) As Customer
Public fPath As String
Sub GetServerList()
Const Delim As String = " "
Dim CustomerData As New Collection
Dim CustomerUnique As New Collection
Dim CustTemp
Dim i As Long
Dim TabMade As TabPage
Dim Tab As TabPage
Dim Label1 As Label
Dim Loc As Point
Dim LocNew As Point
Dim LabelCount As Integer
'Public PingButton As Button
Using MyReader As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser(fpath)
MyReader.TextFieldType = FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
MyReader.SetDelimiters(Delim)
'Read Data
While Not MyReader.EndOfData
Try
CustomerData.Add(MyReader.ReadLine)
Catch ex As _
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.MalformedLineException
MsgBox("Line " & ex.Message & _
"is not valid and will be skipped.")
End Try
End While
'Get unique Customers
'For Tabs
ReDim CustomerComplete(0 To CustomerData.Count - 1)
For i = 0 To CustomerData.Count - 1
Try
CustTemp = Split(CustomerData(i + 1), Delim)
CustomerComplete(i).CustomerName = CustTemp(0)
CustomerComplete(i).ServerName = CustTemp(1)
CustomerComplete(i).ipAdd = CustTemp(2)
CustomerUnique.Add(CustTemp(0), CustTemp(0))
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
Next i
End Using
With Form1
'Resize Form
Loc.X = 300
Loc.Y = 300
.Size = Loc
With .TabControl1
'Move Tab Control
Loc.X = 12
Loc.Y = 12
.Location = Loc
'Resize Tab Control
Loc.X = 260
Loc.Y = 208
.Size = Loc
End With
With .ProgressBar1
'Move Progress bar
Loc.X = 12
Loc.Y = 226
.Location = Loc
'Resize Progress Bar
Loc.X = 260
Loc.Y = 24
.Size = Loc
End With
End With
'Insert Tabs
For i = 1 To CustomerUnique.Count
TabMade = New TabPage
With TabMade
.Text = CustomerUnique(i)
.Name = CustomerUnique(i)
End With
Form1.TabControl1.TabPages.Insert(i - 1, TabMade)
Next i
'Insert Servers
For Each Tab In Form1.TabControl1.TabPages
LocNew.X = 5
LocNew.Y = 5
For i = LBound(CustomerComplete) To UBound(CustomerComplete)
If CustomerComplete(i).CustomerName = Tab.Text Then
LabelCount = LabelCount + 1
Label1 = New Label
With Label1
.Text = CustomerComplete(i).ServerName
.BackColor = Color.Orange
Loc = LocNew
If ((LabelCount) / 5) = Math.Round((LabelCount) / 5) Then
'New Row
LocNew.X = LocNew.X + 105
LocNew.Y = 5
Else
LocNew.X = LocNew.X
LocNew.Y = LocNew.Y + 27
End If
.Location = Loc
End With
Tab.Controls.Add(Label1)
End If
Next i
LabelCount = 0
'Set up Ping Button
PingButton = New Button
'Insert Ping Button
With PingButton
'Location
Loc.X = 5
Loc.Y = Form1.TabControl1.Height - 70
.Location = Loc
'Size
Loc.X = Form1.TabControl1.Width - 20
Loc.Y = 40
.Size = Loc
.Text = "Ping"
End With
Tab.Controls.Add(PingButton)
AddHandler PingButton.Click, AddressOf PingButton_Click
Next Tab
End Sub
Private Sub PingButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PingButton.Click
Dim NewPing As PingInfo.Ping
Dim ipAdd As IPAddress
Dim ipReply As PingInfo.PingReply
Dim tbLabel
Dim i As Long
Dim TotalControls As Long
Dim CurrentControl As Long
Dim ProgressStep As Double
For Each tbLabel In sender.Parent.Controls
TotalControls = 0
ProgressStep = 0
If TypeOf tbLabel Is Label Then
TotalControls = TotalControls + 1
ProgressStep = 100 / TotalControls / 2
End If
Next tbLabel
For Each tbLabel In Sender.Parent.Controls
If TypeOf tbLabel Is Label Then
CurrentControl = CurrentControl + 1
For i = 0 To CustomerComplete.Count - 1
If tbLabel.Text = CustomerComplete(i).ServerName Then
ipAdd = IPAddress.Parse(CustomerComplete(i).ipAdd)
With Form1.ProgressBar1
.Value = .Value + ProgressStep
.Update()
End With
NewPing = New PingInfo.Ping
ipReply = NewPing.Send(ipAdd)
If ipReply.Status = PingInfo.IPStatus.Success Then
tbLabel.BackColor = Color.Green
Else
tbLabel.BackColor = Color.Red
End If
With Form1.ProgressBar1
.Value = .Value + ProgressStep
.Update()
End With
Form1.Update()
End If
Next i
End If
Next tbLabel
Form1.ProgressBar1.Value = 0
End Sub
End Module
ASKER
Hi,
I have customers even with 50 servers. even more....
Isn't there any solution for this problem ? :(
I have customers even with 50 servers. even more....
Isn't there any solution for this problem ? :(
I'll look into it and re-post.
How is the Size?
is the Label size too big or small?
and would it be OK to increase the overall size?
is the Label size too big or small?
and would it be OK to increase the overall size?
ASKER
I work with the following configuration now :
Form size : 788, 414
TabControl Size : 754, 334
Based on this dimensions, the screen can hold 70 labels.
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ASKER
Thank you for your help.
God bless you !
God bless you !
ASKER
Very able technician.!
What sort of numbers are we working with?
How many Customers?
How many Servers per Customer?