Cool! Thanks!
>
>Can you demonstrate how you would do so for a base textbox class, for example?>
>Sure Mike ... simplified version:
>
>m_BoundTable and m_BoundColumn are fields that are exposed as public properties, so they can be set in the Property sheet if you wish.
>
>
>public virtual void DataBind(System.Data.DataTable Data, string Path)
>{
> for (int i = 0; i < this.DataBindings.Count; i++)
> {
> if (this.DataBindings[i].Equals(this.oBinding))
> {
> this.DataBindings.Remove(this.oBinding);
> break;
> }
> }
>
> this.Text = "";
> this.m_BoundTable = Data;
> this.m_BoundColumn = Path;
> this.oBinding = new Binding(this.m_BoundProperty, Data, Path);
> this.oBinding.Format += new ConvertEventHandler(this.FormatHandler);
> this.oBinding.Parse += new ConvertEventHandler(this.ParseHandler);
> this.DataBindings.Add(this.oBinding);
>}
>>
>~~Bonnie
>
>
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>>Hi Sergio,
>>>
>>>To databind, simply add to the DataBinding collection of each control:
>>>
>>>
>>>this.txtOne.DataBindings.Add("Text", dsData.Tables[0], "MyFirstColumn");
>>>this.txtLast.DataBindings.Add("Text", dsData.Tables[0], "MyLastColumn");
>>>>>>
>>>In our "Framework", I've created a DataBind() method in each of my controls. I recommend doing something like that in all your base control classes.
>>>
>>>~~Bonnie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello Bonnie,
>>>>
>>>>I have followed your advice about n-tier and I have the following question.
>>>>
>>>>I have a winform that calls a business class that return a dataset(dsData).
>>>>
>>>>How do I bind my textboxes on my form to this dataset???.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Below is the code of my form
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>using System;
>>>>using System.Collections.Generic;
>>>>using System.ComponentModel;
>>>>using System.Data;
>>>>using System.Drawing;
>>>>using System.Text;
>>>>using System.Windows.Forms;
>>>>
>>>>using UPCI.WinUI;
>>>>using UPCI.Atlas.Business.MyBiz;
>>>>
>>>>namespace UPCI.Atlas.WinUI.MyUI
>>>>{
>>>> public partial class Policy : UPCIForm
>>>> {
>>>> private string PolicyNumber;
>>>> private DataSet dsData;
>>>> private PolicyBiz oBiz;
>>>>
>>>> // Need to save the polid so later I can get related info
>>>> public string PolID;
>>>>
>>>> public Policy(string pn)
>>>> {
>>>>
>>>> this.PolicyNumber = pn;
>>>> InitializeComponent();
>>>>
>>>> this.FillData();
>>>> }
>>>> public void FillData()
>>>> {
>>>> // I'm directly calling a Biz class. In reality, a Web Service
>>>> // should be here which calls the Biz class
>>>> oBiz = new PolicyBiz();
>>>> dsData = oBiz.GetPolicy(this.PolicyNumber);
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> private void Policy_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
>>>> {
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> private void Policy_Layout(object sender, LayoutEventArgs e)
>>>> {
>>>> //this.tabControl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>}
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Sergio
