Balloon tips 1

[153]

Is it possible to use a tooltip but not in mouseover event? (Ex: click event)

I want to use it to show error messages.
Therefore, the user will know that he had provided a wrong info in that control.


thanks.

 

[153]

I'm use VS 2005.

 

[earthandfire]

You could use the ErrorProvider control and set it as follows:

	Private Sub TextBox1_Validated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles TextBox1.Validated

		ErrorProvider1.SetError(TextBox1, "")

	End Sub

	Private Sub TextBox1_Validating(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.Validating

		If TextBox1.Text <> "Fred" Then
			e.Cancel = True
			ErrorProvider1.SetError(TextBox1, "Invalid Data")
		Else
			'not really necessary (I think), but better safe than sorry
			e.Cancel = False
			ErrorProvider1.SetError(TextBox1, "")
		End If

	End Sub

Hope this helps.

 

[earthandfire]

I forgot to add that you need to make sure that the TextBox's CausesValidation property is set to True (this is the default setting, so it should already be set).

 

[153]

Thanks earthandfire, It's work.

One more question. Did U know how to show that error message in balloon? Just like balloon tooltips (or if U use Win XP it will appears in system tray if U had file will be writen to CD).

Thanks.

 

[ZmrAbdulla]

http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=68&lngWId=10

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[153]

Thanks ZmrAbdulla,

But, it's show in system tray. How to make it show on form control?

By the way I find another code (still in that site) to show tooltips in balloon form (use tooltips component with little coding).

But, Still search for showing that balloon messages in form control just with invoke "the show balloon command". Or may be we can make it work with error provider????

Any suggestion???

Thanks by the way..

 

[ZmrAbdulla]

May be form designed as ballon to show?
I am a .NET kid.. I can only just think like that

________________________________________________________
Zameer Abdulla
Help to find Missing people
Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and not of him who makes you laugh.

 

[Borvik]

Doing a quick search on Codeproject.com I was able to find this:

http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/BalloonShow.asp

It may be C# - but the compiled dll (see the demo project), should work with your VB.NET app, once you add the appropriate references.

 

[153]

Thanks to all of you,

I Will Try. I don't know that C# compiled dll can work in VB.Net. Thanks for your info.

 

[TipGiver]

Hi 153,

i provide you with that link:

http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/NotifyIconControl20.asp

It is in C# but it is a good step. A balloon tip is shown to a notify icon, but i do not think that there would be any problem applying it to an other control.

 

[153]

Thanks.

Problem solved refer to that C# sample.
But, I cannot open the site that TipGiver suggest. It's return an error page.
Thanks to all of you and Special Thanks to Borvik.

 

[Borvik]

No problem - glad to be of assistance.