Using Database Bound Fields in TX Text Control .NET
In a mail merge process, the direction of data is one-way. But when using the visual controls of TX Text Control to complete a form or to create an invoice where the data must be updated in a database, two-way data direction is required. To keep the TX Text Control internal TextFields or ApplicationFields as flexible as possible, they do not contain a DataSource property. However, the update process is very easy: In the TextFieldChanged event, the DataSet is updated. Then all fields are…
In a mail merge process, the direction of data is one-way. But when using the visual controls of TX Text Control to complete a form or to create an invoice where the data must be updated in a database, two-way data direction is required.
To keep the TX Text Control internal TextFields or ApplicationFields as flexible as possible, they do not contain a DataSource property. However, the update process is very easy:
- In the TextFieldChanged event, the DataSet is updated.
- Then all fields are updated with the new changed DataSet.
This way ensures that other fields with the same name will be updated with the actual changed text. The following screencast illustrates a sample application that shows this update process.
Test it on your own and download the C# project below.
Download: tx_bound_fields.zip
Visual Studio 2008 and at least a TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms 16.0 trial version is required.
Related Posts
Create a Table of Contents in Windows Forms using C#
This article explains how to create a table of contents in Windows Forms using the ribbon or programmatically. Creating a table of contents is required to organize large documents.
Official TX Text Control .NET Sample Applications Are Now Hosted on GitHub
This article gives a quick overview of the new repositories, their structure and our plans for the future.
ASP.NETJavaScriptDocument Editor
Detect Toggle Button Changes Using a MutationObserver
This article shows how to detect changes of toggle buttons in the ribbon of the web editor using a MutationObserver. The state of a toggle button in the ribbon visualizes the state of a certain…
Two Ways to Restart Numbered Lists in TX Text Control
In TX Text Control, numbered lists are continued by default and need to be reset when required. There is more than one way if you want to restart numbered lists in a document. In this article, two…
Zoom Tricks: Disabling CTRL + MOUSE WHEEL and More
This article shows how to disable CTRL + MOUSE WHEEL, implement zooming with keyboard and reset the zoom factor to its default value.