Use Multiple
BindingNavigator Controls on the Same Windows Form
Visual Studio 2005 sometimes
automatically adds a BindingNavigator for a BindingSource to
a Windows form.
For example, when you drag the first DataSource to a Windows form from the DataSource panel in Visual Studio 2005, a BindingNavigator control is automatically added to the Windows form.
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You must sometimes manually
add a BindingNavigator for a Windows Forms DataSource. For each additional DataSource you drag to the Windows form, a BindingNavigator is not
automatically added.
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How to Manually
Add a BindingNavigator for an Additional DataSource
From the Toolbox drag a
BindingNavigator control to the form.
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Right-click the new
BindingNavigator in the form components area and select
Properties.
In the Properties panel
rename BindingNavigator1 to a name that associates it with
the BindingSource it will navigate. In the example it
is the EmployeesBindingSource.
In the Properties panel set
the DataSource property to the BindingSource the
BindingNavigator will navigate. In the example it is the
EmployeesBindingSource.
Add code to control how the
two BindingNavigator controls interact with the user and the
DataGridView controls on the form.. For example, you
could add code to hide or show the Navigator controls
depending on which DataGrid was last entered.
Private
Sub
CustomersDataGridView_Enter(ByVal
sender As
Object,
ByVal e
As
System.EventArgs) _
Handles
CustomersDataGridView.Enter,
EmployeesDataGridView.Enter
' Store the name of the
DataGridView in a String type variable
' named
dataGridViewName.
Dim
dataGridViewName As
String =
CType(sender,
Control).Name
' Hide all
BindingNavigator controls.
Me.CustomersBindingNavigator.Hide()
Me.EmployeesBindingNavigator.Hide()
' Show the
BindingNavigator control for the DataGridView
' just entered.
Select
Case
dataGridViewName
Case
"EmployeesDataGridView"
Me.EmployeesBindingNavigator.Show()
Case
"CustomersDataGridView"
Me.CustomersBindingNavigator.Show()
End
Select
End
Sub
Note: When you add an additional
BindingNavigator control it will not have have a Save button. In the
example I copied the Save button from the first BindingNavigator control (CustomerBindingNavigator)
and pasted it on the second BindingNavigator (EmployeesBindingNavigator)
and named the pasted button 'EmployeesBindingNavigatorSaveItem'. Then I added
code to handle the new button to the form:
Private
Sub
EmployeesBindingNavigatorSaveItem_Click(ByVal
sender As
System.Object, ByVal
e As
System.EventArgs) Handles
EmployeesBindingNavigatorSaveItem.Click
Me.Validate()
Me.EmployeesBindingSource.EndEdit()
Me.EmployeesTableAdapter.Update(Me.NorthwindDataSet.Employees)
End
Sub
mike mcintyre
http://www.getdotnetcode.com
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