"Jonas L" <jonas@bootman.se> wrote in message
news:7bda07d.0406220719.c1dfaa6@posting.google.com...
> I have run into a problem that I can't understand and it is becoming
> really annoying.
>
> The problem occurs when I compile my solution. When compiling the
> IDE(?) sometimes removes properties that are set in the "Designer
> generated code" region.
>
> Let me give you an example...
>
> In one of my forms I have a standard TabControl, placed on the form by
> draging and dropping from the toolbox. It has the Dock property set to
> 'Fill'. Two TabPage's have been added to the TabControl by clicking on
> the TabPages property in the Properties Windows. On both of these tab
> pages there are other control's (textbox, datagrid etc).
>
> When compiling something happen. The TabControl is nolonger filling my
> form, it's possitioned in the upper left corner of the form and it has
> no TabPages.
>
> Looking in "Designer generated code" region I have the following code
> :
>
> //
> // tabControl1
> //
> this.tabControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
> this.tabControl1.Name = "tabControl1";
> this.tabControl1.SelectedIndex = 0;
> this.tabControl1.TabIndex = 0;
> //
> // tabPage1
> //
> this.tabPage1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
> this.tabPage1.Name = "tabPage1";
> this.tabPage1.TabIndex = 0;
> //
> // tabPage2
> //
> this.tabPage2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
> this.tabPage2.Name = "tabPage2";
> this.tabPage2.TabIndex = 0;
>
>
> Normally i.e. the TabControl has more properties set like this...
>
> this.tabControl1.Controls.Add(this.tabPage1);
> this.tabControl1.Controls.Add(this.tabPage2);
> this.tabControl1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
> this.tabControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(410, 335);
> etc...
>
> Looking further in the "Designer generated code" region, all control's
> that has been draged-and-dropped on to the form has its Location
> property set to System.Drawing.Point(0, 0). Unfortunately, I don't
> know which properties that are normally set by the IDE so I don't know
> which other properities are changed or is missing/removed.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem?
> What am I doing wrong?
> How can I fix this? Is there a "undo" for this? Today I have to
> re-create the form :(
>
> Thanks!
>
> BR
> Jonas

"Giacomo" <anonymous@msnewsgroups.com> wrote in message news:<#T9TlhKWEHA.1128@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> Do you use sourcesafe? I ask because this is a problem common to having an
> older binary (.frx as opposed to .frm) somewhere. Another guess may be that
> you have right protected an old version of the binary ".frx"?
> Giac
> "Jonas L" <jonas@bootman.se> wrote in message
> news:7bda07d.0406220719.c1dfaa6@posting.google.com...
> > I have run into a problem that I can't understand and it is becoming
> > really annoying.
> >
> > The problem occurs when I compile my solution. When compiling the
> > IDE(?) sometimes removes properties that are set in the "Designer
> > generated code" region.
> >
> > Let me give you an example...
> >
> > In one of my forms I have a standard TabControl, placed on the form by
> > draging and dropping from the toolbox. It has the Dock property set to
> > 'Fill'. Two TabPage's have been added to the TabControl by clicking on
> > the TabPages property in the Properties Windows. On both of these tab
> > pages there are other control's (textbox, datagrid etc).
> >
> > When compiling something happen. The TabControl is nolonger filling my
> > form, it's possitioned in the upper left corner of the form and it has
> > no TabPages.
> >
> > Looking in "Designer generated code" region I have the following code
> > :
> >
> > //
> > // tabControl1
> > //
> > this.tabControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
> > this.tabControl1.Name = "tabControl1";
> > this.tabControl1.SelectedIndex = 0;
> > this.tabControl1.TabIndex = 0;
> > //
> > // tabPage1
> > //
> > this.tabPage1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
> > this.tabPage1.Name = "tabPage1";
> > this.tabPage1.TabIndex = 0;
> > //
> > // tabPage2
> > //
> > this.tabPage2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
> > this.tabPage2.Name = "tabPage2";
> > this.tabPage2.TabIndex = 0;
> >
> >
> > Normally i.e. the TabControl has more properties set like this...
> >
> > this.tabControl1.Controls.Add(this.tabPage1);
> > this.tabControl1.Controls.Add(this.tabPage2);
> > this.tabControl1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
> > this.tabControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(410, 335);
> > etc...
> >
> > Looking further in the "Designer generated code" region, all control's
> > that has been draged-and-dropped on to the form has its Location
> > property set to System.Drawing.Point(0, 0). Unfortunately, I don't
> > know which properties that are normally set by the IDE so I don't know
> > which other properities are changed or is missing/removed.
> >
> > Has anyone else had this problem?
> > What am I doing wrong?
> > How can I fix this? Is there a "undo" for this? Today I have to
> > re-create the form :(
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > BR