[Guide - beginner]How to make a multi-program opener

[Syplex23]

Hello all

Requirements:
Visual Studio 2008,
a cool pic like my Sasuke,
And an icon

this is what i will teach you to make



okay this is going to be very Easy to experienced vb scripters but who cares anyone can do this


okay first of all make a new application



Now what we are going to do is change the name from form 1 to something you want so click on the name form 1 then go to the properties and change the name like bellow



and if you want to stretch it out a bit you can. Okay next we search for a cool pic to put in you don't have to just i feel like it :P. first go to the toolbar and select "picture box" then right click your box you just drew then select "choose image" then click local resource then click "import...".


After that you click okay and once you've done that click the little arrow above the box and set it to stretch... if it looks bad then re size your image in photoshop or paint. like below



Next you are going to insert a Group Box. scroll down in your properties until you see then draw a box like below and rename it like you did with form 1 in the beginning.



Now we are going to insert Checkboxs. go to your toolbar and select then make about 6, 3 on the left 3 on the right like below now leave them as Checkbox1,2,3 ect ect.



Now we are going to make a Launch Button first like below



okay double click your your launch button you will now be able to code this program to work okay just copy and paste this (Note: i've left photoshop link on there for an example)

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        If CheckBox1.Checked = True Then
            Process.Start("C:\program files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe")
        End If
        If CheckBox2.Checked = True Then
            Process.Start("")
        End If
        If CheckBox3.Checked = True Then
            Process.Start("")
        End If
        If CheckBox4.Checked = True Then
            Process.Start("")
        End If
        If CheckBox5.Checked = True Then
            Process.Start("")
        End If
        If CheckBox6.Checked = True Then
            Process.Start("")
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub TextBox1_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

    End Sub
End Class

over this

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

    End Sub
End Class

and that's the end of the guide if you want to rename the check boxes just rename it the way you rename everything, in the Properties tab. Oh and you can customize the colours of everything this is just basic you can do way more even if you don't know how to code in vb you can add way more options for programs just keep copying and pasting

        End If
        If CheckBox6.Checked = True Then
            Process.Start("")

anyway i hope this helped most of you beginners or not beginners doesn't really matter

vemonous
:wave:

[ReidE96]

Nice work, but how about making it easier to add more checkboxes?

Put the checkboxes in a control array, then use this:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender as System.Object, ByVal e as System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    For Counter = 1 to 6
        If CheckBox(Counter).checked then OpenProgram(Counter)
    Next Counter
End Sub

Private Sub OpenProgram(ByVal ProgID as Integer)
    Select Case ProgID
        Case Is 1
            Process.Start("")
        Case Is 2
            Process.Start("")
        Case Is 3
            Process.Start("")
        Case Is 4
            Process.Start("")
        Case Is 5
            Process.Start("")
        Case Is 6
            Process.Start("")
    End Select
End Sub

You can then just add another checkbox, increase the max value of the For loop by one and add another Case Is statement. Scaleability!

[Syplex23]

ahh i never noticed it that way... ill try it out thanks reid

[kazama]

Nice guide +rep,
btw do you know have to make a pic smaller in photoshop?

[Ryoushi.]

Thanks for the tutorial. The ending could be a little better, but it's good for beginners.

Press CTRL + A to select all, then CTRL + T for free transform then scale it down, press enter to finish with free-transform. You can then use the crop tool to fit the canvas to the image, Kazama.

[kazama]

Thanks you that work (-:

[Neth'zul]

HAX! I needed a guide leik this! +rep!

[Bloody Rayne]

wait so exaclt where am i supposed to copy the code in the thing after i click the button. there is already some text there so where does it go?

[Bloody Rayne]

Nvm got it yay

[Ryoushi.]

It will go to the part of the code that you should put it in. (When you double click it)

[Syplex23]

just paste the code i provided over everything once you've double clicked the launch button =)