The Spread control on your form already has a sheet, ready for you to configure. In this step, you are going to set up the columns and cells in the sheet to resemble a checkbook register.
Using Code
- Double-click on the form in your project to open the code window.
- In the Form Load event, type the following code:
This code sets up the control to be 300 pixels high and 763 pixels wide, and the sheet to have 8 columns and 100 rows.
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// Set up control and rows and columns in sheet.
fpSpread1.Height = 330;
fpSpread1.Width = 765;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnCount = 8;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].RowCount = 100;
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' Set up control and rows and columns in sheet.
FpSpread1.Height = 330
FpSpread1.Width = 765
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnCount = 8
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).RowCount = 100
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Now we need to set up the columns to have custom headings. Add the following code below the code you added in Step 2:
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// Add text to column heading. fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnHeader.Cells[0, 0].Text = "Check #"; fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnHeader.Cells[0, 1].Text = "Date"; fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnHeader.Cells[0, 2].Text = "Description"; fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnHeader.Cells[0, 3].Text = "Tax?"; fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnHeader.Cells[0, 4].Text = "Cleared?"; fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnHeader.Cells[0, 5].Text = "Debit"; fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnHeader.Cells[0, 6].Text = "Credit"; fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnHeader.Cells[0, 7].Text = "Balance"; |
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' Add text to column heading. FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnHeader.Cells(0, 0).Text = "Check #" FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnHeader.Cells(0, 1).Text = "Date" FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnHeader.Cells(0, 2).Text = "Description" FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnHeader.Cells(0, 3).Text = "Tax?" FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnHeader.Cells(0, 4).Text = "Cleared?" FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnHeader.Cells(0, 5).Text = "Debit" FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnHeader.Cells(0, 6).Text = "Credit" FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnHeader.Cells(0, 7).Text = "Balance" |
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Now set up the column widths to properly display our headings and the data you will add. Add the following code below the code you added in Step 3:
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// Set column widths.
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Columns[0].Width = 50;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Columns[1].Width = 50;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Columns[2].Width = 175;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Columns[3].Width = 40;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Columns[4].Width = 65;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Columns[5].Width = 100;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Columns[6].Width = 100;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Columns[7].Width = 125;
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' Set column widths.
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Columns(0).Width = 50
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Columns(1).Width = 50
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Columns(2).Width = 175
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Columns(3).Width = 40
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Columns(4).Width = 65
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Columns(5).Width = 100
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Columns(6).Width = 100
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Columns(7).Width = 125
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Save your project, then from the Debug menu choose Start to run your project.
Your form should look similar to the following picture.
Return to the list of steps for Tutorial: Creating a Checkbook Register.