the Connection, properties, methods, interaction with lists, change files

FileControl is control for file that gives the following functionality:

• select file from the directory (this creates a copy of the contents of the file and the application is running).
• save the file to the directory.
• delete the file.
• start of file (file opens in the associated application).

Connection to the FileControl application

To work FileControl necessary ICSSoft.STORMNET.FileType.dll (standard delivery Flexberry Winforms).

To connect FileControl to the project, do the following:

• Define the class diagram the class File with the stereotype typedef.

• Configure card types (ORM -> C# -> model Properties -> Map types), adding the line:

File | ICSSoft.STORMNET.FileType.File | ICSSoft.STORMNET.UserDataTypes.dll

• To configure the map display types (ORM -> SQL -> Microsoft SQL Server -> databases -> Map types), adding the line:

File | TEXT

properties and methods of the FileControl

How to show/hide buttons on FileControl

The control has properties that allow you to show/hide buttons, change them to false or true.

ctrlФайл.HideOpenButtons = false; //show button, select the file from the directory 
ctrlФайл.HideSaveButtons= false; //show the save button of the file in the directory 
ctrlФайл.HideDeleteButtons = false; //show the delete button of the file 
ctrlФайл.HideStartButtons = false; //show a button to run the file (open in the associated application) 

By default, all buttons on the control on the edit form hidden.

Other properties and methods

Property	Type	Description
ButtonChooseFileFromFolder	Button	Button to select the file from the directory
ButtonSaveFileToFolder	Button	Button save the file to the directory
ButtonDelete	Button	delete Button of the file
ButtonOpenFile	Button	start Button of the file (open in the associated application)
GetDisplayValue	string	Get the displayed value for the field GroupEdit, which is associated контрол; the possibility of empty values
InnerFile	MemoryStream	Field where the file is stored without the. zip archive
ToolTipControl	ToolTip	Control, responsible for tips
Value	object	Field where the file is stored with the zip-archiving

Method	return Type	Description
GetDisplayValue	string	Get the displayed value for the field GroupEdit, which is associated контрол; the possibility of empty values

FileControl and list form

Important: Not recommended field, processed using FileControl, in views treated in form list, since in this case, when viewing the list in memory loaded all the files (besides, it is not guaranteed that the displayed file name is meaningful).

Change open using FileControl files

If FileControl through open files to make changes in an external program (not the version that is in the directory where the file is taken, and one that is FileControl), the file in FileControl will be updated automatically.