Problem: Make a Windows Forms Application that will allow the user to search a record value from a database file.
// Learn more about F# at http://fsharp.net
//specifies the memory location of the class files
//that will be needed in our application
open System.Collections.Generic
open System
open System.Windows.Forms
open System.ComponentModel
open System.Data
open System.Drawing
open System.Data.OleDb
//creates a font
let ffont=new Font("Verdana", 9.75F,FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point)
//creates a connection object
let oleconn = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;
Data Source=C:\Documents and Settings\Station03\My Documents\dbEmployee.mdb")
//creates an OleDbDataAdapter
let dataadpter = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter("Select * from tblEmployee", oleconn)
//generates a dataset
let dataset11 = new DataSet()
//fills the dataset with recod values
dataadpter.Fill(dataset11,"tblEmployee")|>ignore
//creates a form
let dataform = new Form(Text="Search a Record Value",AutoScaleDimensions=new System.Drawing.SizeF(60.0F, 13.0F),ClientSize=new System.Drawing.Size(400, 360),StartPosition=FormStartPosition.CenterScreen)
//creates our controls
let exitbutton=new Button(Text="Exit", Location=new System.Drawing.Point(300, 320))
let searchbutton=new Button(Text="Search", Location=new System.Drawing.Point(220, 320))
let label1=new Label(Text="Enter the employee number:",Location=new System.Drawing.Point(0, 10),AutoSize=true)
let label2=new Label(Text="Empno:",Location=new System.Drawing.Point(0, 50),AutoSize=true)
let label3=new Label(Text="Firstname:",Location=new System.Drawing.Point(0,100),AutoSize=true)
let label4=new Label(Text="Lastname:",Location=new System.Drawing.Point(0,150),AutoSize=true)
let empnotext=new TextBox(Location=new System.Drawing.Point(200,10))
let emplabel=new Label(Location=new System.Drawing.Point(100,50),BorderStyle=BorderStyle.FixedSingle)
let fnamelabel=new Label(Location=new System.Drawing.Point(100,100),BorderStyle=BorderStyle.FixedSingle)
let lnamelabel=new Label(Location=new System.Drawing.Point(100,150),BorderStyle=BorderStyle.FixedSingle)
//creates a datagrid
let datagrid = new DataGridView(ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode=DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.AutoSize,Size=new System.Drawing.Size(300, 120),Location=new System.Drawing.Point(10, 180))
//creates a grid control colums
let chrempnocol=new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn()
let chrfnamecol=new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn()
let chrlnamecol=new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn()
//adds the columns into our datagrid
datagrid.Columns.Add(chrempnocol)|>ignore
datagrid.Columns.Add(chrfnamecol)|>ignore
datagrid.Columns.Add(chrlnamecol)|>ignore
datagrid.DataSource <- dataset11.Tables.["tblEmployee"]
//assingns the font to our form
dataform.Font<-ffont
//links our fieldname to each grid
//and change its header text
chrempnocol.DataPropertyName<-"chrempno"
chrempnocol.HeaderText<-"Employee No."
chrfnamecol.DataPropertyName<-"chrfname"
chrfnamecol.HeaderText<-"First Name"
chrlnamecol.DataPropertyName<-"chrlname"
chrlnamecol.HeaderText<-"Last Name"
//add the datagrid to our form
dataform.Controls.Add(datagrid)
//adds the controls to our form
dataform.Controls.Add(exitbutton)
dataform.Controls.Add(searchbutton)
dataform.Controls.Add(label1)
dataform.Controls.Add(label2)
dataform.Controls.Add(label3)
dataform.Controls.Add(label4)
dataform.Controls.Add(empnotext)
dataform.Controls.Add(emplabel)
dataform.Controls.Add(fnamelabel)
dataform.Controls.Add(lnamelabel)
//binds the fieldnames to our label
emplabel.Text<-Convert.ToString(dataset11.Tables.["tblEmployee"].Rows.Item(0).Item(0))
fnamelabel.Text<-Convert.ToString(dataset11.Tables.["tblEmployee"].Rows.Item(0).Item(1))
lnamelabel.Text<-Convert.ToString(dataset11.Tables.["tblEmployee"].Rows.Item(0).Item(2))
searchbutton.Click.Add(fun search->
//handles the row index number
let mutable introws=0
//determines if the record has been found or not
let mutable blnfound=false
//handles the total number of records
let mutable inttotrec=Convert.ToInt32(dataset11.Tables.["tblEmployee"].Rows.Count)
//handles the data inputted by the user
let strtext=Convert.ToString(empnotext.Text)
//while no match is found and the end of the file has not been reached
while((blnfound=false) && (introws<=inttotrec-1)) do
let strempnum=Convert.ToString(dataset11.Tables.["tblEmployee"].Rows.Item(introws).Item(0))
//compare the data inputted in the textbox to the employee number in our table
//if they are equal, display the match record
if strtext.ToUpper()=strempnum.ToUpper() then
blnfound<-true
emplabel.Text<-Convert.ToString(dataset11.Tables.["tblEmployee"].Rows.Item(introws).Item(0))
fnamelabel.Text<-Convert.ToString(dataset11.Tables.["tblEmployee"].Rows.Item(introws).Item(1))
lnamelabel.Text<-Convert.ToString(dataset11.Tables.["tblEmployee"].Rows.Item(introws).Item(2))
//compare to the next record while no match is found
introws<-introws + 1
//if no match is found, display this
if blnfound=false then
MessageBox.Show("Record not found.","Search a Record Value",MessageBoxButtons.OK,MessageBoxIcon.Information)|>ignore)
//when the exit button is clicked
exitbutton.Click.Add(fun exit->
//close the form and dataconnection
dataform.Close()
oleconn.Close())
//executes our application
Application.Run(dataform)
Since Visual F# is very particular with the code indention, I posted below the screenshot of our code in the while loop section.
Here's what it should look like if you click the run icon:
