How do I....

1. Show a Welcome Screen at the beginning, that occupies the entire area?
2. Conditionally skip one or more steps?
3. Know which step the Wizard is on?
4. Change the Step Caption or other properties at run time?
5. Put the actual code for the navigational functionality?
6. Navigate at design time?

Show a Welcome Screen at the beginning, that occupies the entire area?

1. Click on the WizardManager, then View > Properties Window > (Custom) > Steps Tab.
2. Navigate to the first step in the wizard.
3. Uncheck the 'Show Banner on this Step' check box.
4. This will cause the First Step to Take Over the Banner, design your welcome screen on this Step.

Conditionally skip one or more steps?

1. The WillMove Event is fired when the User Clicks the Next Button. The ToStep Parameter of this event gives you the StepIndex that the Wizard is Moving to. Change this Index to Move the Wizard to a Different Step than the next one.
2. Add code to test for the conditions you want to use in the WillMove Event.
3. Set ToStep=n where n is the Step you want to Move to.

Know which step the Wizard is on?

Use the WizardManager1.CurrentStep.Index property to retrieve the current step Index.  This is a Read only Property, if you want to move to a Step using code, use the MoveTo(StepIndex) Method of the WizardManager.

Change the Step Caption or other properties at run time?

Use the WizardManager1.CurrentStep.x property, where x is the property you want to change - see the Properties page in the Using WizardManager Page. You will need to Call the RefreshStep Method of the WizardManager after you change any Property, to get it reflected on the Wizard.

Put the actual code for the navigational functionality?

The WizardManager requires no code whatsoever to navigate steps, and certain properties such as stopping the users moving back from a step can be set in the Property Pages, accessible by clicking View > Properties Window > (Custom)

Navigate at design time?

• Right Click the WizardManager, then click Edit. You can now use the buttons like you would at run time.
• To move between steps quickly, right click and use the Jump to menu.

Using WizardManager
Download WizardManager and Sample Application
Pricing and Purchase

Let us save your time

Copyright 2002 Alpha Net Consults, LLC