Question Dynamics CRM Style Lookup Field

[rutherfurdsolutions]

Hey Guy's,

Not sure if this is even possible or not but thought I would give it a shot.

I am trying to have a field on my Win Forms that works a bit like the Dynamics CRM lookup field. For those who don't know of it it works like this...

• There is a text box on the form which shows a record name as a hyperlink.
• It has a button on the right of the text box which is a part of the textbox with a search icon.
• The record name in the text box has a record type icon to the left of it.
• When the search button is clicked a popup form is shown with a search field, record type selector, and a results table showing all of the returned results.
• You can click on the record name in the popup form and the form will close and the data will be entered into the text box appropriately.
• The icon will become the record type icon.
• The field will have the record name selected as a link.
• When the link is clicked it will open the appropriate next form as a popup form showing the details for that linked record.
• The field holds a GUID for the primary key of the linked record.

Is this something which I can fairly easily achieve with VB.NET or am I looking at a huge amount of work. I don't mind making it myself but if there is a control or method already out there for doing this then I don't want to reinvent the wheel.

Thanks in advance.