from windows forms to web forms

[Zak]

hey guys,

i am new in here, this is my 1st post.
i am also new in the vb and vb.net stuff...
basically my background in programming is all the way Java...
i still have one more semester to get my BS in computer science.
i got a summer job but the thing is that i have to use vb.net platform which is a whole new field for me...
i managed to learn vb.net relatively fast especially that Visual Studio does most of the coding for you (comparing to Java programming) and i did a pretty good job in Windows forms...
2 days ago the manager wanted the same product that i am working on and half way finished to be a web application...
the product is a request manager...
the client wants the main screen interface to be divided into sections...
application connected to an SQL server...
so i thought it will be as easy but it seems i was wrong (at least in my opinion)
the first thing that i noticed is that half of the tools are gone and new ones appeared...
in my case i used the groupbox a lot for example GroupBox1.Show, GroupBox1.Hide... in web forms groupbox isn't available anymore...
i thought that the Panel control is the same, i was wrong again...

also half of the control methods aren't available anymore...

to cut it short here...
i have a couple of questions for you guys:

1) can i transform the windows forms into web forms ?

2) generally speaking, are web forms easy for complex interface and GUIs ?
for example can i do the same interface in web forms and windows forms ?

3) what is the equivalent of group box in web forms ?

4) how can i use a datetimepicker in web forms ?

5) why can't i use the methods hide and show for controls in web forms ?

i hope that my questions aren't silly or absurd or incomprehensible
i have tons of questions but i just wanna have a broad idea about web forms because it is just frustrating to be doing so well and suddenly you get stuck...


tx in advance guys...

 

[Schenz]

1) can i transform the windows forms into web forms ?
Short Answer - No.

2) generally speaking, are web forms easy for complex interface and GUIs ?
for example can i do the same interface in web forms and windows forms ?
Short Answer - No.

3) what is the equivalent of group box in web forms ?
no direct equivalent

4) how can i use a datetimepicker in web forms ?
There is no DateTimePicker control provided by VS.NET (there are 3rd party controls available)

5) why can't i use the methods hide and show for controls in web forms ?
it would require some fancy client side code, or a round trip to the server just to show hide controls.




A well designed application will have the business logic and Database logic seperated from the GUI. This allows you to design a new GUI (AKA ASP.NET WebForms), and reuse the same business and database logic code located in other DLLs.