how to Display search reasults on a separate form in c# ?

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Dear Guys,

I'm developing an application in C#.net with a MS Access database.

I want the following option:

When I click the search button all available info of a member should display on another form with a print button from where U can take print out.

Here is the code:

C#

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
      string sql = "Select * from login where (Name='" + textBox1.Text + "')";

            OleDbDataAdapter adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql, myCon);

            DataTable login = new DataTable();

            adapter.Fill(login);

            if (login.Rows.Count > 0)
            {
                textBox1.Text = login.Rows[0]["Name"].ToString();
                MessageBox.Show("Record found");                
            }
            else
            {
                textBox1.Text = "";
                MessageBox.Show("No Record Found");
            }
}

Can anybody guide to achieve my target and refine the above code.
Thanks,

Posted 23-Nov-11 20:50pm

shah_sawar12

Updated 23-Nov-11 22:12pm

Dalek Dave

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Dalek Dave 24-Nov-11 4:12am

Edited for Grammar and Readability.

Sander Rossel 24-Nov-11 5:09am

Glad I could help :)

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Sander Rossel · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-23T20:55:00

You should store the results in an Object (probably your DataTable) and pass that Object to another form like this (answer copied from a question I answered a while back):
Here is the original question: How to pass the Value one form to another form in windows form[^]

To pass Objects between Forms you can follow one of these approaches:
One is using a Property on one of your Forms.

C#

MyForm frm = new MyForm();
// It is possible to set MyValue at any point in your code, as long as you have a reference to an instance of MyForm.
frm.MyValue = "some value";
frm.Show();

Another is passing it to the constructor.

C#

public partial class MyForm : Form
{
   private String _myValue;
   public Form1(String myValue)
   {
      InitializeComponent();
      _myValue = myValue;
      // Possibly use myValue here.
   }
   // Do stuff with _myValue here.
}

Usage would look like this:

C#

MyForm frm = new MyForm("some value");
frm.Show();

Another approach could be to use a Method...

C#

public partial class MyForm : Form
{
   private String _myValue;
   public void SetValue(String myValue)
   {
      _myValue = myValue;
     // Possibly do stuff with myValue here.
   }
   // Or use _myValue here.
}

Usage:

C#

MyForm frm = new MyForm();
frm.Show();
// Once again, you can use this anywhere in your code, as long as you have a reference to the instance of MyForm.
frm.SetValue("some value");

So now you got your data in another Form, all you need to do is handle it there, edit it etc. and update it in the Form it originally came from.

Hope it helps :)