Creating a basic Visual Basic Windows Forms application

This topic describes how to create a basic Visual Basic Windows Forms application in Visual Studio.

Do the following:

1. Create a label (label1) to display the version of the Qlik associative engine.

   Steps

   1. Select Solution Explorer > Form1.vb > View Designer to open the Form1.cs [Design] page.
   2. Create a labelToolbox > Common controls > Label.
   3. Place the label on the Form1 component.

   

2. Create an event handler for the load event of the form.

   Steps

   1. Open the Properties panel for the Form1 object and click on the Events button.
   2. Double click on Load to add an event. The event (Form1_Load) is added and the code page is displayed.

   

3. Create a connection to the engine by adding a imports clause for Qlik.Engine in the Form1.vb file.

   Note: This example assumes that the engine is running locally because the hub is retrieved from Qlik.Engine.Location.FromUri.

   Then call ProductVersion as a synchronous call to retrieve the version number from Qlik associative engine and update the label.

    

   

4. Run the program.

   Steps

   1. Select Debug > Start Debugging.
   2. Ensure there is a compatible Qlik associative engine running. The version number of the engine is displayed.

   

You have now created a basic Visual Basic Windows Form application.