Visual Basic® .NET Unleashed

Creating Wizards

Wizards are applications that help users perform some task. Generally the task represented by a wizard requires a sequence of specific operations; the point of the wizard is to alleviate tedium or simplify a multistep task into a linear sequence in which all responses yield a functional result.

From experience you probably know that Microsoft implements wizards as a sequence of dialog boxes with a graphic, some text providing instruction, and a simple input field or multiple choice selection. These wizards appear to be an integrated part of the application that uses them.

Creating wizards in Visual Basic .NET—and for VS .NET—is easier than creating an add-in. Ironically, there is no wizard that creates wizards. The general steps ...