Using Editor Forms

Each component contained within PowerTCP SSL Sockets for .NET includes an editor form. This editor form is useful for protocol testing.

Editor forms are only available if you are working in the Visual Studio .NET environment and are using the component by dragging an instance onto a form.

To use an Editor Form, use the following steps (using the Dns component as an example).

Start a new Visual Studio .NET windows application
Drag an instance of the Dns component onto the form.
The Dns component icon should appear on a panel beneath the form. Click the icon to select it.
In the Properties Window, click the Properties button if the properties of the Dns component are not displayed. If the Properties Window is not visible, go to the View menu and choose Properties Window.
Find the Editor property and click it with the mouse. Click the ellipsis that appears next to the Editor property. This should open a "mini" Dns application to use for testing.
Note All properties set on the Dns Editor Form will also be set in your Windows Application, so the Dns Editor Form can be used as a "WYSIWYG" code editor to quickly create applications.

In This Section

The Server and Tcp Components: Examines use of the Server and Tcp components.
The Udp Component: Examines use of the Udp component.
The Dns, Ping and Trace Components: Examines use of the Dns, Ping and Trace components.
Security: Describes use of security.
Synchronous vs Asynchronous Methods: This topic discusses the benefits and uses for synchronous and asynchronous methods.
Using EndXXX Events: Describes how to use the EndXXX events that are raised upon the completion of a method.
Using Editor Forms: Describes how to use the component designer Editor Forms.

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