private void CustomerEditor_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// ----- Prepare the form.
// ----- Create the context. It will remain during the entire program.
try
{
ActiveContext = new SalesOrderEntities(GetConnectionString());
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error connecting to database: " + ex.Message);
Application.Exit();
}
// ----- Display the existing customers.
try
{
foreach (Customer scanCustomer in ActiveContext.Customers)
{
AllCustomers.Items.Add(new ItemData(scanCustomer.FullName, scanCustomer.ID));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error loading customers: " + ex.Message);
}
}
public bool EditCustomer(ref Customer oneCustomer, SalesOrderEntities context)
{
// ----- Prompt the user to edit a new or existing customer.
this.ActiveCustomer = oneCustomer;
this.ActiveContext = context;
if (this.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
if (oneCustomer == null)
{
oneCustomer = this.ActiveCustomer;
}
return(true);
}
else
{
return(false);
}
}