Custom VB module launched from within Vantage

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> No. How would that allow me to launch a custom VB application with
> the ability to talk to the current Vantage session?

It wouldn't. You might be able to take care of the one situation that you
listed. You can run Progress code behind the product configurator to check to
see if parts exist, etc. and the PC has a part creation capability, available
in Quote, Job, and Sales Order, etc.

However, if you want a general purpose way to use a VB.Net application to talk
to a Vantage Session then use the Vantage Business Objects. There are some
examples on the list
(http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/message/59690) that show how to
connect to a session. Once you have a session, you can use the Part Object or
any other to manipulate data in Vantage/Vista. Unfortunately, the Business
Objects are not well-documented, so you'll have to feel your way around using
the logging feature of the client and the Object Browser in Visual Studio.

Mark W.
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Looking for example code or documentation, if even possible, to launch
a custom VB form/window module from within Vantage 8.03.

"Must not be tied to a particular Vantage module or UI object. In
other words, a standalone VB form/window module, not a customization
to an existing Vantage form."

What I am trying to accomplish:

1) Assign custom formatted "Part" number.
2) Custom module can be launched from various areas of the system -
Quote or Part modules as an example.
3) Based on the users selection of the required part TYPE, chosen from
a combo box, part number will be formatted with a prefix and next
incremental number for that particular TYPE.
4) Error checking within the custom module will verify that a valid
Vantage UI object is available for updating (pre Vantage validation).
Part number field on Part screen or Part number field on Quote
screen, etc.

I have developed something similar, but much more full featured that
ran within Syteline, but trying to keep it simple for soliciting help.

If you can provide a simple example of how this can be done, I would
greatly appreciate it.

I would be willing to compensate for a working example - not looking
for a complete application, just a simple example that will get me stated.

Any VB .NET experts out there with an understanding of Vantage 8.03
integration capabilities?
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> What I am trying to accomplish:
>
> 1) Assign custom formatted "Part" number.
> 2) Custom module can be launched from various areas of the system -
> Quote or Part modules as an example.
> 3) Based on the users selection of the required part TYPE, chosen from
> a combo box, part number will be formatted with a prefix and next
> incremental number for that particular TYPE.
> 4) Error checking within the custom module will verify that a valid
> Vantage UI object is available for updating (pre Vantage validation).
> Part number field on Part screen or Part number field on Quote
> screen, etc.

Do you have the Product Configurator?
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No. How would that allow me to launch a custom VB application with
the ability to talk to the current Vantage session?

My part number assignment is just a simple example of what I would
like to do. Off of this, I am hoping to springboard to other
possibilities of custom VB integration modules that I could develop.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Wonsil" <mark_wonsil@...> wrote:
>
> > What I am trying to accomplish:
> >
> > 1) Assign custom formatted "Part" number.
> > 2) Custom module can be launched from various areas of the system -
> > Quote or Part modules as an example.
> > 3) Based on the users selection of the required part TYPE, chosen from
> > a combo box, part number will be formatted with a prefix and next
> > incremental number for that particular TYPE.
> > 4) Error checking within the custom module will verify that a valid
> > Vantage UI object is available for updating (pre Vantage validation).
> > Part number field on Part screen or Part number field on Quote
> > screen, etc.
>
> Do you have the Product Configurator?
>