How to create a changelog box in Visual Studio(vb.net)

How to create a changelog box in Visual Studio(vb.net)

Changelog box is a simple text box which can be used to inform users about the new features and fixes which are made to the software.


Requirements :

To create a changelog box we need only one component:

1-Textbox


1.Add Textbox from toolbox to the form, and it should be like this:




2.Click to Textbox , then click to “Arrow” and check Multiline box, as is in photo below.





3.Now we need to extend the textbox, to do that simply drag it with mouse , and it should look like this :



4.Double click to the form , and paste the following code :

This is the link address where txt file is uploaded https://www.dropbox.com/s/f3chh08pajcmnlj/changelog.txt?dl=1

Replace it with your own url, you can use Dropbox or anything you want.


Make sure that must be a direct link , for ex : www.myweb.com/changelog.txt


5. Then double click again to the form , and add the following systems , as is in photo below.

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Net






6.That’s it , now simply click “Start” to run the software .



You can integrate this project to your software.



Changelog box in Action…




Happy Coding