I just purchased the DX Enterprise and am looking to get started using these great components. Is there an easy way or best practice to convert/upgrade an existing WinForms 2.0 application to a DX WinForms application?

In more detail, I want to take advantage of a consistent look and feel using the DX suite and benefit from the skins and themes. I currently have a MDI app with roughly 50+ forms so moving from form to form, control to control would be tedious.

Thanks for any help

David Pring:

so moving from form to form, control to control would be tedious.

indeed it is. better get to work :)

No way I know of. short of Find -> Replace "System.Windows.Forms.Button" with "DevExpress.XtraEditors.SimpleButton" and repeat for all controls to be replaced. Once done go back and fix properties as there are some differences. Toolbars I imagine you'd just have to delete and recreate with XtraBars. Same with Grids. You'd really only be hitting editor UI components and changing the Form to an XtraForm. This all sounds good in my head. Not sure how well this works in practice though.

Nate Laff:

indeed it is. better get to work :)

Ouch. I guess I better adjust my project plan!!   

Not sure what the 50 forms do and how much code you have but ... have you considered XAF?

If most of those 50 forms are data entry form with minimal code, it may be worth the look

On the other hand, some have reported difficulties with the learning curve to XAF.

Luc