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I was wondering if it is possible to embed a string that you could change in an application.
For example:
You have a password you enter to go to the next form. Now you can change this password. Now the original password is stored as a string in the program. When you build the application and someone wants to change the password, can you have the string changed instead of storing the password in a database or a file?
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No, you can't, AFAIK. It sure would be messy.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
"also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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what does AFAIK mean?
Ok I was just wondering, I couldn't find anything on it, and thats probably because no one does it lol.
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as far as i know
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
"also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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Maybe you can user CodeDom to generate a dll containing the password dynamically, not very sure though, and can be messy.
Why not use SQLCE instead?
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Do not know much about SQLCE... I know other ways of doing it like encrypting a file and what-not, I was just wondering if what I was talking about was possible
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Not possible if you mean "Self Modifying Code" in the era of DOS, where the exe can make modification to itself.
But I think it is possible if you talk about the exe generate a dll, then the exe load the dll and access the password.
Another way is to encrypt and put it in the Settings of the application.
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Alright, thanks guys for the quick response!
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Why don't you store it in a separate file? When you want to change it, simply rewrite the contents of the file.
Obviously, the password has to be encrypted.
Cheers,
Vikram.
Zeppelin's law: The theory that, in any Soapbox discussion involving Stan Shannon, the probability of the term "leftist" or "Marxist" appearing approaches 1 monotonically.
Harris' addendum: I think you meant "monotonously".
Martin's second addendum: Jeffersonian... I think that should at least get a mention.
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All C# programmers at the CodeProject, I am writing a compiled research report for my High School Senior Research Skills class and I am conducting a survey of various C# aspects. If anyone would be willing to answer 10 questions about C# it would be much appreciated. I need as many responses as possible to get a good well rounded look of programmers' opinions. I do apologize in advance if this is in the wrong forum due to this not being a programming question.
Compiled Research Report:C# Programming Survey
1. Is C# your preferred programming language? Why?
2. What is your favorite C# language feature? (Anonymous Methods, Lambda Expressions, LINQ, Automatic Properties, etc)
3. Do you believe C# has the feature set necessary to handle the future of programming in the real world? Explain
4. What language were you using before or are currently using with C#?
5. Are their any flaws that you can see in the C# language?
6. Have you or are currently using the MONO framework with C# to make your applications cross-platform?
7. With regards to programming in general (not just C#), how important is it to stay up to date in the programming industry?
8. Is Microsoft doing all that it can for marketing the C# language or the Visual Studio suite? (your personal opinion)
9. If you could add one feature to the C# language what would it be?
10. What do you use for most of your programming environments with regards to the IDE? (Visual Studio, Notepad, Notepad++, etc)
According to the rubric for this assignment, I need a minimum of 15 completed surveys.
Thanks,
Thomas Stockwell
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
Visit my homepage Oracle Studios[ ^]
modified on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 5:41 PM
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I use C#, what's VC# ?
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The full name is Visual C# which can then be abbreviated to: C# or VC#.
Same way with the other languages
Visual C++, VC++, C++
Visual Basic, VB, Basic
Visual J#, VJ#, J#
Regards,
Thomas Stockwell
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
Visit my homepage Oracle Studios[ ^]
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No, there is only C#; you may choose to use Visual Studio as your IDE (or C# Builder or Notepad), but that has no effect on the name of the language.
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Either way, the point of this post was to conduct a survey on the C# language.
Regards,
Thomas Stockwell
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
Visit my homepage Oracle Studios[ ^]
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1. Is C# your preferred programming language? Why?
Yes, it pays the bills
2. What is your favorite C# language feature? (Anonymous Methods, Lambda Expressions, LINQ, Automatic Properties, etc)
That it is C-like
3. Do you believe C# has the feature set necessary to handle the future of programming in the real world? Explain
No, I don't know what the future holds
4. What language were you using before or are currently using with C#?
C
5. Are their any flaws that you can see in the C# language?
Yes
6. Have you or are currently using the MONO framework with C# to make your applications cross-platform?
No
7. With regards to programming in general (not just C#), how important is it to stay up to date in the programming industry?
One should know what's out there so informed decisions may be made
8. Is Microsoft doing all that it can for marketing the C# language or the Visual Studio suite? (your personal opinion)
No
9. If you could add one feature to the C# language what would it be?
Virtual constructors
10. What do you use for most of your programming environments with regards to the IDE? (Visual Studio, Notepad, Notepad++, etc)
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Yep, I'm not in the wrong forum (I hope). I have a C DLL that exports a few global variables (integers, if that matters) - I'd like to access these values using a C# library. I tried to google, but I couldn't find satisfactory answers.
I've been able to access these variables creating a C++/CLI wrapper around the library, but I'm looking for a C# solution to avoid mantaining an extra project just for these integers. Any pointers?
Thanks in advance
Luca
The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. -- Wing Commander IV
En Það Besta Sem Guð Hefur Skapað, Er Nýr Dagur.
(But the best thing God has created, is a New Day.)
-- Sigur Ròs - Viðrar vel til loftárása
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Hi,
AFAIK you can't just access unmanaged data, so the easiest thing to do would be to add
getter and setter functions to the C DLL, then use P/Invoke to call them from C#.
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Well, I can't recompile the library since its licensing terms prohibit modifications, so I'll keep the C++ wrapper.
Thanks anyway! I'm new to this P/Invoke stuff and I know I have quite an ability to overengineer simple things
Luca
The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. -- Wing Commander IV
En Það Besta Sem Guð Hefur Skapað, Er Nýr Dagur.
(But the best thing God has created, is a New Day.)
-- Sigur Ròs - Viðrar vel til loftárása
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VISUALC#.NET CODES
1STPROBLEM
PLEASE SEND ME A VERY SIMPLE CODE REGARDING HOW TO SHOW IMAGE IN C# USING A CLICK BUTTON OUTPUTS AN IMAGE FOR EXAMPLE THE BUTTON NAME IS HAT WHEN YOU CLICK THE BUTTON ITS OUTPUT IS AN IMAGE OF A HAT.I NEED A STEP BY STEP SOURCE CODE....
THE SECOND ONE:
SOURCE COULD THAT DEALS WITH FORMS,WHEN YOU PRESS A BUTTON IT INTRODUCE ANOTHER FORM.FOR EXAMPLE IN FORM1 THERE IS A BUTTON NAMED SECOND PAGE...WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON YOU WILL BE TRANSFERED TO THE SECOND PAGE WHICH IS FORM2.
PLEASE SEND TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS
jdace1231@yahoo.com or jdace1023@yahoo.com
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
GOD BLESS
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Honestly, get a life.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
"also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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jdale wrote: VISUALC#.NET CODES
1STPROBLEM
PLEASE SEND ME A VERY SIMPLE CODE REGARDING HOW TO SHOW IMAGE IN C# USING A CLICK BUTTON OUTPUTS AN IMAGE FOR EXAMPLE THE BUTTON NAME IS HAT WHEN YOU CLICK THE BUTTON ITS OUTPUT IS AN IMAGE OF A HAT.I NEED A STEP BY STEP SOURCE CODE....
THE SECOND ONE:
SOURCE COULD THAT DEALS WITH FORMS,WHEN YOU PRESS A BUTTON IT INTRODUCE ANOTHER FORM.FOR EXAMPLE IN FORM1 THERE IS A BUTTON NAMED SECOND PAGE...WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON YOU WILL BE TRANSFERED TO THE SECOND PAGE WHICH IS FORM2.
PLEASE SEND TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS
jdace1231@yahoo.com or jdace1023@yahoo.com
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
DON'T SHOUT - You aren't constrained to using uppercase only, you can use lower case as well.
Let me guess - your homework deadline is Thursday and you've left it until the last minute. I suggest that you get off your arse and actually do your own bloody homework. If you can't accomplish two simple tasks like this then a career in development is not for you.
Good grief - why do people think that we actually want to do their homework for them? Have you contracted some especially virulent form of lazy gene?
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I am assuming this is a troll. A button that says hat and it shows a hat ? Doesn't sound like a normal homework assignment to me.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
"also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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Troll. Moron. Potayto. Potahto.
Christian Graus wrote: A button that says hat and it shows a hat ?
Sounds like something that would appear in an Ivor Horton book.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Sounds like something that would appear in an Ivor Horton book.
LOL - perhaps that's why I never bought any of his books.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
"also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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Christian Graus wrote: LOL - perhaps that's why I never bought any of his books.
That and the fact that he looked like a geography teacher.
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