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Alienoiz wrote: the word "xmlFile" is underlined in green and red Red means "error", which you already said. Hover your mouse over it, and it will display a message. Alternatively, you look in the error-window.
It may be "Type is not defined". The one on "XmlFile" would say that it hides another variable. And yes, you already declared a variable with that name. What happens if you remove the first declaration?
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it happens that the using function works .. but still is in conflict with the saving :s
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modified 7-Jan-19 21:02pm.
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Alienoiz wrote: it happens that the using function works .. but still is in conflict with the saving :s In that case the file is locked by something else; is there a writer in another procedure? Are you viewing the file in an XML-editor while debugging? For example, if you open the XML file using Word, then Word will lock that file, causing an error if you try to read it.
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ok..i will dig harder..maybe another writer..
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My gadget is almost done .. i just have this small problem i cannot fix....when reading, the textbox does not shows multiline..it is joinning the text..but when writing, the paragraphs are written well!!
So if is good in the xml, the problem must be with the reading code...this is what i am using for read:
Private Sub MonthCalendar1_DateChanged(sender As Object, e As DateRangeEventArgs) Handles MonthCalendar1.DateChanged
TextBox1.Text = MonthCalendar1.SelectionRange.Start.ToShortDateString()
Dim folderPath As String = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()
Dim filePath As String = Path.Combine(folderPath, "MEMOS\Database.xml")
If Not File.Exists(filePath) Then
MessageBox.Show("DataBase not found!")
Else
Dim sav = TextBox1.Text
Using xmlFile = XmlReader.Create(filePath, New XmlReaderSettings())
Dim ds As New DataSet
Dim dv As DataView
ds.ReadXml(xmlFile)
Dim dset = ds.Tables.Count
If dset = 1 Then
dv = New DataView(ds.Tables(0))
dv.Sort = "Date"
Dim index As Integer = dv.Find(sav)
If index = -1 Then
MsgBox("Nothing set for this date!")
ComboBox1.Text = "01"
ComboBox2.Text = "00"
ComboBox3.Text = "AM"
TextBox2.Text = ""
TextBox3.Text = ""
TextBox4.Text = ""
TextBox5.Text = ""
TextBox6.Text = ""
TextBox7.Text = ""
Else
ComboBox1.Text = (dv(index)("HOUR").ToString())
ComboBox2.Text = (dv(index)("MINUTES").ToString())
ComboBox3.Text = (dv(index)("AMPM").ToString())
TextBox1.Text = (dv(index)("DATE").ToString())
TextBox2.Text = (dv(index)("PLACE").ToString())
TextBox3.Text = (dv(index)("NAME").ToString())
TextBox4.Text = (dv(index)("PHONE").ToString())
TextBox5.Text = (dv(index)("EMAIL").ToString())
TextBox6.Text = (dv(index)("HEADER").ToString())
TextBox7.Text = (dv(index)("MEMO").ToString())
End If
Return
Else
MessageBox.Show("No MEMOS in DataBase!")
End If
End Using
End If
End Sub
any ideas?!!
TY!
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The code you have shown does not join any texts; on reading the contents of a textbox are replaced.
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yes they are supposed to be replaced...but is joinning the xml text!!!
modified 7-Jan-19 21:02pm.
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I'm not sure what you are seeing, but the assignment-code is not joining anything.
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well i write:
"Hello
World"
and when i read it returns: "HelloWorld"
simple as that..i do not know what is wrong..after writting i check the .xml file and it is written:
"Hello
World"
i do not know why the text is joinning!!!
modified 7-Jan-19 21:02pm.
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That is an observation, and might happen due to other code. Like the way it is written.
textBox1.Text = "Hello";
textBox1.Text = "World";
Means the first value will be overwritten. There is no joining there.
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ok leave it..thanks anyway
modified 7-Jan-19 21:02pm.
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..if you look at that text, you'll see it already has three lines of values before you read it. Are you using multi-line textboxes? If not, then only the first line will be displayed.
I'll bet that you are not overwriting those values on save, but appending them. That's where they get joined.
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yes i am using mutiline textboxes..leave it..TY!
modified 7-Jan-19 21:02pm.
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this is what i am using for writting:
Dim newPerson As String =
"<MEMOS ID=""" + TextBox1.Text + """>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"<DATE>" + TextBox1.Text + "</DATE>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"<HOUR>" + ComboBox1.Text + "</HOUR>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"<MINUTES>" + ComboBox2.Text + "</MINUTES>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"<AMPM>" + ComboBox3.Text + "</AMPM>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"<PLACE>" + TextBox2.Text + "</PLACE>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"<NAME>" + TextBox3.Text + "</NAME>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"<PHONE>" + TextBox4.Text + "</PHONE>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"<EMAIL>" + TextBox5.Text + "</EMAIL>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"<HEADER>" + TextBox6.Text + "</HEADER>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"<MEMO>" + TextBox7.Text + "</MEMO>" & Environment.NewLine & " " &
"</MEMOS>"
Dim xd As New XmlDocument()
xd.Load(filePath)
Dim docFrag As XmlDocumentFragment = xd.CreateDocumentFragment()
docFrag.InnerXml = newPerson
Dim root As XmlNode = xd.DocumentElement
root.AppendChild(docFrag)
xd.Save(filePath)
MessageBox.Show("MEMO SAVED")
End If
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I don't see anything.. aw, wait, did you mean by "join" that it is removing empty space from the string?
If yes, then that is the normal behaviour. Easiest solution is to encode the data, or wrap it in a CDATA structure.
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yes..thats it removing the spaces in the string!!!
modified 7-Jan-19 21:02pm.
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Putting the values directly in the tag has its limits; imagine you put the value "<test" in="" there.<pre="" lang="cs">
<xml>
<mysetting><test</mysetting>
</xml>
As you can see, saving that string would cause the XML to be malformed. The easy solution to both problems is to encode your values in base64 (and decode them when reading).
To convert a value to base64;
Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello world"))
To convert back to your value from base64;
System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Convert.FromBase64String("base64charshere"))
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ok..im understanding this code....thanks : )
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Good luck and enjoy your weekend
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Alienoiz wrote: after the efforts i believe i got something..wanna try? Nice
So, you got code and you can explain it. How about writing an article?
Alienoiz wrote: it is simple but you need framework 4.5 and run it as admin case you run it from a private folder Smile | Without simple examples it would be very hard to learn. Also, most people will already have 4.5, so no problem there.
Alienoiz wrote: Thanks and Merry Xmas! Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
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... My idea is to separate the .ini keyname from the data it contains and use each other to a different ending!
i hope i am being clear enough.. since i am bothering you guys so much....
Thanks,
Duarte
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Like we have all been telling you: forget .INI files, they are outdated and not supported. Use something that fits with the language and framework as it is now. As Eddy has suggested XML is a much better choice and there is full support for it in the language and framework: vb.net XMLreader - Google Search[^].
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ok i am up to it.. where can i get some snippets or tutorials to learn how to work with it?
Thank You!
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Follow the links I provided in my previous message.
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