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We have a requirement to run a .Net app from a VB6 app. This is no real problem as I'm not doing the VB6 side but is it possible to create a registry entry with the install path of the .Net app at the time of install?
I could populate the reg entry at run time no problem, but this would mean the app must be run once before being called externally.
Alternatively is it possible to run an app atuomatically after an install, so the reg entry can be completed at run time.
Any suggestions welcome, Thanks
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This greatly depends on the setup technology you're using. If you're using an actually installation technology like Windows Installer, InstallShield setup, Wise setup, Nullsoft setup, or anything else then you can write a registry key with the path of the executable. If you're just doing XCOPY deployment (or otherwise dragging and dropping) then no.
You need to consult your installation builder documentation for this. This is not a C#-related question.
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Microsoft
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I'm trying to create a custom control in a dll. The class is inherited from the System.Windows.Forms.Panel class. On this new class i place a couple of labels and another panel, but when i add this control on a windows form, i only see the outline of the control but nothing on it. I tried the same thing with the System.Windows.Forms.Usercontrol class and that worked fine, but the moment i inherit from the panel class the trouble starts.
Can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong?
Thanks,
Reinier.
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You may want to check the Z-Order of your controls
If your panel is in front of all the other controls, you will not see them.
Jon G
www.Gizmocoder.com
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Thanks for the reply. I tried setting the z-order, but still nothing happens. Do you have some other advise?
Thanks.
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Hi all, I am new to .NET and C# in general, so please pardon any stupid questions that I might ask, especially if the solution is glaringly obvious.
Ok, here goes:
I've been working through the visual studio walkthroughs to familiarize myself with the visual environment. Right now I am working on one where you create a dataset in xml that has three tables and their relationships and keys. The tables are customers, orders, and orderdetails. The walkthrough stops there. What I'm trying to do is display these tables in a DataGrid. I've created a sqlConnection, and some sqlDataAdapters. I am able to display the initial table - customers - in my DataGrid. My table is epandable, i.e. I can select a customer and it gives me the option of selecting the orders table. Now here is the problem: How do I populate the new table that appears?
I tried using the sqlDataAdapter.Fill(dataset) for each of the tables with the appropriate sqlDataAdapter for each table. Then I tried to use the DataGrid.Navigate, but that is uncharted territory for me and I am unsure how to continue. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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In case anyone else is having the same problem, I figured it out. Of course it was simple. Instead of using the sqlDataAdapter.Fill(dataset) like in the previous walkthroughs, I had to use sqlDataAdapter.Fill(dataset, "tableName")
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You can also set up the SqlDataAdapter.TableMappings so that "Table", "Table1", "Table2", etc. get mapped to your actual tables names. The generated table names are in the order of the tables in the result set if your expression, view, or stored proc were to return multiple result sets.
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Hi,
Please help me to find a solution for change the windows service logon account and password through code
Thanks in advance
Regards
Subin
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If you want to do this at install time, use a ServiceInstaller and ServiceProcessInstaller which allow you to set the logon account when a service is installed using installutil.exe or the AssemblyInstaller in your own code.
If you want to do this at runtime, you'll need to P/Invoke ChangeServiceConfig like in the following example:
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool ChangeServiceControl(
IntPtr hService,
uint dwServiceType,
uint dwStartType,
uint dwErrorControl,
string lpBinaryPathName,
string lpLoadOrderGroup,
ref uint lpdwTagId,
string lpDependencies,
string lpServiceStartName,
string lpPassword,
string lpDisplayName
);To get the hService handle, you'll need to also P/Invoke OpenService or CreateService. The ServiceController does most of what you need but not in this case, so you're probably better off writing your own class to handle that. I would recommend using the dispose pattern to make sure that any handle you open using OpenService or CreateService is closed using CloseServiceHandle.
Read Service Functions[^] for more information.
You can also visit http://pinvoke.net[^] for many managed signatures for unmanaged functions.
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Hello,
Does exist on the codeproject website any article where a little pretty login function for PocketPC is developed??
thx
regards
pat
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http://www.codeproject.com/info/search.asp[^]
...or use the search box right below the logo on every page on CodeProject.
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Hello,
Unfortunately i did not find a good sample so i develop a login-screen on my own. The course of the events in my application is the following: When the the user logs in some a new form is showed where some user specific information is displayed. The problem can i know in the new form which user with wich userid was logged in?? - Is this possible with taken over a parameter form the login-screen to the other form? if yes how does it work in mobile applications?
Regards
patrick
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Unfortunately i did not find a good sample so i develop a login-screen on my own. The course of the events in my developed application is the following: When the the user logs in a new form is showed where some user specific information is displayed. The problem is how can i know in the new form which user with wich userid was logged in?? - Is this possible with taken over a parameter from the login-screen to the other form? if yes how does it work in mobile applications?
Regards
patrick
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Hi,
The ONLY way I can find to change a bound datagrid's cursor look successfully is to subclass DataGrid and inside the OnMouseMove force the cursor. However, because of some black magic we are using to force row heights on a particular grid I am NOT allowed to subclass it.
Are there any other ways I can force the cursor? Our requirements insist on a 'hand' cursor for all our grids containing selectable items.
thanks,
Deanna
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I am looking for an OLAP control. So far i found two ActiveX controls:
- DynamiCube
- ContourCube
I like the functionality of both controls, but the controls do not support the XP visual styles. Also i prefer a .NET component above the ActiveX controls.
Is such an OLAP control available?
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Search OLAP in .NET section of www.componentsource.com. You will get two hits.
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That's correct. Only these two are OLAP charts. What i need is an OLAP table with multiple dimensions on both the x and y axis.
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Hi
I have simple class
[Serializable]<br />
public class Siren : IDataSourceItem<br />
{<br />
uint _id;<br />
string _Name;<br />
int _InventoryNumber;<br />
string _SirenType;<br />
string _LocationStreet;<br />
string _LocationNumber;<br />
string _Remark;<br />
DateTime _LastDiagnostic;<br />
DateTime _NextDiagnostics;<br />
.<br />
.<br />
.<br />
.<br />
.<br />
.<br />
}
and I have collection of classes of this type
[Serializable]<br />
public class SirenGroup : System.Collections.CollectionBase,IDataSourceItem<br />
{<br />
public SirenGroup(){}<br />
<br />
public int Add(Siren siren)<br />
{<br />
return this.InnerList.Add(siren);<br />
}<br />
<br />
public void Insert(int index,Siren siren)<br />
{<br />
InnerList.Insert(index,siren);<br />
}<br />
<br />
public void Remove(Siren siren)<br />
{<br />
InnerList.Remove(siren);<br />
}<br />
<br />
public new void RemoveAt(int index)<br />
{<br />
InnerList.RemoveAt(index);<br />
}<br />
.<br />
.<br />
.<br />
}
when I serialize this object evrything seems OK
BinaryFormatter binaryFormatter = new BinaryFormatter();<br />
System.IO.MemoryStream memoryStream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(100);<br />
<br />
<br />
try<br />
{<br />
binaryFormatter.Serialize(memoryStream,sirenGroup);<br />
}<br />
catch (System.IO.IOException exc)<br />
{<br />
Utilities.WriteLog.WriteError(exc);<br />
}
when I deserialize it
try<br />
{<br />
System.Type typeObjectType = typeof(Definitions.SirenGroup) ;<br />
if(typeObjectType.IsSerializable)<br />
object sirenGroup = <br />
System.Convert.ChangeType(binaryFormatter.Deserialize(memoryStream),typeObjectType);<br />
}<br />
catch (System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException exc)<br />
{<br />
Utilities.WriteLog.WriteError(exc);<br />
}
I get an error : stream ended before analysis was finished
Could anybody please tell me wat can produce this error.
Thank You
Salut!
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If you're doing that all in one go you're going to have to set the MemoryStream's "Position" property back to zero before trying to deserialize.
Also, the use of ChangeType is not necessary as you should be able to cast it directly like so:
Definitions.Sirengroup sirenGroup = (Definitions.SirenGroup)binaryFormatter.Deserialize(memoryStream);
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thank you very much. It was exactly the problem.
Salut!
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Hi all,
I'm currently trying to use an xml-file as datasource for CrystalReports.
Works fine so far, but unfortunately Crystalreports displays the image, which is in the xml-file as base64String, as string.
Is there something like the Convert.FromBase64String() method in Crystalreports, so that my image is actually shown as an image?
Best Regards
Bernd
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I haven't done any convertions in Crystal Reports but I would recomend using an ADO.NET as a data source. You can load a dataset from your XML file and pass it into the report
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Hi,
Does any one know to pop up a GUI from a windows service? The windows service I am developing uses process to execute exes(another applications). Some of those exes may have user interface. Since the exe's are being executed from a windows service, the user interface of that is not displaying.
Thanks,
Jo.
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If you look at the service in the control panel you should find an option that allows the service to interact with the desktop. It should be under the logon tab.
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