Comments by YorkshireCap (Top 16 by date)

Aha! Yes, it now runs beautifully. Many thanks, Henry Z, for taking an interest and getting me on my way. I am learning the settings right now and should be able to add this to my simulator project.

By the way, can you share with me what the problem was? Was it a dependency or something else?

Hi Henry Z. Great- thank you. https://www.dropbox.com/request/x5HjENWmAfzl5i9RdyjT

Wow- Thank you so much for doing that.
RCVD- Thank You- Will try tomorrow.

Ok, its tomorrow and the DLL drags into the VS2008 toolbox easily -well done.
Unfortunately, when I try to run, even just with an instance of the control on the form and no changes, I get an exception:---------------------------

System.InvalidOperationException was unhandled
Message="An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: Could not load file or assembly 'AGauge, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified."
Source="Agauge test1"
StackTrace:
at Agauge_test1.My.MyProject.MyForms.Create__Instance__[T](T Instance) in 17d14f5c-a337-4978-8281-53493378c1071.vb:line 190
at Agauge_test1.My.MyProject.MyForms.get_Form1()
at Agauge_test1.My.MyApplication.OnCreateMainForm() in C:\Users\Username\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Agauge test1\My Project\Application.Designer.vb:line 35
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OnRun()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.DoApplicationModel()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Run(String[] commandLine)
at Agauge_test1.My.MyApplication.Main(String[] Args) in 17d14f5c-a337-4978-8281-53493378c1071.vb:line 81
at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly, String[] args)
at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
InnerException: System.IO.FileNotFoundException
Message="Could not load file or assembly 'AGauge, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified."
Source="Agauge test1"
FileName="AGauge, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
FusionLog="=== Pre-bind state information ===\r\nLOG: User = PCname\\Username\r\nLOG: DisplayName = AGauge, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null\n (Fully-specified)\r\nLOG: Appbase = file:///C:/Users/Username/Documents/Visual Studio 2008/Projects/Agauge test1/bin/Debug/\r\nLOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL\r\nCalling assembly : Agauge test1, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.\r\n===\r\nLOG: This bind starts in default load context.\r\nLOG: No application configuration file found.\r\nLOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\config\\machine.config.\r\nLOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind).\r\nLOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Users/Username/Documents/Visual Studio 2008/Projects/Agauge test1/bin/Debug/AGauge.DLL.\r\nLOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Users/Username/Documents/Visual Studio 2008/Projects/Agauge test1/bin/Debug/AGauge/AGauge.DLL.\r\nLOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Users/Username/Documents/Visual Studio 2008/Projects/Agauge test1/bin/Debug/AGauge.EXE.\r\nLOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Users/Username/Documents/Visual Studio 2008/Projects/Agauge test1/bin/Debug/AGauge/AGauge.EXE.\r\n"
StackTrace:
at Agauge_test1.Form1.InitializeComponent()
at Agauge_test1.Form1..ctor()
InnerException:

I am going to look at the message later to see if I can learn anything from it. It almost looks like it could be looking for a dependency?

I stand enlightened, thank you Henry Z. :)
It's good that I understand what's happening now- I just looked at the article and its date was 2012- so that fits in with needing VS2012; I just didn't realise it.
Sadly I can't use framework 4.5 in vs2008, so I'm out of luck. Can't afford to keep upgrading VS any more- well, not the full version, anyway.
I just thought about using the source code and seeing if I could compile it with my VS2008; haven't compiled a dll since VB6 but should be able to figure it out. Mind you, now that I think of it, the code used is probably related to the framework version, so maybe that will not work.
Otherwise, I just cannot use A.J. Bauers control. I'll have to keep looking.
Thank you again for finding the explanation of what is going on.

yes, https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/448562/An-Improved-Version-of-AGauge-A-fast-and-performin#_articleTop

Hmm, I just tried dragging the dll name from the solution explorer window to the toolbox and it appears there, but only as a text file object.
I also right-clicked on the dll in the solution explorer and selected "Open with... object explorer". The name and properties of the control are then listed, but still,I cannot get the proper control into the toolbox so that i can drag one onto a form.

Henry Z. I followed that idea and although it still will not add as a reference or into the toolbox, I tried something new: I dragged the dll into the solution explorer and when I was on top of the project name a plus sign appeared, so I dropped it and now the dll appears under the project files in the solution explorer. However, I still do not see it in the toolbox so I cannot use it.
Is there something I don't know here? Surely a .Net control is a .Net control, so even if this is built in C# it is now a compiled dll designed for .Net so I should be able to use it in the VB.net toolbox and drag the control onto my form?

ok thanks- I added that note/link about the control's own question page to my original post here and deleted the note above.
I am used to other forums, where you "reply" to posts, but here it seems you can only accept a solution or use"Permalink" (whatever that is).
Once a comment has been posted I see you can reply to the comments.

Thank you Henry Z. I have Windows 7 but it was certainly blocked as you suggested, so I unblocked the original zip file then extracted again and tried to add it. Drat- still won't drag in or have a reference added. The reference list still shows "the system cannot find the reference specified".
I also just tried to download the older, original Agauge control, but the web page can no longer be found.
Wow, I only wanted to try and replace my simulator's digit RPM display with a proper dial tachometer. The web page description sounded like it would be easy :)

Thanks Original Griff, that's a different method so I have tried that. Unfortunately it did not work...
I right-clicked on the project in solution explorer, selected "Add Reference...", selected the "Browse" tab, selected the Agauge dll and clicked "OK".
It didn't work so I used your link to download the AGauge_Bin.zip (DLL and Demo) once more, to my "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\AGauge_Control-CustomControl" folder.
Then I tried adding the reference again, but unfortunately that didn't work; nothing showed up in the solution explorer. Looking in the project references list, I see the reference title "Agauge", but the path says 'the system cannot find the reference specified'.


Has this tool been successfully added by anyone else? I don't understand why it will not add to my vs2008