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Luc Pattyn12-Jul-07 8:06

Luc Pattyn

12-Jul-07 8:06

Hi,

the cross-thread problem is inherent in how controls work; they are not thread-
safe, so the right approach is for each control to have only one thread ever
working on it, normally that's the main thread aka GUI thread.

there was no checking before .NET 2.0 and an app would work, partially work,
suddenly hang, whatever if you did it wrong.

.NET 2.0 checks and throws InvalidOperationException (as you know), unless
you set CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls false, in which case you return to
the pre 2.0 situation. I cant recommend that.

The normal solution is similar to what you have, with one difference:
the delegate and the else part of the if normally call the same method.
In your code it is DisplayMessage and ReceiveMessage !?

BTW: I am not sure what "this" is refering to in your web service, does
it has controls while not having a GUI ??

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn

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ramdil12-Jul-07 8:16

ramdil

12-Jul-07 8:16

Thanks for the reply
regarding the DisplayMessage and ReceiveMessage first one is event handler delegate for recieving messages and second one is local method for processing the receiving message..just for readability..then regarding this i was just pasting the code in my windows applications..So what is ur suggestion..What i understand from your reply is that 2003 will not throw the illegal operation error and so i dont want to check it..Am i right..If i am wrong then what is best solution.

Regards
DilipRam

martin_hughes12-Jul-07 8:24

martin_hughes

12-Jul-07 8:24

Here's how you do it in .Net 2.0:

http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/winformthreading.asp[^]

ramdil12-Jul-07 8:26

ramdil

12-Jul-07 8:26

thanks for the reply
i have done it in 2.0 but i want it in 1.1

Anyway thanks for replying me

Regards
DilipRam

Luc Pattyn12-Jul-07 8:37

Luc Pattyn

12-Jul-07 8:37

Hi,

if you get cross-thread exceptions, something is wrong in your app.
Going back to 1.x or setting CheckCrossThread=false are two ways to
hide the symptoms, they dont cure the disease.
The cross-thread exceptions 2.0 and later are given are extra symptoms
to make you aware there is a disease which you should fix.

the right way is with Control.InvokeRequired and Control.Invoke;
yuou normally have two choices:
- make the delegate and the else part point to the same method;
- make the delegate point to the method it is in (this is kind of a
recursive call, but the second time around InvokeRequired will be false
hence the else part will execute).

Smile | :)

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Embedding a second icon into an exe file...

ramdil12-Jul-07 22:38

ramdil

12-Jul-07 22:38

Hi thanks for the reply,but the problem i am facing is that i was initially working with windows application ,now i want same method to implemented in webservice .but in webservice i am not getting invoke properties..Hope u understand my problem.Since i am not getting the invoke properties, i am not able to check that condition..
Any way to play with it.

Regards
DilipRam

Shy Agam12-Jul-07 7:13

12-Jul-07 7:13

Hello experts,

I'm applying some finishing touches to one of my applications.
The exe's icon was selected via the project's properties, on the "Application" section, where it says "Icon:".

Now, if I would create a shortcut to some file, and attempt to change its icon, pointing the icon selection dialog to my exe, the dialog would display the program's icon.
Same goes for any other icon sucking program...

I'm guessing that the program's icon is embedded in a specific section of the exe, which later gets scanned by the icon selection dialog.
How can I embed icons to the exe so they would also be in the same section?

Thanks in advance,
Shy.

Ed.Poore12-Jul-07 9:27

12-Jul-07 9:27

Take a look at the last entry in this[^] discussion.

Shy Agam12-Jul-07 12:27

12-Jul-07 12:27

Thanks, but it did not work for me...

However, I've found my own solution.
After compiling the exe file, you open it in VS, either by selecting it via File > Open > File, or by clicking the small "Show all files" icon on the top of the solution explorer, navigating (still in the solution explorer) to the exe file, and double clicking it.
In the new opened tab it is possible to import the icon into the already compiled exe. Big Grin | :-D

Of course it has to be done EVERY TIME the exe is recompiled, which is quite annoying... D'Oh! | :doh:

So I'm thinking of learning how to use Post-Build Events...
Maybe I could make VS import the icon automatically every time...

Well... I hope this post will help others achieve the same goal.
I intend to write a small article about this, and maybe combine it with another subject. Hope I'll have the time... Smile | :)

Regards,
Shy.

Ed.Poore12-Jul-07 12:54

12-Jul-07 12:54

Ok I've found out how to do it Jig | [Dance]

File | New
Select Native Resource Template
Import icons etc you want
File | Save As (make sure 32-bit resource (*.res) is selected in the File Type combo)
Save the file somewhere
Open up the properties pages of your Project, change the radio button by the Application icon to Resource File
Browse & select the resource file.
Voila!

This should probably be put into an article at some point since there's no where sensible where this is explained (that I came across)... If I've got time over the weekend I'll do it, unless you want to?

Shy Agam12-Jul-07 13:11

12-Jul-07 13:11

Works perfect!
Hehe... I would have never thought of sniffing through the Visual C++ node in the "New File" dialog... Wink | ;)

That's a lot better than modifying the exe every time you compile it! Big Grin | :-D

Ed.Poore wrote:
If I've got time over the weekend I'll do it, unless you want to?

Go ahead and write the article... Smile | :)

I'll probably won't find (or should I say take...? Poke tongue | ;-P

) the time to do it myself anyway...

Thanks a bunch!
Shy.

Ed.Poore12-Jul-07 13:45

12-Jul-07 13:45

shyagam wrote:
Go ahead and write the article...

Done (needed something to make me fall asleep Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Shy Agam12-Jul-07 14:00

12-Jul-07 14:00

Hehe... Cool!
You even got the screen shots and all... Smile | :)

Voted 5 for the article of course! Wink | ;)

Well... I guess that now, after solving the problem, I can start coding again and compensate for all of the day time I've lost.
Another sleepless night... Laugh | :laugh:

Regards,
Shy.

Ed.Poore12-Jul-07 14:40

12-Jul-07 14:40

shyagam wrote:
Voted 5 for the article of course!

Thank you

shyagam wrote:
You even got the screen shots and all...

Well I had to pad out the article... Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

how to make snooker/pool/billiard in C#???

chumairr12-Jul-07 6:32

chumairr

12-Jul-07 6:32

can sum1 kindly lemme know how shouldi make a snooker game in C#??
all kinda tips and tricks..
do share plz..
i need them for my project
waiting anxiously

umair

Christian Graus12-Jul-07 6:39

12-Jul-07 6:39

First step - learn C#
Second step - learn DirectX ( probably )
Third step - learn some physics
Fourth step - write the code

Your question is far too broad, all you can hope to get are broad answers. You'd do better to tell us what you do know, what you're looking to learn about, etc. Even then, really, the best way to get help is to write some code, and ask questions about specific issues.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

"I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Paul Conrad12-Jul-07 6:52

12-Jul-07 6:52

And cut down the textspeak, too Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon

Christian Graus12-Jul-07 6:58

12-Jul-07 6:58

Oh, that goes without saying.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

"I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Paul Conrad12-Jul-07 7:00

12-Jul-07 7:00

I am curious to see if people that textspeak alot on these forums are at a computer or posting messages through a pda...

"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon

Christian Graus12-Jul-07 7:04

12-Jul-07 7:04

I suspect at a PC, but just used to communicating that way.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

"I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Paul Conrad12-Jul-07 7:06

12-Jul-07 7:06

It could be just a force of habit kind of thing.

"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon

Christian Graus12-Jul-07 7:12

12-Jul-07 7:12

I think it's two things:

1 - force of habit, as you say
2 - young people have always found new ways to express themselves, so that us old folks can't understand them.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

"I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Paul Conrad12-Jul-07 7:24

12-Jul-07 7:24

Christian Graus wrote:
us old folks can't understand them

Yep. Us old guys who talk about Twisted Sister and when I Wanna Rock was out on video :->

Christian Graus wrote:
young people have always found new ways to express themselves

Our way of expressing ourselves to them is a simple Confused | :confused:

"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon