C / C++ / MFC

22-Jun-06 15:04

I am writing a fairly simple Windows application that I plan to distribute as freeware. For that reason, I want the application to execute on Windows 95, 98, 2000, and Xp without having to create separate versions. I recently started learning C# on .net 2.0. Can I use C# to write a WinForm application to run on Windows 95, 98, 2000, and XP? I understand that the .net framework is required to run a Windows application that makes use of any DLL in .net, but if the user does not have .net installed, is it possible to package the necessary .net DLL with the application installer?

Thanks!
Raffi

Jun Du22-Jun-06 16:04

Jun Du

22-Jun-06 16:04

Raffi NYC wrote:
Can I use C# to write a WinForm application to run on Windows 95, 98, 2000, and XP?

Windows 95 doesn't look good. Check this out: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ms229070.aspx[^].

Raffi NYC wrote:
is it possible to package the necessary .net DLL with the application installer?

There is a .NET Framework Run-time Redistributable. Check this out: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en[^].

Best,
Jun

Raffi NYC22-Jun-06 16:29

22-Jun-06 16:29

Hi Jun,

I know about the redistributable, but is it possible to reduce the size of the file to include only those DLL's required by the application? The redistributable is 20MB!

Thanks for the info!

Raffi

David Crow23-Jun-06 3:35

David Crow

23-Jun-06 3:35

Raffi NYC wrote:
Can I use C# to write a WinForm application to run on Windows 95...

No, because Windows 95 does not support the .NET Framework.

"The largest fire starts but with the smallest spark." - David Crow

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Raffi NYC23-Jun-06 12:05

23-Jun-06 12:05

OK, let's exclude 95 from the picture for now. What about from 98 and up? Can I still use .net? I want to package .net DLL's with the application, but only the ones that are required by the app. Is this possible? An associate of mine mentioned that SharpDeveloper could be used for this purpose,

Thanks for the info!
Raffi

Raffi NYC23-Jun-06 15:36

How could I display clock time on toolBar?

23-Jun-06 15:36

I managed to get additional info from another board regarding a package called Salamander.Net. It basically extracts all types on which your application is dependent and packages it into a single exectuable to run on any platform, even if that target machine does not have .net framework installed.

Displaying video

fury 8422-Jun-06 15:02

fury 84

22-Jun-06 15:02

I'm writing a win32 program that needs to display video coming directly from a USB/IEEE 1394 camera..similar to a webcam type deal. I have never done anything like this before, and find MSDN articles on the subject to be confusing. Anyone with experience in this sort of thing have any suggestions on how to get started or know of anywhere to find good information? Thanks.

-matt

Re: Displaying video

Justin Tay22-Jun-06 17:19

Justin Tay

22-Jun-06 17:19

Have you tried DirectShow? You could have a look at the AMCap sample that comes with the SDK.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/archive/en-us/directx9_c_summer_03/directx/htm/amcapsample.asp[^]

Re: Displaying video

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA22-Jun-06 22:06

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

22-Jun-06 22:06

A very good point to start with is Dillip Kumar Kara's Capture Live Video from various Video Devices[^] article.

LeeeNN22-Jun-06 13:31

LeeeNN

22-Jun-06 13:31

Jun Du22-Jun-06 13:56

Jun Du

22-Jun-06 13:56

Check this out: http://www.codeproject.com/docking/toolbarcombo.asp[^].

This article adds a ComboBox to the docking ToolBar.

Best,
Jun

LeeeNN22-Jun-06 17:28

LeeeNN

22-Jun-06 17:28

Thank you. But I just want to display text on toolBar
and m_wndTimerBar.SetButtonText( 0, "clock" ); won't show string on the toolBar. Please help. D'Oh! | :doh:

Stephen Hewitt22-Jun-06 19:17

Stephen Hewitt

22-Jun-06 19:17

I would guess the intention of the poster you responded to was that you could use the same technique used to put a combobox control on the toolbar to put a clock control on it. i.e. Make a clock window then follow the instructions in the article with adjustments to use your clock window instead of the combobox.

Steve

LeeeNN22-Jun-06 19:48

LeeeNN

22-Jun-06 19:48

Thank you, is there a clock control?

Stephen Hewitt22-Jun-06 19:51

Stephen Hewitt

22-Jun-06 19:51

Not that I know of. Making one would be trivial however. You could also do a search of the CodeProject and other sites to see if you can find a free one.

Steve