How to save previous setting in application?

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I have label which Back color is set by any selected color from color dialogue box.
I want to save last changed color as default color while closing the application.
When next time I will open application,this will show last saved color.
How can I do it??

Posted 15-Apr-15 22:14pm

Sarita S

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Sarita S 16-Apr-15 4:42am

How to persist label back color while closing application??

[no name] 16-Apr-15 4:56am

What's wrong with the answer given?

Sarita S 16-Apr-15 4:59am

I used below link but could not persist the last value saved??
My code snap is.
Properties.Settings.Default["GridColor"] = selectedColorFromColorDialogue;
label1.BackColor = Properties.Settings.Default.GridColor;
Properties.Settings.Default.Save();

[no name] 16-Apr-15 5:04am

So you have spent all of 9 minutes trying to solve the problem and you're back here. Good luck.

Sarita S 16-Apr-15 5:10am

No I used this link before posting question also.I tried to solve problem by reading all related post.but no luck

[no name] 16-Apr-15 5:21am

Reading all related post is not programming. That requires effort.

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TheRealSteveJudge · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-15T22:25:00

Solution 1

This article explains how to persist user settings:
Windows Forms User Settings in C#[^][^]

Posted 15-Apr-15 22:25pm

TheRealSteveJudge

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Sarita S 16-Apr-15 4:29am

having this error while I used above example
Error 1 The type 'Graph.Properties.Settings' already contains a definition for 'defaultInstance' D:\CurrentGraph\GraphApplication\Properties\Settings1.Designer.cs 18 33 GraphApplication

TheRealSteveJudge 16-Apr-15 4:40am

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Sarita S 16-Apr-15 4:56am

Properties.Settings.Default["GridColor"] = selectedColorFromColorDialogue;
label1.BackColor = Properties.Settings.Default.GridColor;
Properties.Settings.Default.Save();

GridCOlor name within setting tab.
Used above code still could not save the setting

Sarita S 16-Apr-15 7:00am

Thank it work.

TheRealSteveJudge 16-Apr-15 7:37am

I am glad that it works now!
Thank you for accepting the solution.