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jumbojs5-Sep-08 7:30

5-Sep-08 7:30

The Current Design:
You click on the shortcut and a window pops up asking you for the source directory and target directory. You provide this information and then the files in one directory get copied to another directory. When I schedule this to run as a automated task, the window always pops up asking for the source dir and target dir.

What I would like:
When you schedule the program to run as an automated task, it doesn't ask the user for the source and target directories. If the user needs to change the source and target, they double click on the shortcut and the interface pops up again asking them for the source and target info.

Question:
How do I do this in C#?

Re: Run two programs at once.

Alan N5-Sep-08 8:40

Alan N

5-Sep-08 8:40

Hi,
I think your problem is more about design rather than any particular language. If I read you correctly your current design is interactive and prompts the user for source and target directories.

When running unattended what is your source of directory data? One solution would be to provide a command line interface. e.g.

FileCopier srcdir targetdir

Your code could then do the following:

1) If there are any command line arguments assume that this is an unattended run.
2) Validate the arguments to ensure that the directories exist.
3) Perform your actions on the src and dest directories.
4) Write a log file so that you can check what happened when you weren't there.

Hope that helps, ....Alan.

Re: Run two programs at once.

PIEBALDconsult5-Sep-08 13:12

PIEBALDconsult

5-Sep-08 13:12

Check System.Environment.UserInteractive

Re: Run two programs at once.

jumbojs5-Sep-08 16:28

jumbojs

5-Sep-08 16:28

Thank you both. I will try your suggestions.

Programatically load textfile into TextBox...

jas0n235-Sep-08 7:14

jas0n23

5-Sep-08 7:14

Hey there,

I'm really stuc and would appreciate anybody's help on this..

I am using visual c# express edition (windows forms app) and need to on Form_load event open a textfile that i specify in the code automatically and display its contents into a textbox on my form. Below is an example:

on form load
open c:\hello.txt
read c:\hello.txt
insert c:\hello.txt into Textbox.Text

-- I know that that above example is nothing like the way you'd code it but i'm am completely stuck on this pls help! i'd really appreciate it, thank you

Re: Programatically load textfile into TextBox...

led mike5-Sep-08 7:28

led mike

5-Sep-08 7:28

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Re: Programatically load textfile into TextBox...

jumbojs5-Sep-08 7:34

jumbojs

5-Sep-08 7:34

Check out msdn and look at the FileInfo, DirectoryInfo, StreamReader, and StreamWriter classes. MSDN gives some good examples as to how to use these classes.

Re: Programatically load textfile into TextBox...

Manas Bhardwaj5-Sep-08 10:10

Manas Bhardwaj

5-Sep-08 10:10

jay_t55 wrote:
on form load
open c:\hello.txt
read c:\hello.txt
insert c:\hello.txt into Textbox.Text

As its been already said that you should first read the basic of c#(infact programming).
My suggestion is that even ebfroe posting the question try to Google its out. a simple serach would have yield this [^]result for you.

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C# View contents of picture field on gridview when row is selected.

technette5-Sep-08 6:30

technette

5-Sep-08 6:30

How can I write the C# code that would allow me to view an image file using a viewer control. I want to be able to say:

On selected index changed
read System.Byte in the Details_dwg field
Load into viewer control.

Re: C# View contents of picture field on gridview when row is selected.

led mike5-Sep-08 7:29

led mike

5-Sep-08 7:29

technette wrote:
How can I write the C# code

I prefer to use a keyboard. Wink | ;)

led mike

Re: C# View contents of picture field on gridview when row is selected.

technette5-Sep-08 7:37

technette

5-Sep-08 7:37

New to C# and am under the gun. Please include keyboard stroke.

Re: C# View contents of picture field on gridview when row is selected.

technette5-Sep-08 10:18

technette

5-Sep-08 10:18

protected void GridView1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Control myControl = FindControl("dwgViewerCtrl");

const string sql = "SELECT Detail_dwg @Detail_dwg FROM Detail_Info WHERE [Detail_ID] = Detail_ID";

using (SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["DetailsDBFConnectionString3"].ConnectionString))
{
myConnection.Open();

myControl = BoundField("@Detail_dwg", imageBytes);
}

Not finding my SQL Connection. WHY? Cry | :((

crystalReportViewer

Yakovb5-Sep-08 5:51

Yakovb

5-Sep-08 5:51

I'm trying to create a report with a crystalReportViewer, who knows if it is possible to make a scroll bar scrolling not only one page but through all pages?
Thank you.

Something like hsqldb??? (besides sharpsqldb)...

Guilherme Morais5-Sep-08 5:01

Guilherme Morais

5-Sep-08 5:01

Hi everyone.

I have wrote a little program which uses mysql server, but now I need to remove mysql server and you some sql database witch do not need to you another install application...

Anyone has any ANYYY kind of tip??

Thanks A LOT in advance.

Re: Something like hsqldb??? (besides sharpsqldb)...

Blue_Boy5-Sep-08 5:07

Blue_Boy

5-Sep-08 5:07

You want to replace MySql database with MS Sql database for your application?

I Love T-SQL
"Don't torture yourself,let the life to do it for you."
If my post helps you kindly save my time by voting my post.

Re: Something like hsqldb??? (besides sharpsqldb)...

Guilherme Morais5-Sep-08 5:26

Guilherme Morais

5-Sep-08 5:26

Hi!
I need to replace the mysql for any other database type... Because...
The client doesn´t want to install anything else besides my application and I don´t want to lose my implementation with "insert"s "delete"s and "update"s....

Wink | ;)

Re: Something like hsqldb??? (besides sharpsqldb)...

mark_w_5-Sep-08 5:30

mark_w_

5-Sep-08 5:30

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/compact/default.mspx[^]

Any good?

Re: Something like hsqldb??? (besides sharpsqldb)...

Guilherme Morais5-Sep-08 5:35

Guilherme Morais

5-Sep-08 5:35

Thanks a Lot! Big Grin | :-D

Can we show an imageBox by toolTip?

Mohammad Dayyan5-Sep-08 4:38

Mohammad Dayyan

5-Sep-08 4:38

Hey guys.
Can we show an object (for example an imageBox) by toolTip ?

Thanks in advance .

Re: Can we show an imageBox by toolTip?

vikas amin5-Sep-08 6:21

vikas amin

5-Sep-08 6:21

check this bloglink

this article shows how to display a icon ,
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/sctooltip.aspx[^]

a way in c++
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/CustomToolTips.aspx[^]

Vikas Amin

My First Article on CP" Virtual Serial Port "[^]

Getting application version numbers in C#

Matt Fishbeck5-Sep-08 3:53

Matt Fishbeck

5-Sep-08 3:53

Hello All.

I would like to know what api calls/functions are required to retrieve all the application version numbers that are currently installed on a windows platform.

What I want is to get all the version numbers as displayed when one goes to the Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs.

I want to get the application names and the versions so I can generate reports, forward in an email etc.

Does any body know how to do this?

Many thanks,
Matt

Re: Getting application version numbers in C#

DaveyM695-Sep-08 4:04

DaveyM69

5-Sep-08 4:04

You need to enumerate the registry entries in this location
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Dave
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Re: Getting application version numbers in C#

#realJSOP5-Sep-08 4:26

#realJSOP

5-Sep-08 4:26

Try these:

Assembly Version:

Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version

File Version:

System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)

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Re: Getting application version numbers in C#

Manas Bhardwaj5-Sep-08 4:28

Manas Bhardwaj

5-Sep-08 4:28

He doesn't want o know his application's version but the version of all apllication on Windows... Wink | ;)

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Re: Getting application version numbers in C#

Matt Fishbeck5-Sep-08 4:50

Matt Fishbeck

5-Sep-08 4:50

Thanks,

but how do I use 'Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version' to get the applications the at are 'installed' on the system?

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