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I have an old VC++ app that I am converting to C# as an exercise. It, like many other VC++ apps I have written over the years, uses INI files to store configuration information. I have found some classes written by some generous folks on this site that manage INI files, but am wondering if it isn't time to move this concept to something more approproiate for the .NET platform. I've been researching *.config files and was wondering if this is/should be the equivalent of INI files?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Roy
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Roy H. Berger
roybrew@att.net
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Microsoft have moved back to supporting .ini files, but to make it seem all futuristic and new, they recommend they be in XML. The idea of the entire app being in one directory is pretty heavily pushed and any text file to store config info in the same directory as the app will fulfil that.
Christian
No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002
Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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Christian Graus wrote:
Microsoft have moved back to supporting .ini files, but to make it seem all futuristic and new, they recommend they be in XML. The idea of the entire app being in one directory is pretty heavily pushed and any text file to store config info in the same directory as the app will fulfil that.
Thanks for your reply. Everything you say makes sense and goes along with my thinking. XML is the way to go, especially with all of the XML support in .NET, C#, etc. And quite frankly, I've long been ready for the one app/one directory approach. It makes moving applications really easy, just like back in the old DOS days...
Roy
Regards,
Roy
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roybrew@att.net
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roybrew wrote:
I've been researching *.config files and was wondering if this is/should be the equivalent of INI files?
Yes thats the case, and you can use values from these files to add "dynamic" properties to the app.
Took me 6 months to figure that out!
CHeers 
"I dont have a life, I have a program." Also, I won't support any software without the LeppieRules variable.
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I need to implement an applicaion "Monitor" for a transaction processing system (written in 100% c#).
I'm hoping to be able to generate an interface along the lines of Quest's SPOTLIGHT (on Oracle). http://www.quest.com/solutions/Spot_on_Oracle_screenshot.html[^]
I'm going to want to display some memory usage, some logging, as well as the lengthof some queues in memory.
I really like the "scrolling" graphs in Spotlight, as well as the TaskManager's Performaqnce tab.
Anyone have any suggestions for architecture, and/or some cool charting controls?
Mike Stanbrook
mstanbrook@yahoo.com
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I'm trying to re-implement a project that I have previously written in C++ using ATL.
Basically, I want to implement a COM object using C# which is hosted inside a Windows Service. I have the COM object and the Window Service both implemented in the same C# project. I cant figure out how in .NET to specify that all instances of the object should be created remotely in the single Window service. I've seen how this can be done using Remoting however I'm wondering if they is any other alternative that will work from non .NET clients? Using ATL there was a way to register the COM class objects so that a single server process was used as the host. Is this effect possible with .NET?
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Hi,
I want to extend the standard TreeView so it will have custom expand/collapse images (the plus and minus).
I have already looked into the Carlos Perez UtilityLibrary where he added support for custom checkbox images. What he doeas is simply sending the appropriate messages WinApi tree control. But I haven't found in reference any way to change the the collapse images the same way.
Any one knows how I can do this or any one did this already and could spare few lines of code?
Best Regards,
Szymon Kobalczyk.
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Hi (and hi to the C# message board!)
When dragging a control onto a form, how can I change the name it gets? e.g. using "tvProject" instead of "treeView1" ?
Currently I do a search&replace - but that seems counterproductive to me...
skulls don't kiss for an explanation - wait for the vacation photos! [sighist]
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properties window look for (ID)
Stupidity dies.
The end of future offspring.
Evolution wins.
- A Darwin Awards Haiku
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thanks  your sig seems soooo apropriate.
skulls don't kiss for an explanation - wait for the vacation photos! [sighist]
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oops just noticed another one - if it doesn't have (ID) then look for (Name) - lack of consistency on MS behalf
Stupidity dies.
The end of future offspring.
Evolution wins.
- A Darwin Awards Haiku
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How Can I develop Plug-im for MSN Messenger
How Can I develop Plug-im for Internet Explorer
How Can I develop Plug-im for OUT Look
Infact i am doing Final project. I will give the plugin for Urdu Chat. So for this I have to capture its Typing pad as i captur its key down and on the Messenger key down i show my own font.
Any a single line of help will be appreciated. and many ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif) in advance
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MSN Messenger: http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/topic.asp?url=/msdn-files/028/001/359/topic.xml
Internet Explorer: (really useful and fun) http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/browser/ext/tutorials/explorer.asp
Outlook addin's: This documentation is plentiful you should have no problem finding docs with simple searches on msdn or google.
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Hi there,
Can somebody give some example applications for the following:
I have an IIS ASP.NET application running. I need to have a small console application triggered by scheduled task invoke some object (class object) in the ASP.NET application.
Thanks in advance...
deepak
Deepak Kumar Vasudevan
http://deepak.portland.co.uk/
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Look into using SOAP. e.g
I have used this in the past for my ASP.NET applications, its very elegant.
P.S. you can run the scheduled event on the server using the System.Timers namespace instead of through a console app on a remote machine (of course it depends are your specific business requirements)
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Check out Dotnet Remoting .
You can also download a sample chapter from his book too.
Cheers,
Simon
"From now on, if rogue states want to buy weapons of mass destruction, they're going to have to go on eBay," Mr. Bezos said.
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Hi.
I am a C++ and MFC programmer. I have been forced to code a simple C# program at school. Frankly, I feel threaten. Secondly, I find C# confused. Everything is "Win Form." Where the heck are all the code behind the program?
Anyways, I am desperately in need of help. Here is the basic program.
Buttons = 2
Edit boxes = 3
Listbox = 1
The idea is to enter information in one the three edit boxes and then click a button to add it to a list box.
Right now I want to add multicolumns to the listbox.
Please post if you have experience with C# and can point out all the shortcuts. This is a very simple introductory program.
Thanks,
Kuphryn
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use the System.Windows.Forms.ListBox class
Handle the "Add" button's Click event. your code for adding would look something like
ListViewItem lvi = new ListViewItem();
lvi.Text = edit1.Text;
lvi.SubItems.Add(edit2.Text);
lvi.SubItems.Add(edit3.Text);
listView1.Items.Add(lvi);
Make sure listView1.View is set to View.Details
P.S. if you want to see how the Windows Forms work, use the MSIL disassembler (ildasm.exe).
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Okay. Thanks.
I have two more question.
How do you initialize the listbox columns with text such as "Column 1," "Column 2," etc?
How do you get and/or modify the text of an item in a specific column given that I know the index?
Kuphryn
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Use the ListView.Columns.Add(..) method, see example below
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class ListViewForm : Form {
public static void Main() {
Application.Run(new ListViewForm());
}
// test data
public readonly string[] firstNames = {"John","James","Leroy","Jane","Elizabeth","Samantha"};
public readonly string[] lastNames = {"Johnson","Smith","Doe","Gainsworth","Hadley","Buckley"};
private ListView listView;
public ListViewForm() {
listView = new ListView();
listView.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
listView.View = View.Details;
listView.Columns.Add("Last", -2, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
listView.Columns.Add("First", -2, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
// load the data
int f, l;
ListViewItem lvi;
// create a cross product of the names
for (f=0;f<firstNames.Length;f++) {
for (l=0;l<lastNames.Length;l++) {
lvi = new ListViewItem();
lvi.Text = lastNames[l];
lvi.SubItems.Add(firstNames[f]);
// add the item
listView.Items.Add(lvi);
}
}
this.Controls.Add(listView);
}
}
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Thanks.
The problem is I am using a listbox, not a listview. I created the list box using winform.
Kuphryn
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Why do you want to use a listbox? The listbox doesn't really do columns like say, My Computer does when you are in detail view. What happens when you use the Listbox's multi-column property is that when the text gets down to the bottom of the listbox's area, the listbox will start listing the next item on a second column. There is no way to label them with the listbox...instead, you should use the listview.
I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past.
-Chris Maunder
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Yes. I switched to a listview.
Now I need to figure out how to get the selected item (single item).
Kuphryn
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At the high level of the listview object you should find SelectedIndexes and SelectedItems. The SelectedItems is a collection of all items selected, even if it is only one.
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Not because of those that do evil,
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