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Re: how could I print search result in a form with a data grid view?

28-Feb-10 9:28

both of them are possible.
For pdf ITextSharp

For ms reports(Crystal I assume) I can't help you => never used them.
But Ging(Google+Bing == Ging) could help Smile | :)

ronakT1-Mar-10 0:20

ronakT

1-Mar-10 0:20

thank you for your answer I will test it and tell you about it . but why I have to forget?

Discovering what a registry value is stored as

Carl Mailey28-Feb-10 8:13

Carl Mailey

28-Feb-10 8:13

Ive been building an application that reveals information on what image files have been accessed by any given user

RegistryKey OurKey2 = Registry.Users;
OurKey2 = OurKey2.OpenSubKey(userID + "\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\ComDlg32\\OpenSavePidlMRU\\" + valuename);

foreach (string valuename2 in OurKey2.GetValueNames())
{
DataGridViewRowCollection rows = this.dataGridView3.Rows;

System.Byte[] strByte = (System.Byte[])OurKey2.GetValue(valuename2);

System.Text.Encoding enc = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode;
string myString = enc.GetString(strByte);

rows.Add(myString, valuename);
}

This gives me "䐟ᩇ夃㽲䒧얉镕毾" etc all gibberish

The actual value viewed in the registry doesnt exactly make sense but you can still read it

Can anyone tell me how to either just read a sensible value from it or how to find out what encrypt/encoding the registry uses on these values?

It also seems to only be reading the first part of the value

Thanks in advance Carl

Re: Discovering what a registry value is stored as

Richard MacCutchan28-Feb-10 9:00

Richard MacCutchan

28-Feb-10 9:00

I don't know what the content of these items are on your system, but on mine they appear to contain complex structures. Thus you cannot just read them as a byte array and convert to Unicode. You need to understand the structure of these keys and convert them according to the different parts of their structures.

txtspeak is the realm of 9 year old children, not developers. Christian Graus

Re: Discovering what a registry value is stored as

Luc Pattyn28-Feb-10 11:15

Luc Pattyn

28-Feb-10 11:15

The competition[^] does not really know, but CodeProject[^] seems to know (yes, it is in C++).

Smile | :)

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modified on Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:49 PM

Re: Discovering what a registry value is stored as

Saksida Bojan28-Feb-10 20:19

Saksida Bojan

28-Feb-10 20:19

Most Recently Used (MRU) Menu Class in C#[^]
Most Recently Used (MRU) Menu Class for .NET 2.0 in C#[^]

cross thread

Yustme28-Feb-10 6:28

28-Feb-10 6:28

Hi,

How can I make a safe cross thread call for a textbox to set the 'text' of the textbox?

Dan Mos28-Feb-10 6:33

28-Feb-10 6:33

Use the InvokeRequired and if required Invoke() it. Else normal assignement.

Yustme28-Feb-10 6:35

Re: cross thread [modified]

28-Feb-10 6:35

Hi,

Do you got a sample for me?

Thanks in advance!

Dan Mos28-Feb-10 6:44

28-Feb-10 6:44

something like:

if(this.txt1.InvokeRequiered){

Invoke(new MethodInvoker(delegate
    {
    	this.txt1.Text = ComputedValue();
    }));

Something like that.
[Edit]This example assumes that you created your working thread
from the UI thread[/Edit]

modified on Sunday, February 28, 2010 12:50 PM

Re: cross thread [modified]

Alex Manolescu28-Feb-10 7:10

Alex Manolescu

28-Feb-10 7:10

You can either disable cross thread exception or you can use delegates.
My advice, use delegates! Smile | :)

Cheer's,
Alex Manolescu.

Dan Mos28-Feb-10 7:27

28-Feb-10 7:27

Nice to here of you again. Now romanian stuff.

Ce mai zici?
N-ai m-ai raspuns. In ce parti ale tarii esti?
Oras. In ce domeniu(specific) lucri?

Back to english => I'm working on a System.Terror implementaion. Would anyone like
to help me in my effort?

It curently implements the ISpanihInquistion, LiquidNitrogen, AbsDoDoubtlyNitro and
many many others such as IDoublyDoubtAnything, ISuck, IPlz ,
IWantFerrari and so on.

[Edit]
And of course IForgatToMention that IAmInsane.
[/edit]

cheers

modified on Sunday, February 28, 2010 1:36 PM

Alex Manolescu4-Jun-10 22:27

Alex Manolescu

4-Jun-10 22:27

Hi Mosule,

i've been busy with my work Smile | :)

i'll send you a pm.
cheers

DaveyM6928-Feb-10 7:15

DaveyM69

28-Feb-10 7:15

I do pretty much the same as Moshu except I invoke the method again from within the method if required (recursion) and repass the parameters rather than hardcoding them.

private void SetText(Control control, string text)
{
    if (InvokeRequired)
        Invoke(new MethodInvoker(delegate { SetText(textBox, text); }));
    else
        control.Text = text;
}

Dave

Tip: Passing values between objects using events (C#)

BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Why are you using VB6? Do you hate yourself? (Christian Graus)

Yustme28-Feb-10 7:21

28-Feb-10 7:21

Hi,

How do you make the control enter that method?

Shouldn't there be some sort of callback declared?

DaveyM6928-Feb-10 7:48

DaveyM69

28-Feb-10 7:48

However you like, you can call that method from a callback if desired.

If you are wanting to handle an event from a different thread without calling another method then just match up to the event signature as you do in your event handler to invoke the handler on the correct thread.

cs>private

Dave<br>
<font size="-1">Tip: <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/tips/55555/Pass-value-between-forms-using-events.aspx">Passing values between objects using events (C#)</a></font><br>
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Luc Pattyn28-Feb-10 8:50

Luc Pattyn

28-Feb-10 8:50

This[^] deals with it.

Smile | :)

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Yustme28-Feb-10 12:10