A Simple JPEG Encoder in C# debugging error

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HI. I downloaded this project; it compiles and runs fine. BUT when I try to run it in Debug, I get an error. Specifically, I can run to the point of opening a file but as soon as the file is opened I get this error:

Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'SettingsGroupBox' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on.

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C#

private void ButtonState(bool state)
{
    SettingsGroupBox.Enabled = state;
    DisplayGroupBox.Enabled = state;
    writeCurrentToJpgToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = state;
    writeJpgToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = state;
    openToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = state;
}

specifically on any of the Enabled=state; lines (I tried commenting them out one by one.

As I am trying to learn how to create jpgs dynamically from arbitrary data, I would like to single step through the app. Any ideas? I am using MS Visual C# 2010 Express.

Thanks.

RON

Posted 5-Sep-12 4:53am

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[no name] 5-Sep-12 11:08am

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/15861/How-to-solve-quot-Cross-thread-operation-not-valid

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-05T05:14:00

THe problem is fairly easy to understand, but far more complicated to fix.

The code you downloaded was poorly written and possibly for an older version of the .NET Framework, like 1.x.

You cannot touch any forms or their controls from a seperate thread other than the one that created the forms/controls. Fixing that may involve restructuring the application code and adding code to marshal these control manipulations to the correct thread.

Read this[^] for the hows and whys.