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any one know what is the best way in geting rearding from a joystick uisng VB.Net?
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Use the DirectInput portion of the DirectX SDK.
You might want to look into the souce code in this[^] article for an example. It's in C#, but is easily converted to Visual Basic.NET.
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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I need help finishing the code t fill the labels on my form with the search results. this i what i have (Not even sure this is gonna work as well )
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Dim Cnxn As New ADODB.Connection<br />
Dim cmdChange As ADODB.Command<br />
'Connection String<br />
Dim strCnxn As String<br />
'SQL Query<br />
Dim strSQL As String<br />
'search criteria<br />
Dim strSearchLName, strSearchFName As String<br />
Dim Now As DateTime<br />
Dim UserPassID As Integer<br />
UserPassID = Val(lblPassID.Text)<br />
strSearchLName = txtLName.Text<br />
strSearchFName = txtFName.Text<br />
' define strSQL to insert the fields<br />
strSQL = "SELECT * FROM Contacts WHERE (LName) = '" & strSearchLName & "' AND (FName) = '" & strSearchFName & "'"<br />
strCnxn = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\RMSC LOGIN\MYDataBase.mdb;Persist Security Info=False"<br />
Cnxn = New ADODB.Connection<br />
Cnxn.Open(strCnxn)<br />
cmdChange = New ADODB.Command ' Create command object<br />
cmdChange.ActiveConnection = Cnxn<br />
cmdChange.CommandText = strSQL<br />
cmdChange.Execute() ' execute the SQL command<br />
' Fill the Labels with the Search results <br />
This is where i Fail !!!!! <br />
Cnxn.Close() ' Close everything<br />
Cnxn = Nothing<br />
Any Help would be appreciated
Thank you
the detail!!!!
form name Contactinfo
labels on theForm as follows....
lblFName
lblLName
lblAddress
lblCity
lblState
lblZip
lblPhone
lblEmail
lblPassID
if possible this is gonna run in button Click event
Thank You Scholars!!!
Help is great only if yu ask correctly
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I need to Highlight a Row in a datagrid based on the user input. For example when someone adds an item to their shopping cart...I would like for the row in the cart to be highlighted. So this way they know that this item was added to their shopping cart.
So far I've found how to change the color of a row...
dgrdSelect.items.item(0).backcolor = System.Drawing.Color.yellow
...but I need to find the row based on the product number.
For example I've tried many variations like:
dgrdselect.items.item(dgrdselect.items.itemindex.findbyvalue("401")).backcolor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
But that didn't seem to work...
The control that I would like to findbyvalue is "Product_no"
So basically highlight the row where product_no=401.
Anyone ever do this before?
Thanks,
jordan
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I'm planing a project to administrat a Windows Server.
The project is splited into 3 parts.
User Interface: a Windows application where the Users set all their properties to the Windows Server
Server Manager: a Windows service which manages a database with all setting
Server Admin: to execute the commands given by the Server Manager
the Server Manager has a database with permissions for each user or usergroup, it manages the communcation with the User Interface and the Server Admin.
the Server Admin is needed to execute all command, because some Windows Services, espezialy for the pre-COM-time dont work with .NET and need changes to be put into configuration files.
i.e. Apache
all application communicate over .NET Remoting (binary, not over HTTP)
Now it is nesseccary that the User behind the User Interface has only access to methods and objects, which are for him.
i.e. a user User1 has the right to add a VHost Alias into his part of the Apache-Configaration
where as the Admin has the right to read and write all setting incl. the settings of the user.
so the user has no right to see the ApacheConfigarationClass, only the ApacheVHostConfigartionClass
i thought of a mechanismn to control the right to create an object....
a next problem is to distinguish between 10 or more user logged in...
sorry i'm a newbee in remoting *g*
*g* Copyrights © 2004 by Paebbels.net *g*
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I've setup a deployment project which installs 4 merge modules that a crystal report application uses. This functionality works fine.
The next option I wanted to tackle with the same deployment project was to have the setup install the framework if the client does not already have it. I was able to implement this function by using the "Launch Conditions" menu. Unfortunately it will prompt to install the .NET framework and the installation will go fine, but the rest of the setup program does not continue. If you double click on the setup a second time, the install will not prompt for the framework, and will install the merge modules.
I also want to add a MSI application that changes the security on the machine to fully trust the local intranet. I added this to the "Launch Conditions" menu also and the same problem occurs. The application will only perform one function at a time.
How do you put three seperate type of installs all into one setup project?
Any help is appreciated...
Lost in the vast sea of .NET
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Does anyone know if you can have a routine run when your VB.NET or C# application is shut-down from the "Task Manager" or when the user shuts down their machine before they have closed your application? In other words is there a spot in a .NET application that runs no matter how the application is closed? I tried the "Closing" method of the "Default" form which I believe is the last thing to close when a C# or VB.NET appliation ends. My app has a "logon" status flag that I'd like to be able to reset for the user if they forget to close the app the normal way and just exit the machine from the "Start" menu with my application still running.
Thanks,
Scott
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HollenG wrote:
In other words is there a spot in a .NET application that runs no matter how the application is closed?
Almost. Have a look at the Application.ApplicationExit Event[^]. However as far as I know using then Process.Kill Method[^] on your application will abnormally terminate your process instantly without previously raising any events.
Best regards
Dennis
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Dennis,
Thanks. I'll let you know how the "ApplicationExit" event works.
Scott
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Dennis,
Unfortunately "ApplicationExit" doesn't do the trick. Setting an EventHandler to it and having that event call my "log-out" code works if the application is killed through the "End Task" method of the "Task Manager" but it's not called through "End Process" of the "Task Manager" or when the machine shuts down from the "Start" menu. The same affect is also accomplished by putting the call to the "log-out" routine in the "Disposed" event of my "Default" form. I've looked into the "Environment" object but it doesn't have an "EnvironmentExit" event. Just and "Exit" method which obviously closes everything immediately.
Any other ideas?
Thanks for your suggestion. It looked like the way to go.
Scott
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HollenG wrote:
Setting an EventHandler to it and having that event call my "log-out" code works if the application is killed through the "End Task" method of the "Task Manager" but it's not called through "End Process" of the "Task Manager"...
You couldn't expect that. When you click on "End Process" in Task-Manager it calls TerminateProcess [^]. That function forces all threads to terminate (for details on the different ways to end a process see also Terminating a process[^]).
...or when the machine shuts down from the "Start" menu.
I can confirm that however I don't really understand why it behaves like that. Anyway, check out the Form.Closing Event[^]. Maybe that will help you to solve your problem.
Best regards
Dennis
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Now i have your attention!!!
Afternoon All,
I have a serious issue regarding SOAP and the WSDL Reader.....
What i have is a machine with SQLXML Virtual directories which created my WSDL for me.
I access the storedprocedures through a soap call, once upon a time everything worked lovely jubbly.
When service pack 2 politely installed itself it screwwed everything... IIS, SQL Server, anything else it could really.
Now soap doesn't work at all get this error
Run-time error '-2147024809(80070057)
WSDLReader:XML Parser Failed at linenumber 0, lineposition 0, reason is: the system cannot locate the resource specified.
HRESULT=0x1:Incorrect Function
- WSDLReader:Loading of the WSDL file failed
HRESULT=0x80070057: The parameter is incorrect.
-CLient: One of the parameters supplied is invalid.
HRESULT=0x80070057 The parameter is incorrect.
Nuts, nothing has changed in anyway apart from SP2, i have tried re-installing SOAP Toolkit, SQLXML and porting it over to SOAP Toolkit 3.0. But NO!!!!!
The last thing i should mention is i can't access the WSDL file through IE from this machine but from the machine it is on, it's fine, however i can access the other machine for everything else like files, etc.....
Thanks for any assistance as i have been looking into this for days on end and i'm trying to avoid a re-install of windows.
Thanks
Purple
"If i was king cigarettes would be free."
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Have you tried to disable XP's firewall ???
If it works after it, then you might consider setting your firewall configuration so that IIS & SQL will work with it...
Good luck !
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Hey,
I was wondering what registry keys are set when you right click on a printer and say 'Set as default printer'
Thanks for your help
Chris
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Hey dave,
Thanks for the help, i am currently using that said method to set the default printer but some applications mainly MS Word and MS Excel do not recognise the new printer as default and use the previous one.
I was wondering if any other registry keys where set on making a printer default as i think there must be a location that these applications are still looking to use the printer that they are.
Any suggestions?
Thanks again
chris
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Actually, they both ask the system what the default printer is (Platform SDK: GetDefaultPrinter), not the registry. Both apps get the default printer only when they start or when they receive a WM_SETTINGCHANGE message.
You might want to read this[^] and this[^] for a little more info.
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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As Dave noted, this is not so much a registry thing, but if you ever need to know exactly what registry keys are queried when, you can't beat RegMon[^] with a stick. It is one of many great tools offered by Sysinternals.
Charlie
if(!curlies){ return; }
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Hey all thanks for the help,
are those examples in C++ ? cant really understand them for my lack of knowledge of C++.
Thansk again
Chris
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Any forum is not the place to teach anyone about a subject so huge. Your best bet is picking up a bunch of books, most of which are not going to target VB/VB.NET. Learn DirectX first, you might even learn a new language in the process.
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Why are you replying to a post that's almost 7 years old??
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Oh and BTW: The Managed DirectX SDK was discontinued years ago. It has since been replaced by the XNA Framework.
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Just for the sake of it... I found a solution and I will share it here.
It is very simple and worked with the DirectX11
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Imports Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback
Private dff as Audio
dff = New Audio("c:/3.mp3", False)
dff.Play()
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