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I've done something kind of similar to what your thinking of. I did it in C++ though. I found it much easier than trying to Interop the thing. You'll also be able to rebuild/customize keyboard messages easier too. If you want to eat a keyboard message, it's easy enough. You just don't pass it up the hook chain when you're done processing it, if any.
Global, low-level hooks, can be in an .EXE and still work. The latest example I used of this was to eat any Windows key message. (This effectively disables hitting Windows-E and starting Explorer, even though Group Policy disabled running it!)
You're only problem, that I see, is going to be maintaining control of focus while you send keyboard messages around.
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Thank you so far.
I haven't been programming C++ for 2 years now so I would prefer doing as much as possible in C#.
I guess I could write a C++ DLL and then wrapp it with some managed code.
I think I'm going to read a few MSDN articles about hooks.
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I didn't say it couldn't be done entirely in C#, I just said I found it easier to do in C++. If you wanted to, you could write the thing in Managed C++ so it's easier to build an interface to your C# app.
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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I found an interesting article on .NET 247 (http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/26/134226.aspx) and rewrote the code to match the new C++ syntax introduced with .NET 2.0.
#pragma once
#include <windows.h>
#undef MessageBox
#using <system.dll>
#using <system.windows.forms.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;
#pragma data_seg(".Share")
HHOOK g_Hook = 0;
#pragma data_seg()
#pragma comment(linker, "/section:.Share,rws")
namespace Hooks
{
int __stdcall KeyboardProc(int code, int wparam, int lparam)
{
String^ text = String::Concat("You pressed : ", ((Keys)wparam).ToString());
MessageBox::Show(text, "Hook Message", MessageBoxButtons::OK);
return CallNextHookEx(g_Hook, code, wparam, lparam);
return 0;
}
public ref class KeyboardHook
{
private:
KeyboardHook() {};
public:
static void SetHook() {
if (g_Hook != 0)
return;
Module^ mod = Assembly::GetExecutingAssembly()->GetModule("Hooks.dll");
IntPtr hinst = Marshal::GetHINSTANCE(mod);
g_Hook = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_KEYBOARD, reinterpret_cast<HOOKPROC>(KeyboardProc), static_cast<HINSTANCE>(hinst.ToPointer()), 0);
}
static void Unhook() {
if (g_Hook != 0) {
UnhookWindowsHookEx(g_Hook);
g_Hook = 0;
}
}
};
};
At first I don’t understand exactly why the g_Hook variable is declared after #pragma data_seg(“.Share”).
Besides this I need a more flexible way to integrate it into C# so I declared a managed class KeyboardHookEventArgs and a delegate KeyboardHookDelegate which I wanted to pass in from C#.
The delegate should then be called and pass all information about the keyboard event in my C# app.
The problem is I can’t invoke the delegate from inside the HOOKPROC callback because the delegate is managed but the callback is not (__stdcall).
Another issue: How do I check that the callback variable is assigned? In C# I would check if the variable is null but in C++, using NULL, I get the error that my delegate type can’t be implicitly casted to int.
Here the code for the KeyboardHookEventArgs and the delegate:
public ref class KeyboardHookEventArgs
{
private:
bool block;
int code;
int wParam;
int lParam;
public:
property bool Block
{
bool get()
{
return block;
}
void set(bool value)
{
block = value;
}
}
property int Code
{
int get()
{
return code;
}
void set(int value)
{
code = value;
}
}
property int WParam
{
int get()
{
return wParam;
}
void set(int value)
{
wParam = value;
}
}
property int LParam
{
int get()
{
return lParam;
}
void set(int value)
{
lParam = value;
}
}
KeyboardHookEventArgs()
{
block = false;
code = 0;
wParam = 0;
lParam = 0;
}
KeyboardHookEventArgs(int code, int wParam, int lParam)
{
this->code = code;
this->wParam = wParam;
this->lParam = lParam;
this->block = false;
}
KeyboardHookEventArgs(int code, int wParam, int lParam, bool block)
{
this->code = code;
this->wParam = wParam;
this->lParam = lParam;
this->block = block;
}
};
public delegate void KeyboardHookDelegate(KeyboardHookEventArgs^ e);
The Block property in the event args is used to determine wether the event should or should not be passed on.
I’m really stuck here and hope somebody can give me some hints.
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Ok i need to know how to figure out how many milliseconds have passed over a period of time. I do this with two... "time stamps" - dtmCurrent & dtmPrevious - I then just subtract (dtmCurrent-dtmPrevious) and i get a TimeSpan. How do i convert that TimeSpan into an int? I need that int to be how many milliseconds have passed in that TimeSpan, though.
Of course if there is a better way to do this... without a timer... then i'm all up for suggestions. 
Here's a snipet of my code thats used.
bool FirstRun = true;<br />
DateTime dtmCurrent;<br />
DateTime dtmPrevious;<br />
<br />
private void MainGame()<br />
{<br />
if (FirstRun == true)<br />
{<br />
this.ObjectEngine.Create_Unit(1,0,1,400,400,0);<br />
FirstRun = false;<br />
dtmCurrent = DateTime.Now;<br />
}<br />
dtmPrevious = dtmCurrent;<br />
dtmCurrent = DateTime.Now;<br />
<br />
for (int i=0; i<ObjectEngine.ActiveUnitQPt; i++)<br />
{<br />
Sprite_Update((dtmCurrent - dtmPrevious), i);<br />
}<br />
SpriteEngine.Draw();<br />
}
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Hi..
I am getting this Error while DateTime.Parse(txtActStartDate.ToString())
where the textbox contains - 31-01-2004 -- in dd-MM-yyyy format
The string was not recognized as a valid DateTime. There is a unknown word starting at index 0.
Whats the problem?
Thanks
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Please use the overloaded Parse method
DateTime.Parse Method (String, IFormatProvider, DateTimeStyles)
and specify the Format.
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I used .. Convert.ToDateTime("31/01/2004",new CultureInfo("en-GB"))
But still getting the same error, I want to specify British Date Style..
???
Thanks
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It works just fine when I try it.
Does your code look exactly like that?
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Hi,
I have set the date value in the text box. I am trying to save in this way...
Convert.ToDateTime(txtname.Text,new CultureInfo("en-GB")).. txtname contains 31/03/2004
This is throwing the same error.
But again I hard-code the value of txtname.text with
Convert.ToDateTime("31/03/2004",new CultureInfo("en-GB"))
Its working fine..
What cud be the problem with the textbox?
Thanks
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Have you tried to write out the value from the text box, so that you are sure that it is sent to the server correctly?
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That's because your using the Convert class. Use the DateTime Parse method to do this:
DateTime newDate = DateTime.Parse("31/01/2004", new CultureInfo("en-GB"));
or
DateTime newDate = DateTime.Parse("31/01/2004", "dd/MM/yyyy", Application.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat);
also works.
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Thanks a lot, its working fine..
But wats the diff between Convert and DateTime class for this. It was working with a hardcoded string and not with a textbox?
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When you're converting a string to any kind of object, if the object has a Parse method, use it. IMHO, it's always going to work better than the more generic methods in Convert. Also, Parse deals with whitespace and invalid character issues better. I've almost gotten away with never using Convert in any of my apps...
There is no difference between a TextBox's Text property and a String. The Text property returns a String object, so, the only possible problem is an input error in the TextBox. If you include leading and/or trailing spaces, tabs, incorrect formatting characters, ..., Convert might not work whereas Parse might.
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Please stop double posting.
I just answered this question in the asp.net section.
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I have a DataTable which contains Tree-Data with the following Rows
id: int
name: string
parentid: int
Now I need a way, to get only the TreeNodes which have child-nodes.
The SQL-Statement I would use.
SELECT id
FROM table
WHERE id IN
(SELECT parentid
FROM table)
Is there a way to get the same result with a DataView a DataRelation or something else?
Markus
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I think the faster query would be
select distinct parentid from table where parentid is not null
Please use DataView.RowFilter to specify the filter.
Thanks,
Alomgir
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The RowFilter takes an String where I specify something like this.
DataView.RowFilter = "id = 123";
but this would not help, as I know there can be no sub-query in the row-filter.
Can you give an simple example for the RowFilter
for this SQL-Command:
SELECT id
FROM table
WHERE id IN
(SELECT DISTINCT(parentid)
FROM table)
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Please use the query
SELECT distinct parentid FROM table parentid is not null
The C# implementation will be something similar to the following. The code is not tested but the concept is there. Hope this helps.
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
SqlDataAdapter myda = new SqlDataAdapter("TreeView", "server=localhost;database=TreeDb;uid=sa;pwd=;");
myda.SelectCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
myda.Fill(ds, "Table");
SortedList slist = new SortedList();
DataView dv = new DataView();
dv.Table = ds.Tables["table"];
dv.AllowDelete = true;
dv.AllowEdit = true;
dv.AllowNew = true;
dv.RowFilter = "parentid <> null";
dv.RowStateFilter = DataViewRowState.ModifiedCurrent;
dv.Sort = "parentid DESC";
IEnumerator iterator = dv.GetEnumerator();
DataRowView drv;
System.Int32 i= 0;
while(iterator.MoveNext())
{
drv = (DataRowView)iterator.Current;
if (! slist.ContainsValue(dr["parentid"]))
{
slist.Add(dr["parentid"].ToString (), dr["table"].ToString ());
}
i++;
}
DataList1.DataSource = slist.GetValueList();
DataList1.DataBind();
Cheers,
Alomgir Miah
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I'm sure there is a class to do what I want in the .NET Framework but I cannot remember what it is called right now.
I am writing a service that will sit and wait for a new file to appear in a specific directory. It will then process the file and move it to an archive directory.
I just need a pointer to the class/method that will allow me to watch the directory. My other solution is to read the contents of the directory every few seconds and process the files, but I am sure there is already a pre-existing solution that will do that for me.
Can any one point me in the right direction? Or is this a fictional class that I drempt up somewhere?
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System.IO.FileSystemWatcher 
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That's fantastic. Thanks. It was exactly what I was looking for! 
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It is the FileSystemWatcher class. It responds to different events such as create, change, renamed etc.
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