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Not Active21-Aug-07 5:44

Not Active

21-Aug-07 5:44

m_Window.Close() is different than Visibility.Hidden now isn't it.

In the first case, yes, the application will terminate because the form has been closed, thus terminating the message loop. In the second case the window is not closed, just hidden, so the message loop continues and the application does not terminate.

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MarioMARTIN21-Aug-07 5:47

21-Aug-07 5:47

So what's your point?

In the first case I derived it from 'Application' and in the second I derived it from 'Window'.

But I don't want to derive it from 'Window' because it is no window.

Not Active21-Aug-07 11:03

Not Active

21-Aug-07 11:03

The point is, learn the difference between window.close and window.hidden

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MarioMARTIN21-Aug-07 19:30

21-Aug-07 19:30

How about looking at the two DIFFERENT code samples I posted?

In the first snipped I create an App that has a window as member (only one window). When the window gets closed also the app terminates.

And in the second sample I create a hidden window that has an additional window as member (two windows). I don't say: m_window.hidden! I hide the parent!

But I think creating a hidden window just to make sure that the class itself survives when one of its members gets closed is quite ugly.

So, please have a look at the code first, before you start getting wise! Wink | ;-)

Mario M.

Not Active22-Aug-07 0:21

Not Active

22-Aug-07 0:21

MarioMARTIN wrote:
before you start getting wise!

Too late, already am.

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Luc Pattyn21-Aug-07 5:52

Luc Pattyn

21-Aug-07 5:52

Hi,

a normal window app has an Application.Run(new Form1()); in its static main method.
The Run method will show the Form1 instance (and run a message loop to do that),
and it will return when the form gets closed or Application.Exit() gets called.

as an alternative you can call Application.Run(); without arguments;
that one will start a message pump and return when Application.Exit() gets called.

Hope this helps.

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MarioMARTIN21-Aug-07 6:00

21-Aug-07 6:00

"as an alternative you can call Application.Run(); without arguments;"

yeah thanks, but I think taht is what I showed already in my first posting.

Maybe I should try it verbally:

1.) I want an application that instantiates a class
2.) This class should open a window
3.) When the window gets closed the class should stay 'alive' (and therefore also the application must not get terminated)

Mario M.

Luc Pattyn21-Aug-07 6:23

Luc Pattyn

21-Aug-07 6:23

Hi,

one way of doing that is:
- create a Windows app with a main form
- hide the main form (it initially might have served as a splash screen)
- create another window/form/whatever, maybe inside the main form's Load event
- do whatever you want with that window/form/whatever, closing it does not
affect the (invisible) mainform, hence the app continues (doing what I might ask).

Smile | :)

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MarioMARTIN21-Aug-07 6:19

21-Aug-07 6:19

Forget it, I'll take the "derive from Window" approach

Thanks,

Mario M.

Martin#21-Aug-07 8:17

21-Aug-07 8:17

Hello,

MarioMARTIN wrote:
Forget it,

No! why?
It's interesting and might help somebody else if cleared up!

MarioMARTIN wrote:
I'll take the "derive from Window" approach

Which, is what Luc pointed out, very well explaint, here![^]

He got my '5' for that!

All the best,

Martin

MarioMARTIN21-Aug-07 19:21

21-Aug-07 19:21

Hi!

"Which, is what Luc pointed out, very well explaint, here!"

And what I already posted here

Ciao

Mario M.

Martin#21-Aug-07 21:17

21-Aug-07 21:17

Hello,

MarioMARTIN wrote:
And what I already posted here

I know! And I think Luc did also read your post, but wanted to clear it up for you and others!

All the best,

Martin

MarioMARTIN21-Aug-07 19:35

21-Aug-07 19:35

Problem solved:

[STAThread]
 static void Main()
 {
   Application app = new Application();
   app.ShutdownMode = ShutdownMode.OnExplicitShutdown; //that's the trick
   MyApp win = new MyApp();
   app.Run();
 }

  class MyApp
  {
    public MyApp()
    {
      m_Win = new Window();
      m_Win.ShowDialog();
    }

    Window m_Win;
  }
}

lankaudaranga21-Aug-07 2:40

lankaudaranga

21-Aug-07 2:40

i can't connect sql 2000 for visual studio 2005 verssion.

Justin Perez21-Aug-07 2:43

Justin Perez

21-Aug-07 2:43

What error do you get?

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leckey21-Aug-07 3:54

leckey

21-Aug-07 3:54

I doubt he has any code. Look at his previous posts.

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Justin Perez21-Aug-07 3:57

Justin Perez

21-Aug-07 3:57

leckey wrote:
Look at his previous posts.

4 posts labeled "C#" I just about blew my brains out.

Again...

Location India

Mad | :mad:

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Martin#21-Aug-07 4:02

21-Aug-07 4:02

Hello,

Justin Perez wrote:
4 posts labeled "C#" I just about blew my brains out.

Totally agree with you!

Justin Perez wrote:
Again...

Location India

I don't feel comfortable with this kind of statements, and it's not constructive as well!

All the best,

Martin

It leads to nothing but bad spirit!

J4amieC21-Aug-07 4:38

J4amieC

21-Aug-07 4:38

Martin# wrote:
I don't feel comfortable with this kind of statements

Nor do I but the cold hard fact is that it's the truth.

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Martin#21-Aug-07 21:27

21-Aug-07 21:27

Hello J4amieC,

J4amieC wrote:
but the cold hard fact is that it's the truth.

Maybe, but it leads to nothing!

Pointing it out every time will only bring bad spirit to the forum!

Only think of the great Indian programers, who are doing excellent work, here in the forum.
I think I would be very pissed, if I would allways read about how ???? the Austrian's are.
Wouldn't you?

Apart from that it has nothing to search in a programing forum!

I would suggest to:
1) Try to help those people, if it's the first time they are doing mistakes. (By showing them forum guidelines)
2) Ignore, vote down or mark as spam, but not respond.
2.1) Because my feeling is, that these people have:
2.1.1) Big problems to articulate their needs.
2.1.2) Just have fun watching, how others are going crazy by reading their post! (Have you ever considerd this?)

But again, for me this has nothing to search at the C# forum.

All the best,

Martin

Talal Sultan21-Aug-07 5:34

Talal Sultan

21-Aug-07 5:34

I was wondering, do you do anything on this site beside telling people to stop cross posting and insulting them for every little mistake they do?

Ah yes, you post in the Lounge and the SoapBox.... Suspicious | :suss:

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leckey21-Aug-07 5:44

leckey

21-Aug-07 5:44

What's your point?

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Talal Sultan21-Aug-07 2:49

Talal Sultan

21-Aug-07 2:49

Could you be a bit more specific?!?

Is the SQL server 2000 on the same machine as VS 2005? What is the error message that you are getting? Is your SQL server configured in mixed modes? or just windows authentication mode?

Talal