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26-Sep-06 3:29

You could make it a fixed frame window (BorderStyle) and eliminate the minimize/maximize elements...but not moving the child window may be difficult. Usually, for graphics and such, the work is all done relative to the coordinates of the window within the main form. (I'm assuming you have this form as an MDIChild of the main form)

Another issue with your approach is running the application on different monitors with different resolutions. Seeing a small window in a large resolution desktop can be a UI usability issue.

There are methods within the client that lets you translate screen coordinates to relative coordinates within your form. This allows the window to be sizable and easily deal with resizing.

Hopes this is a little help.

Elastic control?

LongRange.Shooter26-Sep-06 3:06

How to call other software with C#

26-Sep-06 3:06

I'm looking at providing a UI element that would present a unit of work that can be stretched over a span of time. My intent is to use this as a graphical way for the business to indicate work windows...each window representing a number of units of work that must be completed...then using the resulting window to compute the staff members needed to complete the work.

Has anyone seen this type of graphical element where I can deploy an elastic control over a grid?

(we are also under government control, so I cannot spend much if any money on this)

Has anyone seen one like this?

Thanks

alexTCT26-Sep-06 2:41

alexTCT

26-Sep-06 2:41

Hi,

Anyone can help me? I have to write a software(COMO-an c# user interface)that allow the user to call another software(example:Dasylab-which is available in market now) to run, collect data and send the data back to COMO for analysis.Below are my questions:
1)what is the name of process 'calling other software' called in C#?is it API?

2)I cant find any reference about this process,is there any books/article/website/information related that you can recommend?

3)Do i need to get a protocol from the Dasylab developer?(as i know, they only provide DDE code for VB)

Thanks a lot!I am totally new in this language, i really appreciate for the help and guidance provided.

Regards,
Alex
MSN:Alextct@hotmail.com

Re: How to call other software with C#

LongRange.Shooter26-Sep-06 3:01

New Error for 2005 - DataAdapter.Update

26-Sep-06 3:01

OK...I cannot resist the first opening... You have write this code:
System.Console.Write( 'Hey Software, listen to me!'); Poke tongue | ;-P

Now the serious answer. First you need to talk to the company to see if they have an API for communicating with their software. Let them know you're doing your stuff in C# and ask if they have a .NET wrapper available.

Once you have the info from the company, and you spend half an hour cursing their backward deployment, you need to address things pretty much yourself.

Their interface is probably exposing a COM interface so you need to get the interface extracted from the software. Unfortunately it has been a long time since I had to think about that. So do Google on .NET COM Interop and you should find plenty of articles on
a) bringing the com component into your code
b) gaining access in your code
c) making the calls into the cmoponent.

If you paid alot for the software, you should be able to apply pressure to the vendor to help you with this.

Paul Brower26-Sep-06 2:34

Paul Brower

26-Sep-06 2:34

I had a library (dll) that I had originally written in C# - 2003, used to create and manage SqlDataAdapters, as well as automatically set up the Insert, Update and Delete SqlCommand object on the data adapter.

I converted it to 2005, and it compiles, but when I try to execute the .Update method of the dataadapter, I get the following exception:

I can't find any help on msdn, or even GOOGLE! for this error. Any thoughts?

System.ArgumentException was caught
Message="No mapping exists from object type System.RuntimeType to a known managed provider native type."
Source="System.Data"
StackTrace:
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.UpdatedRowStatusErrors(RowUpdatedEventArgs rowUpdatedEvent, BatchCommandInfo[] batchCommands, Int32 commandCount)
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.UpdatedRowStatus(RowUpdatedEventArgs rowUpdatedEvent, BatchCommandInfo[] batchCommands, Int32 commandCount)
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.Update(DataRow[] dataRows, DataTableMapping tableMapping)
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.UpdateFromDataTable(DataTable dataTable, DataTableMapping tableMapping)
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.Update(DataSet dataSet, String srcTable)
at Monsanto.Aag.Swine.Common.DataCommand.AAGDataSet.UpdateTableNoTransaction(DataTable dataTable) in C:\projects\SwineCommon\AssemblyProjects\DataCommand2005\AAGDataSet.cs:line 697

how to handle and cancel uninstall event

Alper Camel26-Sep-06 2:04

Alper Camel

26-Sep-06 2:04

Anyone knows, how to handle uninstall event,
and cancel this.

I'd like to add custom action in my deploy project,
that ask user for a password, if the password is true then it will uninstall
otherwise, cancel thie uninstall application...

My very best regards... (:

Re: how to handle and cancel uninstall event

LongRange.Shooter26-Sep-06 7:44

Re: how to handle and cancel uninstall event

26-Sep-06 7:44

If you look here[^], you will find information for custom install modules. The custom install module gets called for both an install as well as an uninstall. It has been awhile since I worked with one but you are passed information telling you if this is an install or uninstall.

You write your custom install class in your project. Include that custom install action in your setup and deployment project. Then you define install conditions which determine if the process can continue.

Alper Camel26-Sep-06 20:48

Alper Camel

26-Sep-06 20:48

Thank you so muhc this will help me Smile | :)

create and modify a PPPOE conenction

allenwfc26-Sep-06 2:02

allenwfc

26-Sep-06 2:02

hi guys,

I'd like some help and advice on how to create and modify a PPPOE conenction on windows Xp programatically.

To be specific..
I have an ASP.NET application that can be remotely called and be used to create a PPPOE connection or modify an existing one. Also, the ability to be able to activate/Deactivate said PPPOE connection during a reboot or any other programatically timed situations. The created connected/Disconnected PPPOE connection must appear in the my connections folder of windows xp.

I currently am using WMI System.Management class to manage my LAN conenctions, unfortunately i cant seem to make it handle and properly manage PPPOE connections.

I've tried using the RAS API, but from what i've learned it doesnt meet my needs. P-Creating a PPPOE Connection and then usign RAS to modif it seems... to elude me.. since i cants seem to figure out how to set the username and password of the connection..

I've figured maybe some registry configuration settings might help.. but i cant find the keys that represent the pppoe connections with its username and password.

any suggestions, sample code or even a knudge in the right direction would help.

Note: Its' not just connecting to a PPPOE server thats important, but also making sure it is saved and seen in the My network connections folder.

,thanks allen

give me sample example code for passing array data to other function

premkamalg26-Sep-06 2:01

premkamalg

26-Sep-06 2:01

hi,
plz help
i want to send array(string data ) data to other function
how can i send that data
plz give me sample code for that

Re: give me sample example code for passing array data to other function

Guffa26-Sep-06 2:11

Guffa

26-Sep-06 2:11

public void DoSomething(string[] values) {
	foreach (string value in values) {
		Console.WriteLine(value);
	}
}

DoSomething(new string[] { "A text line.", "Another line." });

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Re: give me sample example code for passing array data to other function

gus_br26-Sep-06 2:29

gus_br

26-Sep-06 2:29

alright, could you please explain these lines? :P
comments are fundamental...

Re: give me sample example code for passing array data to other function

Guffa26-Sep-06 3:43

Guffa

26-Sep-06 3:43

What is it that you don't understand?

It's a method that accepts an array of strings as parameter, and it's a call to the method that creates an array of strings.

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Re: give me sample example code for passing array data to other function

gus_br26-Sep-06 8:03

gus_br

26-Sep-06 8:03

hmm.. it sounds clearly now... :]

hi plz help me

premkamalg26-Sep-06 20:13

premkamalg

26-Sep-06 20:13

hi
i have one array in one function .
that array i want send other function.

how can i send that array
plz modify the code i am new to programming.
in runtime iam getting that array .

DoSomething(new string[] { "A text line.", "Another line." });

Hi,
Thanks, if u think it's good.
otherwise sorry.

Re: hi plz help me

gus_br27-Sep-06 6:16

gus_br

27-Sep-06 6:16

premkamalg wrote:
DoSomething(new string[] { "A text line.", "Another line." });

this is just a different way to declare and initialize a string.
you could reach the same thing this way:

string[] strArr = new string[2];
string[0] = "a text line";
string[1] = "another line";

DoSomething(strArr);

clear now?

my URL is to long...

Support12326-Sep-06 1:49

26-Sep-06 1:49

Hi all,

I have the following problem.

i send a sms to multiple cellnumbers by building a variable like so:

string _SmsTo = "http://sms.co.za/eapi/sub/send_sms/2/2.0?username=Whatever&password=BlahBlah&source_Id=1&message=Hi+Ma&msisdn=" + Convert.ToString(_SmsToNumber);

Now Here is the problem...

right after the "&msisdn=" part i allow the user to insert the numbers.... i store it in the Variable "_SmsToNumber", each number separated by a comma.

but now the variable "_SmsToNumber" gets very long... More than 2048 character long. Then when i run the url, it gives me a error... "System.Net.WebException: The Remote server returned an error:(414) Request URl to large."

Now: is there a way to say... if(_SmsToNumber.Length > 2000) then take only the first few numbers and then take only the first few numbers and send and then take another few numbers and send until all numbers a sent?

Sorry i know the questions might have some holes in it but i struggled to put into words what i am looking for.

Thank you in advance...

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Thomas A. Edison(*

M LN Rao26-Sep-06 2:25

M LN Rao

26-Sep-06 2:25

I do not know what you are doing but here I am trying to provide steps that are required.

String tempSmsNumber= "";<br />
while(_SmsToNumber.Length >0)<br />
{<br />
<br />
     if (_SmsToNumber.Length > 2000)<br />
     {<br />
             tempSmsNumber = //Get sufficient no's that you want<br />
             _SmsToNumber = //get the remaining part.<br />
     }<br />
     else<br />
     {<br />
         tempSmsNumber = SmsToNumber <br />
     }<br />
     //Concatentate tempSmsNumber to URL<br />
     //Do related operation<br />
}<br />
         <br />
<br />
}

Support12326-Sep-06 2:38

26-Sep-06 2:38

thank you.

I'll try and put this to use.

Enjoy ur day.

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Thomas A. Edison

J4amieC26-Sep-06 2:30

J4amieC

26-Sep-06 2:30

Have you considered the variable length of the message parameter (&message=Hi+Ma), and how this is going to affect the remaining length available to append the phone numbers?

The fundamental problem is the limit on the length of a URI (GET), look to see whether this service supports POST, where you will not have a limit.

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How to get answers to your questions[^]

Support12326-Sep-06 2:43

26-Sep-06 2:43

What do you mean POST...

Is it possible to just throw a url out there and not care about a response? Because if it is, that might be one option... if that is what you mean by POST?

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Thomas A. Edison

Support12326-Sep-06 2:45