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musefan10-Nov-10 4:50

10-Nov-10 4:50

Thanks for the reply, will take a look into it. Not sure it is what I am looking for but maybe it will provide a solution in one form or another.

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Re: Create an SQL DB file on demand

Eddy Vluggen10-Nov-10 7:23

Eddy Vluggen

10-Nov-10 7:23

As an alternative, you could export the data as an Access database, or a zipped XML file. But do check out the sync framework - imagine the user updating his/her own local database, and having the sync framework update your master-database Smile | :)

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Re: Create an SQL DB file on demand

musefan11-Nov-10 4:00

musefan

11-Nov-10 4:00

I have decided to go for the option of creating a database in SQL Instance, copying what I need to copy and then detaching the database. This allows me to then provide the .MDF file for download

Just to clarify I am not actually looking to provide any kind of re-import of the data. The download is purely for customers to be able to get their data that we are storing on our DB. For whatever reasons they may want

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validation in datagridview

varsh1210-Nov-10 0:58

varsh12

10-Nov-10 0:58

HI !!!

using windows application, i want to validate in datagridview two columns.
In datagridview, one column is Name and another is age.
my requirement is the both columns not Left blank and enter only character in name column and number only Age column

thanx

Re: validation in datagridview

OriginalGriff10-Nov-10 3:42

OriginalGriff

10-Nov-10 3:42

Are you asking for permission? If so, then please go ahead and do it - I have no objections whatsoever.
If not, then perhaps you should clarify what you do want.

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Re: validation in datagridview

Henry Minute10-Nov-10 4:29

Henry Minute

10-Nov-10 4:29

Cells in DataGridViews have a Validating event. Look here[^] for how to use it.

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Send String to another application(Un-managed) using C#

ShafiqA10-Nov-10 0:31

ShafiqA

10-Nov-10 0:31

Hello Expert

I am facing a a problem from couple of weeks but net getting solution for that
The stuation is ..
I am sending a string from one application(written in c#) to another application(written in C++) in same machine using WM_COPYDATA.
It is going fine with windows xp but while i am trying to run on windows 7 machine its going blank string (c++ application received null value).

can you please help me out to solved this issue, i am unable to understand what could be the reason
I will appriciate your help

Thanks & Regards
Shafiq

Re: Send String to another application(Un-managed) using C#

_Erik_10-Nov-10 3:03

_Erik_

10-Nov-10 3:03

I think there might be many causes so, before trying an answer, I think I need some information:

- Can you show us the line where you have imported SedMenssage function to your C# application?
- Can you show us the code snippet where you call SendMessage function in your C# application?
- Can you show us the code snippet where you handle the WM_COPYDATA message in your C++ application?

Maybe this could help us to help you.

Re: Send String to another application(Un-managed) using C#

ShafiqA10-Nov-10 19:01

ShafiqA

10-Nov-10 19:01

Hello Erik

Here are my code C# code to send message...

public const int WM_COPYDATA = 0x004a;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct COPYDATASTRUCT
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I4)]
public int dwData;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I4)]
public int cbData;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public string lpData;
}

string reqFiles ="Some value";
COPYDATASTRUCT data = new COPYDATASTRUCT();
data.dwData = 0;
data.cbData = reqFiles.Length * 2;
IntPtr lpStruct = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(Marshal.SizeOf(data));
Marshal.StructureToPtr(data, lpStruct, false);
Process[] processes1 = Process.GetProcessesByName("ProcessID");
IntPtr hTarget = processes1[0].MainWindowHandle;
SendMessage(hTarget, WM_COPYDATA, this.Handle, lpStruct);

//-----------------This is to receive message in C++ ------------------------------------
LRESULT APIENTRY MAxSubclassProc(
HWND hwnd,
UINT uMsg,
WPARAM wParam,
LPARAM lParam)
{
if (uMsg==WM_COPYDATA)
{
char str[256];
COPYDATASTRUCT *cds;
cds=(COPYDATASTRUCT *)lParam;
// receiving/handling message

}
}

If anything needed pls let me know..
Please help me to run in windows 7 machine.

Regards
shafiq

Re: Send String to another application(Un-managed) using C#

_Erik_10-Nov-10 23:19

_Erik_

10-Nov-10 23:19

Ok. I think the problem is with your COPYDATASTRUCT. This is how it is declared in winuser.h:

typedef struct tagCOPYDATASTRUCT {
  ULONG_PTR dwData;
  DWORD     cbData;
  PVOID     lpData;
} COPYDATASTRUCT, *PCOPYDATASTRUCT;

And these are the lines which declare ULONG_PTR and DWORD data types:

typedef unsigned __int3264 ULONG_PTR;
typedef unsigned long DWORD, *PDWORD, *LPDWORD;

So ULONG_PTR is like a 32 bit unsigned integer in a 32 bit platform and a 64 bit unsigned integer in a 64 bit platform, and DWORD is always a 32 bit unsigned integer. Nevertheless, you are using the int type and MarshalAs.UnmanagedType.I4 for both of them in your C# declaration, I mean, you treat both of them as 32 bit signed integer. It will usually work in a 32 bit platform (though it could fail), but it will usually fail in a 64 bit platform. In a 64 bit platform you should change the COPYDATASTRUCT declaration in your C# application like this:

StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct COPYDATASTRUCT
{
    [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U8)]
    public ulong dwData;
    [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
    public uint cbData;
    [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
    public string lpData;
}

I am not sure if it would work in a 32 bit platform becouse I don't know if dwData value would be appropiately truncated. You can try and if it does not work on a 32 bit platform you will have to make two versions of the struct. In this case, the 32 bit version of the struct should be like this:

StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct COPYDATASTRUCT32
{
    [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
    public uint dwData;
    [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
    public uint cbData;
    [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
    public string lpData;
}

You have the System.Environment class to know which platform you are using. If you are using 4.0 version of .NET you can use System.Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem, and if you are using a previous version of .NET you will have to go a little deeper into System.Environment (OSVersion, Platform, etc.).

Re: Send String to another application(Un-managed) using C#

ShafiqA11-Nov-10 0:36

ShafiqA

11-Nov-10 0:36

hi Erik

Bad luck for me but anyhow thanks for nice reply..
If you get any other solution please let me know.

Thanks

Re: Send String to another application(Un-managed) using C#

Vitaly Tomilov28-Nov-10 0:01

Vitaly Tomilov

28-Nov-10 0:01

I just finished writing my own library using WM_COPYDATA, and would happy to help you.

I've learnt a few interesting things about WM_COPYDATA, like this:
- It doesn't work across UAC, i.e. communicating processes must run in the same trust level for the messaging to work;
- This messaging doesn't work for different bit platforms, i.e. communicating processes must be either 32-bit or 64-bit, no mix is supported.

If you interested, my library allows easy communication with WM_COPYDATA for any .NET application Wink | ;)

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Computer name

peropata9-Nov-10 23:07

peropata

9-Nov-10 23:07

Hi,

Is it possible to get computer name from "IP_adress" in local network.

Re: Computer name

Pete O'Hanlon9-Nov-10 23:35

Pete O'Hanlon

9-Nov-10 23:35

Use Dns.GetHostEntry to retrieve an IPHostEntry, and get the HostName from this.

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Re: Computer name

Ankur^\m/9-Nov-10 23:43

Ankur^\m/

9-Nov-10 23:43

Try System.Environment.MachineName

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Re: Computer name

RaviRanjanKr9-Nov-10 23:53

RaviRanjanKr

9-Nov-10 23:53

Ankurm/ wrote:
System.Environment.MachineName

Simple way of getting MachineName

you should focus on question which is about get Computer Name based on Ip Address and Pete O'Hanlon answered better and noting can be better than. OMG | :OMG:

Re: Computer name

Ankur^\m/10-Nov-10 0:06

Ankur^\m/

10-Nov-10 0:06

Code to get IP address and then host name from that IP Address rather than getting the host name directly doesn't make much sense to me.

I don't know why I feel that the user wants to ask if he can get the computer name from IP address available to him, which is not possible until he has an "IP Address - Host Name" mapping records available with him.

I may be wrong though.

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Re: Computer name

fjdiewornncalwe10-Nov-10 2:28

fjdiewornncalwe

10-Nov-10 2:28

If the question doesn't make sense to you, don't provide an answer. The question that was asked was clear, concise and specific. I wish all questions were like this one. Your comment above is valid, however, and I agree with you somewhat, but perhaps he is doing some log file post resolution of the host name and the log file only holds IPs.(for example only). You should have provided this information with your initial answer and people probably wouldn't have voted you down.

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Re: Computer name

Ankur^\m/10-Nov-10 2:41

Ankur^\m/

10-Nov-10 2:41

PogoboyKramer wrote:
If the question doesn't make sense to you, don't provide an answer.

Read the comments again. I never said the question doesn't make sense to me. I was rather supporting my answer with the comment.

PogoboyKramer wrote:
but perhaps he is doing some log file post resolution of the host name and the log file only holds IPs.(for example only).

You mean you have a log file which contains IP address only and you want to get the host name from IP addresses. How do you think that would be possible. Again, my previous comment answers this question.

PogoboyKramer wrote:
You should have provided this information with your initial answer and people probably wouldn't have voted you down.

I do agree to this and am sorry about it.

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Re: Computer name

fjdiewornncalwe10-Nov-10 3:51

fjdiewornncalwe

10-Nov-10 3:51

Thanks for the response. (I didn't mean to sound priskish, BTW) The IP resolution from log file is something I did a couple years back, but for the life of me, I can't remember how. Maybe I'm just blocking out the bad memories. Have a five for this one.

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Re: Computer name

Ankur^\m/10-Nov-10 4:04

Ankur^\m/

10-Nov-10 4:04

Thanks!

Cheers!
Ankur

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Get Text From an Image File

Anubhava Dimri9-Nov-10 17:24

Anubhava Dimri

9-Nov-10 17:24

Hello Experts,

I have an Image in which have Some text.

I want to write program for find the text from image.

So if you have any suggetion please help.

Thanks

If you can think then I Can.

Re: Get Text From an Image File

Rajesh Anuhya9-Nov-10 18:08

Rajesh Anuhya

9-Nov-10 18:08