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nassimnastaran1-Apr-12 8:41

1-Apr-12 8:41

Hi All !
the size of my exe file is about 1.5 mb .I just used Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll and Word in preferences.
thanks for any help me to introduce a way to decrease the size of Exe file.
Regards !

Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

DaveyM691-Apr-12 9:45

DaveyM69

1-Apr-12 9:45

Normally in a small application, the app's Icon (and any other included images/resources) are the biggest bloat.

Dave

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Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

RobCroll1-Apr-12 14:46

RobCroll

1-Apr-12 14:46

Obfuscation will not only make the exe smaller but also protect your IP.

"You get that on the big jobs."

Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

PIEBALDconsult1-Apr-12 16:52

PIEBALDconsult

1-Apr-12 16:52

Prove it.

Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

RobCroll1-Apr-12 17:33

RobCroll

1-Apr-12 17:33

void GetDataFromDatabaseSortedByCustomerName()
{
    int customerId;
    //more maintainable code with meaningful naming
}

Obfuscated

void a()
{
    int a;
    //more unmaintainable code with meaningless names like b, c, x
}

The obfuscated IL code is going to be smaller

"You get that on the big jobs."

modified 1-Apr-12 23:42pm.

Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

Pete O'Hanlon1-Apr-12 23:00

Pete O'Hanlon

1-Apr-12 23:00

Trouble is, it does absolutely sod all to protect your IP.

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Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

RobCroll2-Apr-12 12:20

RobCroll

2-Apr-12 12:20

I definitely see obfuscation as a deterrent. At least it's going to cost them more to reverse engineer.

But sure if there just hunting down algorithms, it's pretty well useless.

"You get that on the big jobs."

Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

nassimnastaran2-Apr-12 5:27

nassimnastaran

2-Apr-12 5:27

RobCroll wrote:
Obfuscation will not only make the exe smaller but also protect your IP.

Really!
I didn't know this before ! OMG | :OMG:

Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

Pete O'Hanlon3-Apr-12 1:58

Pete O'Hanlon

3-Apr-12 1:58

And you don't now. Obfuscation does not protect your IP. As a deterrent, it is next to useless if someone has a reasonable toolset available.

*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

PIEBALDconsult1-Apr-12 16:51

PIEBALDconsult

1-Apr-12 16:51

Have my wife wash it.

Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

Peter_in_27801-Apr-12 17:53

Peter_in_2780

1-Apr-12 17:53

What's her email again? Poke tongue | ;-P

Peter

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Re: how to reduce the size of exe File ...

Eddy Vluggen1-Apr-12 23:52

Eddy Vluggen

1-Apr-12 23:52

1.5 Mb isn't that much; why is it a problem and what are you trying to achieve?

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handling of paint event

Danzy8331-Mar-12 22:37

Danzy83

31-Mar-12 22:37

Good day everyone. I have panels with text and images. During scrolling, painting the entire panel becomes slow. I'm therefore trying to paint only the invalid rectangle from Graphics.ClipRectangle. Processing was still slow so I had to step through the code and realised something.

I realised the paint event handler is called twice. In the first call, not all parts of the panel become invalid. I am able to get the invalid rectangle for painting.

However, after drawing in the invalid rectangle and the paint event handler exiting, the paint event handler is immediately called again but this time the invalid rectangle comprises the whole rectangle for the panel control on which i want to draw.

Thus drawing takes place twice, first for the smaller uncovered portion during scrolling, and second for the whole panel which causes the whole panel to be drawn again.

Is there any way to stop the whole panel from being invalidated after drawing only in the uncovered part of the panel during scrolling? It will really help to speed up processing. Thanks.

Re: handling of paint event

Eddy Vluggen1-Apr-12 0:25

Eddy Vluggen

1-Apr-12 0:25

Dan_K wrote:
and second for the whole panel which causes the whole panel to be drawn again

Are you invalidating the (entire) grid?

Can you post the painting code?

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how to get remote interface type

Member 768759431-Mar-12 22:08

Member 7687594

31-Mar-12 22:08

i want to know remote network interface type & macaddress

Re: how to get remote interface type

Richard Andrew x641-Apr-12 5:45

Richard Andrew x64

1-Apr-12 5:45

Not sure, but WMI might be able to help:

Windows Management Instrumentation[^]

The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.

Printing Envelopes from Manual Feed

tip2tail31-Mar-12 10:05

tip2tail

31-Mar-12 10:05

Hi there,

Really stumped with being able to Print an envelope from my C# WinForms application.

At the moment we print from Word with the document size/type set up as a C5 or a DL envelope. When printed the printer will request a C5 or DL envelope to be placed into the manual document feeder before printing.

I want the application to be able to do the same but at the moment I am having no luck. Here is the code I am using:

Code:

/* aPD is a PrintDocument object */
aPD.DefaultPageSettings.Margins = new System.Drawing.Printing.Margins(0, 0, 0, 0);
if (radSizeDL.Checked)
{
    aPD.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize = new System.Drawing.Printing.PaperSize("DL Envelope", 220, 110);
    aPD.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize.PaperName = System.Drawing.Printing.PaperKind.DLEnvelope.ToString();
}
else
{
    aPD.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize = new System.Drawing.Printing.PaperSize("C5 Envelope", 229, 162);
    aPD.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize.PaperName = System.Drawing.Printing.PaperKind.C5Envelope.ToString();
}
aPD.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = true;
aPD.OriginAtMargins = true;

aPD.PrinterSettings.Copies = Convert.ToInt16(numCopies.Value);

aPD.Print();

I am quite happy to upload the code for anyone to see if they can help me?

Please help!

Thanks.

Re: Printing Envelopes from Manual Feed

Wes Aday31-Mar-12 12:35

Wes Aday

31-Mar-12 12:35

Crosspost

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Re: Printing Envelopes from Manual Feed

tip2tail31-Mar-12 12:44

tip2tail

31-Mar-12 12:44

Sorry?

Re: Printing Envelopes from Manual Feed

Wes Aday31-Mar-12 12:49

Wes Aday

31-Mar-12 12:49

What that means is that someone using the exact same name as you posted the exact same question Printing Envelopes from Manual Feed[^]. It's called cross posting.

Re: Printing Envelopes from Manual Feed

tip2tail31-Mar-12 13:08

tip2tail

31-Mar-12 13:08

Whats the point in having a site with two places to ask questions if you cant post in both of them though? Surely now with this "Crosspost" I am exposing the question to more viewers and potentially a faster answer.

I find that posting an answer of "Crosspost" is blantant vandelism of a post and would detract a user from replying to me as I appear to have broken some kind of Code Project rule.

I should admit just now and accept sentance: I have posted the same question on many different forums all over the Internet. I would imagine that this might also be punishable under your strict penal code?

Jeez! All I want to do is finish the last bit of my project...

/rant Mad | :mad:

Re: Printing Envelopes from Manual Feed

Wes Aday31-Mar-12 13:14

Wes Aday

31-Mar-12 13:14

tip2tail wrote:
would detract a user from replying to me

As a matter of fact, you cross posting this question is more likely to get your question not answered more than my pointing out that you are cross posting.

tip2tail wrote:
punishable under your strict penal code

It's not my penal code as you say. It's called being a good net citizen and having some manners. There is a god reason cross posting is frowned upon.

Re: Printing Envelopes from Manual Feed

tip2tail31-Mar-12 13:24

tip2tail

31-Mar-12 13:24

It's not my penal code as you say. It's called being a good net citizen and having some 
manners. There is a god reason cross posting is frowned upon.

So what is this devine reason that it is frowned apon!

Re: Printing Envelopes from Manual Feed

Wes Aday31-Mar-12 13:42

Wes Aday

31-Mar-12 13:42