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Re: how to convert any VB.NET code into C++.net

Luc Pattyn13-Jul-09 9:10

13-Jul-09 9:10

or, for a small app, you might consider using Reflector to peek into the VB.NET class(es) and copy the MC++ equivalent code from there. This would loose local variable names and comments of course, but it does allow you to avoid a separate dll file.

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Re: how to convert any VB.NET code into C++.net

0x3c013-Jul-09 10:13

0x3c0

13-Jul-09 10:13

I think there's also a plugin somewhere which allows you to do that with every file. I've used it before, but can't remember the name

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Re: how to convert any VB.NET code into C++.net

samvaidy13-Jul-09 10:59

samvaidy

13-Jul-09 10:59

Thanks guys...I will try to work out onn that.

Re: how to convert any VB.NET code into C++.net

Dave Doknjas13-Jul-09 15:13

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13-Jul-09 15:13

We produce a product for this (Instant C++ VB Edition). It has a free demo edition which will convert 100 lines at a time.

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How to use special symbols in VBA?

Ton C13-Jul-09 7:10

Ton C

13-Jul-09 7:10

I want to use Polish letters like ż, ł, ą, ę, ś, ć, and of course the capitals. VBA doesn't accept the normal "ALT GR +"-combination. Copy/Paste also doesn't work.

Please can somebody advice?

With kind regards,

Ton C.

Re: How to use special symbols in VBA?

helelark12313-Jul-09 19:50

helelark123

13-Jul-09 19:50

I think that you have to install Polish font in your PC and change your control (Label, Textbox,...) font to this installed one.
You can download Polish font from:
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/fonts/polish/download.html[^]

Shay Noy

Re: How to use special symbols in VBA?

Ton C14-Jul-09 23:58

Ton C

14-Jul-09 23:58

Dear Shay Noy,

I downloaded and installed the Polish fonts, as you advised. But it doesn't work. When I use ALT+GR+ I get completely different characters. Maybe you have an other suggestion?

Thanks for your efforts anyway.

Greetings,

Ton C

Print Dialog

No-e13-Jul-09 6:08

No-e

13-Jul-09 6:08

I must be missing something.

I tested this in a small stand alone application and it works fine (sample project I downloaded)

Protected Sub PrintFile_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PrintFile.Click
    printDialog1.Document = ThePrintDocument 'ThePrintDocument is dfined as System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument
    If printDialog1.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then
        Me.ThePrintDocument.Print()
    End If
End Sub 'PrintFile_Click

I have a sub routine that does the printing as follows:

Protected Sub ThePrintDocument_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal ev As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs) Handles ThePrintDocument.PrintPage
...
... 
...
End Sub 'ThePrintDocument_PrintPage

In my small test app this works perfectly, print dialog shows up, select destination and it calls the print page routine. I then incorporated this into the application I am upgrading and I get the print dialog but when I click OK on the dialog it does not return to call the print event. Any idea what I may have missed?

I did notice that if I search the sample project for ThePrintDocument in the sample project I see definitions in a resx file, but I do not understand the resx file or how to use it.

I defined by simply entering the definition, should I have dragged something from the toolbox perhaps?

Friend WithEvents ThePrintDocument As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument

Thanks in advance

No-e

Re: Print Dialog

Henry Minute13-Jul-09 6:18

Henry Minute

13-Jul-09 6:18

No-e wrote:
should I have dragged something from the toolbox perhaps

In your stand alone application, if you open the Form in the designer and can see a PrintDocument component in the Component Tray (at the bottom of the screen), then that was how it was done by the writer of that application.

Adding it manually, as you have done, should still work though. If it were me I would delete the manual declaration and use the component from the Printing tab of the toolbox, assuming that that's how the stand alone application did it. Also ensure that the properties are all set the same too.

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Re: Print Dialog

No-e13-Jul-09 6:33

No-e

13-Jul-09 6:33

Thanks, I deleted and added them from the toolbox, still a no go. It just does not seem to want to come back from the dialog box. Is there a way to chase down what may be happening after I close the box?

No-e

Re: Print Dialog

Henry Minute13-Jul-09 6:54

Henry Minute

13-Jul-09 6:54

Firstly ensure that all of the properties and events of the PrintDocument are the same as in the stand alone application. Do the Same for the PrintDialog. It is distinctly possible that in the stand alone application the PrintDocument.PrintPage event was being handled, but not in your new application. Without handling PrintPage, you won't get any output.

Re: Print Dialog

Luc Pattyn13-Jul-09 7:14

Luc Pattyn

13-Jul-09 7:14

Hi,

if anything, we should see the code related to ThePrintDocument.
Are you sure the variable isn't Nothing?

You need to debug, i.e. for one make sure ThePrintDocument_PrintPage gets called at all.
Are you using any other PrintDocument events? Not that you should, but you could test for PrintDocument.BeginPrint being fired.

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Re: Print Dialog

No-e13-Jul-09 12:57

No-e

13-Jul-09 12:57

I checked the ThePrintDocument_PrintPage is called. Thanks for your help, it turns out that a timer in the background fires perfectly every time in the studio and holds me up. Once I run the compiled version it behaves differently. I have got a nice work around. Interesting, being used to VB6 (from which I am converting) I did not see this type of behavior.

The app I am converting used the MScomm32 control quite a bit (serial comms) and I would like to better know how VB6 changes relative to .net as I see these differences in the debugger. (does .net have a better control?) If anyone can point me in a good direction, I am glad to learn it. I am not sure what to google. I see this difference in behavior (the timer I reference) in the debugger, I am not sure how timing and such works in .net., and or what my best bets are for debugging. A good reference or something to search on would be helpful

(converting code written years ago by someone else, but I am getting close Smile | :)

Thanks to CP for your help to date

no-e

Re: Print Dialog

Luc Pattyn13-Jul-09 13:31

Luc Pattyn

13-Jul-09 13:31

Hi,

three comments:

1.
for serial communications .NET offers the SerialPort class (starting .NET 2.0). It works fine for me. Warning: its DataReceived event fires on a ThreadPool thread (see #3 below).

2.
There are several timer classes in .NET; which one you use best depends on what it needs to do.
Example: for Control manipulations (say displaying real time, updating every second) you best use System.Windows.Forms.Timer which ticks on the GUI thread.

3.
only the main aka GUI thread is allowed to touch Controls; if you violate this rule strange things are bound to happen.

Since you only now told about serial ports and timers, I now suspect it is #3 that is biting you.

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A narrow width combo box on the toolstrip control

jinxster12-Jul-09 23:04

jinxster

12-Jul-09 23:04

Dear all,

I would like to make a narrow width combo box on the toolstrip control.

It seems to limit me to 75px and greater.

I would like to make a FontSize drop down which includes numbers from 1 to 7.

Or should I use drop down images? but then it doesn't look "windowsy"

Thank you
Andrew

Re: A narrow width combo box on the toolstrip control

dan!sh 12-Jul-09 23:12

dan!sh

12-Jul-09 23:12

Set the Autosize property of ToolStripDropDownButton to false and then set width as you want.

Re: A narrow width combo box on the toolstrip control

jinxster13-Jul-09 3:11

jinxster

13-Jul-09 3:11

Ok it is official that I have asked the dumbest question of the day.

Thanks for you help!!

Re: A narrow width combo box on the toolstrip control

dan!sh 13-Jul-09 4:14

dan!sh

13-Jul-09 4:14

Not actually. Believe me.

change the size of playing video in window media player

bhumika_singh12-Jul-09 22:56

bhumika_singh

12-Jul-09 22:56

hello friends,
I want zooming functionality in media player.

Re: change the size of playing video in window media player

Dave Kreskowiak13-Jul-09 2:49

Dave Kreskowiak

13-Jul-09 2:49

Then go find a component that offers such functionality.
Google would probably be a good place to start.

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Re: change the size of playing video in window media player

bhumika_singh13-Jul-09 3:22

bhumika_singh

13-Jul-09 3:22

I search a lot on google but did not find anything.

Re: change the size of playing video in window media player

Dave Kreskowiak13-Jul-09 4:59

Dave Kreskowiak

13-Jul-09 4:59

Then you use Google to build yourself a list of possible components, then go to each manufacturer of that component and see if thye offer the zoom support you require.

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what is pDllname in this "craxddrt.database.logonserver(pdllname,pservername,pdatabasename,puserid,ppassword)" ? [modified]

xingselex12-Jul-09 16:36

xingselex

12-Jul-09 16:36

i import a crystal report dll "CRAXDDRT.dll" . and i want to connect report database to sqlserver using code vb.net . in that dll has a method is logonserver(pDllname,pServer,pDatabase,pUserID,pPassword). and i want to know what is "pDllname" ?

modified on Sunday, July 12, 2009 11:24 PM

Re: what is pDllname in this "craxddrt.database.logonserver(pdllname,pservername,pdatabasename,puserid,ppassword)" ?

riced12-Jul-09 22:19

riced

12-Jul-09 22:19

At a guess it's pointer to a string holding the name of a dll. Smile | :)

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Re: what is pDllname in this "craxddrt.database.logonserver(pdllname,pservername,pdatabasename,puserid,ppassword)" ?

Jack Vanderhorst13-Jul-09 15:25

Jack Vanderhorst

13-Jul-09 15:25

A quick search of this document will get you a detailed description of LogOnServer, and the rest of the ocx too.

http://resources.businessobjects.com/support/communitycs/TechnicalPapers/logon_ocx.pdf[^]

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