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10-Aug-09 1:52

Luc's already given you the information you need, but I'd like to suggest that you should also look at using string.Format rather than explicit string concatenation - sometimes it just makes it easier to read. So, you'd end up with something like string.Format("code like '{0}%'", lastWord);

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Problem while set the window state to maximixed of the form

lnmca9-Aug-09 23:37

lnmca

9-Aug-09 23:37

Hi All,

I have a window form.If we change the window state of the form to the maximized then the controls under that windows form does not change their Location and the size.I want that at run time after maximizing the windows form the controls under that form should automatically change their Location and size.
Please give me the solution,its urgent.

Warm Regards,
Lalit Narayan

Re: Problem while set the window state to maximixed of the form

Luc Pattyn9-Aug-09 23:57

Luc Pattyn

9-Aug-09 23:57

Hi,

you can modify the Anchor and Dock properties of some controls, to get some standard behavior.
or you can add code to the Resize event to define your own behavior.

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imageList with treeView

reilak9-Aug-09 22:37

reilak

9-Aug-09 22:37

Hi all...
I have associated an ImageList with a TreeView, but now all of the nodes in the treeView has icons besides them.
Is there a way to remove the icons to some nodes, so they will be with no icon beside them??

Re: imageList with treeView

OriginalGriff9-Aug-09 23:21

OriginalGriff

9-Aug-09 23:21

The only way I know of is to create a blank icon in the ImageList and assign that - it still leave space for it though.

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deployment of window application

Milind Panchal9-Aug-09 22:32

Milind Panchal

9-Aug-09 22:32

I have developed the C#.net window application. Setup of this project is running on PC, where .NET Framework is installed but where .NET Framework is not installed setup is not running. So I want to install first .NET Framework by default and then start running actual setup of project.

This should be for crystal report also.

How can I do it.

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd9-Aug-09 22:40

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

9-Aug-09 22:40

Good morning swami

how do you expect a .net developed application to run where there is no .net installed ?

Secondly as a .net programmer this should always be in your mind. Before you start coding you must have decided what is a target framework for your application. e.g

Visual Studio 2003 = .net 1.1
Visual Studio 2005 = .net 2.0 
Visual Studio 2008 = .net 3.5

You must install these frameworks depending to your target framework. lastly please please please buy a book and read , you cant learn everything on the internet. the reason i say this is because in every book this is a basic lesson an author gives to his reader and its very easy to understand.

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Milind Panchal9-Aug-09 22:48

Milind Panchal

9-Aug-09 22:48

you have not understood my quote, plz don't give answer

OriginalGriff9-Aug-09 23:24

OriginalGriff

9-Aug-09 23:24

That is quite rude of you - he gave a prefectly sensible answer.
However, the info you want is here: install .net with application[^]

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Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd11-Aug-09 23:03

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

11-Aug-09 23:03

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C# Desktop Apps

Marc Firth9-Aug-09 22:31

9-Aug-09 22:31

After slacking on the C# front for a year or two, I've decided to have another look. Previously I used C# for the web, but now I'm looking into creating desktop apps. And I'd like to use one of the latest technologies (to save me having to learn another one in a year's time...). I'd also particularly like to target Windows 7 - but also be able to make some apps for XP. My question is:

Which technology do you think is best to use for creating my desktop apps and why? Windows Presentation Foundation? Windows Forms? Other? I really don't have a clue, so I'm hoping for a nudge in the right direction! Smile | :)

Cheers.

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd9-Aug-09 22:42

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

9-Aug-09 22:42

There is one thing i will say to you. WPF is the Next Generation.

Pete O'Hanlon9-Aug-09 22:49

9-Aug-09 22:49

Marc Firth wrote:
Which technology do you think is best to use for creating my desktop apps and why? Windows Presentation Foundation? Windows Forms? Other?

That's a tricky question, and not one that's easy to answer. First of all, let's address a misconception - WinForms aren't going to go away anytime soon, so learning them isn't going to be wasted effort. You'll still be able to develop desktop applications in them for a long time to come.

Now, saying that, I'd choose WPF over WinForms for a number of reasons.

1. While WinForms isn't going away, it's not going to be actively improved by MS, so you're stuck with what you get.
2. WPF makes it easier to create data bound applications. Rather than having to write lots of string myValue = txtName.Text; and txtName.Text = dr[dr.GetOrdinal("MyValue")].ToString(); code, you can use two way databinding in WPF to good effect.
3. It's easy to change the look and feel of WPF applications.
4. If you want to move over to Silverlight, it's based on WPF so the transition is a lot easier.
5. Microsoft is actively targetting improving WPF, and is starting to use it in its own applications.
6. The infrastructure underlying WPF is a whole lot more powerful.

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Marc Firth10-Aug-09 1:34

10-Aug-09 1:34

Rated 5 - Good Answer! Thanks.

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
1. While WinForms isn't going away, it's not going to be actively improved by MS

That's quite a big one I think. Whilst I'm sure there are a range of controls, code and tutorials available - I am looking at future expandability. So WPF looks like the way to go. Plus I've strong skills in web design (PHP,HTML,CSS,etc), so what I've seen of XAML is looking quite useful for GUIs and I think it'll be quite familiar.

I think WPF is the way to go for me...

Thanks again. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Pete O'Hanlon10-Aug-09 1:36

10-Aug-09 1:36

Marc Firth wrote:
Plus I've strong skills in web design (PHP,HTML,CSS,etc), so what I've seen of XAML is looking quite useful for GUIs and I think it'll be quite familiar.

That's why I wrote this[^] article. If you're a web developer, WPF is a lot easier to get your head round.

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As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

Marc Firth10-Aug-09 1:47

10-Aug-09 1:47

Good article too. I used the beta/alpha version of MS blend and web and thought they were great. But they were too buggy at the time to keep learning on - maybe I should take your advice and invest.

Nouman Bhatti9-Aug-09 23:16

Nouman Bhatti

9-Aug-09 23:16

I think you should try both atleast for practice level.
than you are in better position to decide your self

harold aptroot10-Aug-09 1:20

harold aptroot

10-Aug-09 1:20

Well, I'd do winforms, because
1) the drag 'n drop editor does not suck
2) existing code will fit it better because everyone is used to it
3) text rendering is not blurry and headache-inducing
4) you're not writing an advert so why does it have to look flashy?

Marc Firth10-Aug-09 1:24

10-Aug-09 1:24

harold aptroot wrote:
1) the drag 'n drop editor does not suck

Do you mean the wysiwyg editor for creating the actual forms?

Pete O'Hanlon10-Aug-09 1:35

10-Aug-09 1:35

He does - the editor isn't brilliant - that's why a lot of people developing in WPF also use Blend. It doesn't bother me though, as I prefer to use the code editor when creating WPF forms pretty. The blurry text issue is a problem in the current version of WPF, but the next version uses a significantly enhanced version of the font renderer, and it's a lot clearer.

I forgot to mention - WPF uses DirectX natively, whereas WinForms uses GDI+ natively. This means that you can do things like 3D in applications that would be hard (if not damn near impossible) to do in WinForms.

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As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

Marc Firth10-Aug-09 1:39

10-Aug-09 1:39

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
I forgot to mention - WPF uses DirectX natively, whereas WinForms uses GDI+ natively. This means that you can do things like 3D in applications that would be hard (if not damn near impossible) to do in WinForms.

That's another reason to use WPF. Although I'm not looking at a 3D app right now - it is something I want to look at in the future. Smile | :)

harold aptroot10-Aug-09 2:02

harold aptroot

10-Aug-09 2:02

You could always host a DirectX viewport in your winforms app, you just need an empty panel for it.
That's the only good place for 3D that I can think of - if you just use it randomly for buttons or something like that it would just look flashy and "like an ad"

Marc Firth10-Aug-09 1:42

10-Aug-09 1:42

Do you have to use XAML for GUI's - or will a WPF form use defaults if no GUI is coded?

Think I've got a good few hours of tutorial hunting ahead of me....

Pete O'Hanlon10-Aug-09 1:57

10-Aug-09 1:57

You can write your GUIs in straightforward C# if you want - there's no rule that says it has to be written in XAML. Reading your question, I suspect what you're asking is do you have to restyle the controls or does WPF apply defaults if you haven't. If this is the case, WPF provides a default look and feel that you can change as much or as little as you like.

Marc Firth wrote:
Think I've got a good few hours of tutorial hunting ahead of me....

OK - you need to buy WPF Unleashed [^]by Adam Nathan and Pro WPF[^] by Matt MacDonald.

On top of that, you can read up on this stuff in articles and blogs by my fellow WPF Disciples like Sacha Barber, Karl Shifflett, Josh Smith and Marlon Grech.

"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.