Re: MDI application - C# Discussion Boards

mikasa11-Nov-02 7:52

11-Nov-02 7:52

I had to do this in VB.NET. What I did was I didn't "HardCode" the "Dialog Result Codes" into my Command Buttons. When the User clicked the "Login" Button of my Form, I would Validate the Login info, if it was Correct, I would just Type "Return DialogResult.OK", otherwise I would not return anything.

A simple function pointer question...

Dave Kerr9-Nov-02 1:40

Dave Kerr

9-Nov-02 1:40

Hi I'm havinh real trouble using this one OpenGL function I'm trying to import into my app. The C function is declared as this:-

void gluTessCallback(GLUtesselator* obj, GLenum type, void(*fn)());

I know that GLUtesselator* is basically just an IntPtr, as I've imported other functions with it in, and they've worked fine. Similarly, GLenum is just a UInt. But what do I do with the void function pointer?
I have declared delegates for all of the possible function types it could be, (depending on the 'type' variable), but I don't know where to go from there.

MSDN only has info for function pointers that are always a set type, but with this function, the pointer can be to a number of different types of function.

Please help me out here!

Thanks in advance
Dave

Dave Kerr
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Re: A simple function pointer question...

beetung9-Nov-02 2:13

beetung

9-Nov-02 2:13

Dave Kerr wrote:
declared as this:-

void gluTessCallback(GLUtesselator* obj, GLenum type, void(*fn)());

....
I don't know where to go from there.

Is C# really that much different from C++??

//declaring three variables
GLUtesselator* gPtr =...;
        GLenum gType =...;
        void(* gFuncPtr  )(void);
        gFuncPtr = ...;

// call the function
gluTessCallback(gPtr, gType, gFuncPtr);

wont compile under C#??

Re: A simple function pointer question...

Stephane Rodriguez.9-Nov-02 3:50

Stephane Rodriguez.

9-Nov-02 3:50

Did you give a look at this[^] ?

To ease the marshaller's job, you may also add this attribute : [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.FunctionPtr)]

Back to real work : D-21.

MDI application

Le centriste8-Nov-02 18:43

Le centriste

8-Nov-02 18:43

is it possible to build an MDI application in C#, especially using VS.NET?

Michel

It is a lovely language, but it takes a very long time to say anything in it, because we do not say anything in it, unless it is worth taking a very long time to say, and to listen to.

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Re: MDI application

Stephane Rodriguez.8-Nov-02 20:37

Stephane Rodriguez.

8-Nov-02 20:37

You've got a MDI sample written in C# in your .NET framework samples : SDK\Samples\Quickstart\Winforms\samples\mdi.

Back to real work : D-21.

Re: MDI application

Le centriste9-Nov-02 8:33

Le centriste

9-Nov-02 8:33

Tx. but I found this in MSDN

ms-help://MS.VSCC/MS.MSDNVS/vbcon/html/vbconMDIApplications.htm[^]

NOTE: You must have MSDN installed to follow this link. If not:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbconmdiapplications.asp[^]

Michel

It is a lovely language, but it takes a very long time to say anything in it, because we do not say anything in it, unless it is worth taking a very long time to say, and to listen to.

- TreeBeard

Re: MDI application

Eric Gunnerson (msft)11-Nov-02 8:44

Eric Gunnerson (msft)

11-Nov-02 8:44

If you go to http://www.csharp.net, in the 'Code' section there's a library that I think does this. IIRC, it's called Genghis.

FileSize

kavehdr8-Nov-02 13:08

kavehdr

8-Nov-02 13:08

Hi, Does anyone know here how to make a file with C# that has a wrong size. Say 10TB, but a single file that actually only takes a few bytes on the drive?

Thanks

K.D.

Re: FileSize

ian mariano8-Nov-02 21:03

ian mariano

8-Nov-02 21:03

You can see if a file or directory is a Sparse File[^] in c# by examining the file attributes.

Using win32 and unmanaged code, you'd mark a file / dir as sparse using DeviceIoControl passing in FSCTL_SET_SPARSE as the i/o control mode, that is, after you've confirmed the file system supports sparse files. FSCTL_SET_SPARSE[^].

There doesn't appear to be a managed version.

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C# determinism

AaronStibich8-Nov-02 13:03

AaronStibich

8-Nov-02 13:03

I have been reading alot about C# determinism, and most of the literature addresses destructors. I understand that the garbage collection is now responsible for calling the class destructor, and the GC is undeterministic. I have read recommendations to implement IDispose and have the client call Dispose(), but what about client server architectures. If I have one C# server connected to multiple clients, which client calls Dispose()? Isn't this why reference counting was invented?

My biggest concern is whether or not my C# server will contain a message pump - someone alluded earlier that it will. Anyone who has created a COM STA server will know that message pumps make your code slow and VERY undeterministic. How to you create a message pump free C# server (something equivilent to a MTA server in COM)?

Thanks,

Aaron

Aaarrrgggghhh what have I done???

LongRange.Shooter8-Nov-02 10:24

LongRange.Shooter

8-Nov-02 10:24

I created a Windows Application project in C#.
I created a number of forms that are inherited forms.

If I keep the original form in the project, I can only set that form as the Startup object, and it goes without saying that if I remove it, I cannot set anything to the Startup object. (compile says myNamespace.formname does not exist if I manually enter the inherited form name)

Why can't I set an inherited form as a Startup object and how do I get around this???? Even if I add a normal form (not inherited) after my inherited forms it does not allow me to set even that normal form now. In fact, I get no dropdown box in the StartObject property of the project!!!!!

Confused | :confused:

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Re: Aaarrrgggghhh what have I done???

LongRange.Shooter8-Nov-02 10:41

LongRange.Shooter

8-Nov-02 10:41

Never mind. I found my problem....I have to add the following section to my code manually:

<br />
		[STAThread]<br />
		static void Main() <br />
		{<br />
			Application.Run(new myForm());<br />
		}<br />

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Hashtable

afronaut8-Nov-02 7:57

afronaut

8-Nov-02 7:57

In a C# hash is it possible to get an item by its key and to get a key by a value? Something like this:

myhash.Add("David","C#")
myhash.Add("Chris","Perl")

?myhash.Items("David") -- should be C#
?myhash.Keys("Perl") -- should be Chris

What is the correct syntax?

sigh, the things you do for date/times.

*->>Always working on my game, teach me
*->>something new.
cout << "dav1d\n";

Re: Hashtable

perlmunger8-Nov-02 8:19

perlmunger

8-Nov-02 8:19

Add a key value pair:

myhas["David"] = "C#";

Get a key by it's value:

string item1 = myhash["David"]

Iterate through all items:

foreach( string key in myhash.Keys )
{
  // 1st iteration key holds "David"
  string item1 = myhash[key];
  // item1 now holds "C#"
}

Determine if hashtable contains a particular key:

if( myhash.Contains("David") )
{
  // do something
}

Determine if hashtable contains a particular value:

if( myhash.ContainsValue("C#") )
{
  // do something
}

In general you won't want to look up a key by it's value since keys are (usually) unique, but values aren't. Does this help?

-Matt

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The 3 great virtues of a programmer:
Laziness, Impatience, and Hubris.
--Larry Wall

Re: Hashtable

afronaut8-Nov-02 9:51

afronaut

8-Nov-02 9:51

Thanks Matt -

I needed to have a hashtable of months of the year:
"January","1"
"February","2"
...
and be able to get a month based on a numeric index OR an index based on a month string.
I thought it would be easy with a Hashtable but you're right - it doesn't support lookups by value assuming you could have multiple 'values' with different keys. But there are a lot of cases like this where I know there is a one to one mapping of name/value pairs. Items that are always used in association and are unique.

I used a simple array and wrote a finder method that looked like this:

<br />
string[] months = {"Jan","Feb","Mar",...}<br />
<br />
		private int GetMonthIndex(string mo){<br />
			for(int i=0;i<mos.Length;i++){<br />
				if(mos[i]==mo)return i+1;<br />
			}<br />
			return -1; // <-- if it doesn't pan out...<br />
		}<br />

Incidentally I asked my perl jedi master and he must have been laughing when he wrote this:

<br />
$hash{'David'} = 'C#';<br />
$hash{'Chris'} = 'Perl';<br />
@keys = grep { $hash{$_} eq 'Perl' } keys %hash;  #perl is s1ck<br />

In the end, while I didn't change my use of a simple array and a brutally slow sequential search, I wrote this for future reference:

<br />
		public static string GrepHashForKey(Hashtable ha, string search){<br />
			foreach(object o in ha.Keys){<br />
				if(ha[o].ToString().Equals(search))<br />
					return o.ToString();<br />
			}<br />
			return "";<br />
		}<br />

*->>Always working on my game, teach me
*->>something new.
cout << "dav1d\n";

Re: Hashtable

perlmunger8-Nov-02 10:22

perlmunger

8-Nov-02 10:22

Just use an ArrayList. Just make sure you add the months to the ArrayList in the right order. Like this:

ArrayList months = new ArrayList();
months.Add("January");
months.Add("February");
// .... etc

int monthNum = months.IndexOf("January") + 1; 
// +1 to account for the zero-based index.

string monthName = months[monthNum - 1];
// -1 to account for the zero-based index.

That should do it eh?

-Matt

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The 3 great virtues of a programmer:
Laziness, Impatience, and Hubris.
--Larry Wall

Re: Hashtable

afronaut8-Nov-02 10:52

afronaut

8-Nov-02 10:52

A two liner for my woes! Humbling but good to know -

Thanks Matt.

*->>Always working on my game, teach me
*->>something new.
cout << "dav1d\n";

Re: Hashtable

leppie8-Nov-02 13:48

leppie

8-Nov-02 13:48

afronaut wrote:
I needed to have a hashtable of months of the year:
"January","1"
"February","2"
...
and be able to get a month based on a numeric index OR an index based on a month string.

static string PrintMonth(int i)
{
   return new DateTime(0).AddMonths(i).ToString("MMMM");
}

static int PrintMonthNr(string month)
{
   for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++) 
   {
      if (PrintMonth(i) == month) return i;
   }
   return -1;//some impossiblerroroccured
}

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Re: Hashtable

John Fisher8-Nov-02 12:05

John Fisher

8-Nov-02 12:05

One option (in addition to those you already found) would be TWO hash dictionaries. You could create a class that holds both the key name and value, then have both hashes store the same object, one using the key name as the key and the other using the value as the key.

Additionally, you could create a class that wraps this sort of behaviour, giving you exactly the syntax you wanted.

John

Can someone verify these assumptions on dialog boxes?

LongRange.Shooter8-Nov-02 7:35

LongRange.Shooter

8-Nov-02 7:35

It appears that the old VB6 approach of a messageBox function that displayed info, possibly got info, and passed back the info or the button selection does not exist in the Framework.

To do a modal dialogBox I need to create my own form and set the AccessibleRole = Dialog.

For my buttons, I set DialogResult to the value I want to return.

So I guess that I would follow the following steps to create a Verify (yes, no) dialog box:

Create a form named Verify.
Set the AccessibleRole to Dialog.
Define my screen (example: Do you want to do this?) with two buttons, Yes, No. Define DialogResult as No for the No button and Yes for the Yes button.

In my main program, I code:

VerifyDialog myDialog = new VerifyDialog;<br />
if (myDialog.ShowDialog(this) == DialogResult.Yes)<br />
{<br />
    go ahead and do this.<br />
}

Am I on the money or about to toss a handgrenade?

Thanks for help.

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I have a habit of losing my shirt...}

Re: Can someone verify these assumptions on dialog boxes?

Daaron8-Nov-02 7:44

Daaron

8-Nov-02 7:44

try this instead Suspicious | :suss:

:

VerifyDialog myDialog = new VerifyDialog;
if (myDialog.Show()==DialogResult.Yes)
{
go ahead and do this.
}

Cheers,
Daaron

Re: Can someone verify these assumptions on dialog boxes?

LongRange.Shooter8-Nov-02 7:48

LongRange.Shooter

8-Nov-02 7:48

You were responding as I was updating my post as I was also doing the coding as I was following the message board. Is that multi-tasking or what??? Cool | :cool:

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Re: Can someone verify these assumptions on dialog boxes?

Richard Deeming8-Nov-02 7:53

Richard Deeming

8-Nov-02 7:53

Create a new form.
Set the FormBorderStyle to FixedDialog.
Add your controls.
Set the AcceptButton property of the form to the default button, and the CancelButton property to the button you want to "click" when you press the "Escape" key.
For each button, set the DialogResult property to the relevant value (DialogResult.Yes, DialogResult.No, etc.)

Use the following:

VerifyDialog myDialog = new VerifyDialog();
DialogResult ret = myDialog.ShowDialog();
if (ret == DialogResult.Yes)
{
    // Do it!
}

The AccessibleRole property is a red herring - it's related to Accessibility for disabled users.

Re: Can someone verify these assumptions on dialog boxes?

James T. Johnson8-Nov-02 8:07

James T. Johnson

8-Nov-02 8:07

If you are just asking for confirmation you can use the MessageBox class to display a message box (MsgBox in VB6).

If you need the user to input something (something beyond clicking a button) then you'll have to use the approach you have now.

[edit]
Sample code would probably help you Smile | :)

MessageBox.Show("Are you sure you want to do this?", 
    "Are you sure?", 
    MessageBoxButtons.YesNo
);

The Show method returns a DialogResult like you are already using.
[/edit]

James

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