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13-Apr-04 2:55

I'm not sure I understand your original problem, since I thought you were asking about how to read ID3 tags from supported file types like MP3s.

If all you need to do is create arrays of information, either use an ArrayList (which internally re-dimensions arrays when they grow beyond the Capacity), or use a Hashtable for a dictionary-based (i.e., name/value pairs) "collection" so you can refer to things by name.

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"open with"...

sammyh12-Apr-04 3:19

12-Apr-04 3:19

Could someone please point me to some info on the how to make my app open a file when it is double clicked in explorer.

Thank you,
Sam

Heath Stewart12-Apr-04 3:51

12-Apr-04 3:51

Then why is your subject entitled "Open with..."? This is what happens when you DON'T have an association.

File associations are easy. See Creating a File Association[^] in the Platform SDK.

This can easily be incorporated into an installer, too. See previous posts in this forum (click "Search comments") for information about how to do this correctly with a Windows Installer package.

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SJ_Phoenix12-Apr-04 4:18

SJ_Phoenix

12-Apr-04 4:18

thanks...I needed that too Smile | :)

sammyh12-Apr-04 4:55

12-Apr-04 4:55

Sweet, that shows how to link an extension to the application, set the icon for the extension, and extend the shell, but...

How do I handle the link in my app? Do I need to test for a registry entry, is the program called with arguments, do I override function? I can't find anything on this subject.

Thanks again for the help.

-Sam

//you know you've been coding for too long when you hit Ctrl-Shift-B instead of submit

Heath Stewart12-Apr-04 5:28

12-Apr-04 5:28

When you double-click on the file, Windows Explorer executes your application and passes the path to the file as the first argument. So lets say you have a FilePath property on your main application form, and/or a constructor which takes the path of the file. You could do something like this:

public class MainForm : Form
{
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    MainForm form = null;
    if (args.Length > 0)
      form = new MainForm(args[0]);
    else
      form = new MainForm();
    Application.Run(form);
  }
  public MainForm() : this(null)
  {
  }
  public MainForm(string filePath)
  {
    this.filePath = filePath;
  }
  private string filePath;
  public string FilePath
  {
    get { return this.filePath; }
    set { this.filePath = value; }
  }
}

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sammyh12-Apr-04 5:42

can i create a 256 colors bitmap instance directly?

12-Apr-04 5:42

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks

fu012-Apr-04 2:48

fu0

12-Apr-04 2:48

the sample says:
Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap();

my questions is : can i create a bmp instance with 256 color depth ?
can i use the system 256 color table ( if it exists )directly ?

i do not want to get a 24 bits bmp and then transfer it into 256 color one.
i want to get a 256 color bmp directly. but HOW ?

and How to display the 256 color bmp after its creation ?

Re: can i create a 256 colors bitmap instance directly?

Mazdak12-Apr-04 3:15

Mazdak

12-Apr-04 3:15

I think you have to set Image.PixelFormat property, but I'm not sure. One of Bitmap enumeration get this parameter.

fu0 wrote:
How to display the 256 color bmp after its creation ?

What do you mean by display?

Mazy

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Re: can i create a 256 colors bitmap instance directly?

fu014-Apr-04 1:47

fu0

14-Apr-04 1:47

my meaning is How to draw this 256 color bitmap on a form.
can i use this codes?
Graphics c = this.CreateGraphics();
c.DrawImage(256bmp,xCoordinary,yCoordinary);

can the Graphic instance draw the 256 color bitmap use the code above ?

Re: can i create a 256 colors bitmap instance directly?

Heath Stewart12-Apr-04 3:57

Calling a class exported by a custom DLL in C#

12-Apr-04 3:57

Instantiate your Bitmap using the Bitmap(int, int, PixelFormat) overload like so:

Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(32, 32, PixelFormat.Format8bppIndexed);

To load a specific palette, you'll need to load it from serialized data. One easy way would be to create a 256-color bitmap in mspaint.exe or something then save it. Open that with a simple program to get the Image.Palette and serialize that to some form you can work with (runtime serialization would probably work). Just deserialize that into a ColorPalette and set that as your Bitmap.Palette (inheritted from the Image) class.

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Vini Deep12-Apr-04 2:23

Vini Deep

12-Apr-04 2:23

Hi,

I have a custom dll in C++ which exports a class with certain member functions. I want to call the methods from a c# application. I am able to call the member functions seperately using the DllImports[....]. Is it possible to instantiate an object of the exported class from the C# tester application? Kindly help. Is there any link which would give me this detail.

Is the source code of the DLL necessary for this.

Thanks,
Regards,

Vini

Re: Calling a class exported by a custom DLL in C#

sammyh12-Apr-04 3:14

Re: Calling a class exported by a custom DLL in C#

12-Apr-04 3:14

If it where me, I would create a wrapper in Managed C++, then call that from c#. That way you could totally avoid DllImports. DllImports is fine and dandy for most functions, especially win32, but once you hit a function with some off the wall data structure it turns into a pain real quick.

-Sam

Heath Stewart12-Apr-04 4:01

How to share application in C#?

12-Apr-04 4:01

You can do this using a class factory and the CallingConvention.ThisCall calling-convention. See the CallingConvention enumeration[^] documentation for a little information about the various calling conventions and how they're used, and a previous post of mine about how to use it: http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=771919&forumid=1649&XtraIDs=1649&searchkw=ThisCall&sd=11%2F15%2F1999&ed=4%2F12%2F2004#xx771919xx[^].

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marmotchen12-Apr-04 1:26

marmotchen

12-Apr-04 1:26

now, i have a problem in programed a network application. Have anyone can help me? The problem is that I need to open a powerpoint file in my program and send it to everyone in my network. Someone talk me that you can't embedded a powerpoint file in your program. Is it right? So, I think it may have another way like open an powerpoint than share the powerpoint to everyone in my network. But I don't how to share an application in C#. Please tell me. Thanks a lot...

Re: How to share application in C#?

Mazdak12-Apr-04 1:46

Mazdak

12-Apr-04 1:46

http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/pinvokeaddshare.asp[^]

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Re: How to share application in C#?

Heath Stewart12-Apr-04 4:06

VISIO SDK OfficePlanSample

12-Apr-04 4:06

PowerPoint is an application required to view PowerPoint presentations. Even if you embed it in a .NET application (written in C# or whatever other mangaged language), PowerPoint is still required to be installed on the client's machine. The installation source can be located on a network share, but it still needs to be installed on the client machine.

And, yes, actually you can embed the PowerPoint Viewer in a .NET application, but that too would need to be installed on the client's machine. This is how COM works (basically).

If you don't have PowerPoint available to all your clients on a network, you can download and install on each of their machines the PowerPoint 2003 Viewer[^], which can display PowerPoint slides from version '97 and newer (up till at least 2003).

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Anonymous12-Apr-04 0:56

12-Apr-04 0:56

Hi all,

I am trying to build OfficePlanSample (a VISIO SDK sample found at:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Visio11\SDK\Samples\Office Plan\CSharp. )

I get the error:
Microsoft.Interop.Visio.Application does not contain a definition for 'Name'

???
I have added all needed references as far as I know.

Heath Stewart12-Apr-04 4:29

12-Apr-04 4:29

I already answered this one, presumably from you (get an account already). See http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=787915&forumid=1649&Page=1&userid=46969&mode=all#xx787915xx[^].

If you are the same person, you need to create the ActiveX interop assembly by customizing your toolbox (right click, select "Customize...") and selecting the COM control from the COM tab. Drag that into your project.

The Office 2003 PIAs for VS.NET 2003 are for the various object models, not the ActiveX controls. The ActiveX control wrappers (which inherit from System.Windows.Forms.AxHost) will be created when you drop a COM control on your form or other container control.

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Anonymous18-Apr-04 22:16

18-Apr-04 22:16

Ok, I did that.
Is that suppose to fix it so it compiles?

I do have the control on the toolbox.
It doesn't compile!
Sorry if this is a newbie question, but I still can't make it compile....

Heath Stewart19-Apr-04 2:26

19-Apr-04 2:26

The problem is that you need to use the Office PIAs (Primary Interop Assemblies) and DO NOT generate these yourself. If you need to import an ActiveX control, once you get the right COM control on your toolbox, drag it to a form or other container control in your project. This will create a different kind of interop assembly - the only kind you should generate.

If it doesn't compile, you should provide more information about the exact error. There's an infinite number of reasons why something might not compile.

Also, please register for an account. It's quick and it's free and there's many people who go by the name "Anonymous" so it's difficult to know if I'm talking to the same person all the time.

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Anonymous19-Apr-04 21:28

19-Apr-04 21:28

thank you very much.
I have fixed it tho', and it was the version of office and visio I had on my laptop! I had Office 2002. Just by installing Office 2003 and Visio 2003 the compilation is perfect, with no changes on my part.

Thank anyway.
I hope this information is useful to other people.

Anonymous20-Apr-04 3:22

20-Apr-04 3:22

I have Microsoft Visio 11.0 Drawing Control in my toolbox, but how do I get Visio controls there????
I mean, the elements to draw a UML graph, for example....

Heath Stewart20-Apr-04 3:30