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I would assume that the c# DLL can get access to the user.applicationdata folder so you should be able to store the number in there. Add enough 0 so you can not reasonably run out. Not sure an xl add in has that access though.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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im currently working on a C# project which needs to program out a font dialog box.
i have searched the net but mostly of them are those kind which have to click on a button before the font dialog box pops out.But i want the font dialog box to be on my form.When i debug, i see the font dialog box and i can display my selected font on a sample box there.
Hope that someone can understand and help me.
Thanks in advance.
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Dude for that you need to make your own . . .
You need to make buttons and generate events, etc etc. .
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i have created the form design and i have already got the fonts from the system.
The problem is that i dun noe how to combine the different values of font,style,script and size together and get them displayed on the sample display.
Do you have any suggestions?
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You can put together a Font object based on the control selections, and set a Label's Font property accordingly
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what about the size and script type of the font? Do i need to include another statement before displaying on the sample display? or i can include them together with the font and style type?
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They are included in the font style. So are bold, underline, italic, strikethrough and some other effects which I can't remember
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Exactly what ComputaFreak Said...
You need to take a Font Object. .
Font fnt = new Font();
fnt.FontSize = 12;
fnt.Bold = true;
Anything you have in font dialog option...
And just pass the font property of textbox to the derived font.
Txtbox1.Font = fnt;
thats it. .
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in this way, is the font size and style fixed? can the user choose from a list of values?
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Of course...
But you may need to design the list box.. and combos and everything. .
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okay.I will try out this method.If I still cant get it I will ask u again.
Thanx alot jaypatel512 and Computafreak!
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Sorry. I still havent gotten my thingy yet. Looks like I have to trouble you all again.
That time you said by creating a font object, I can display the values in a sample display.
I have searched the net regarding font object but there is no detailed explanation on it.
Can you show me an example so that I can understand better?
sorry for the inconvenience caused.
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There is nothing in Font object...
First you create a Form..
Place 3 buttons. and one Rich Text Box.
now name three buttons as bold, underline, and italic.
Give some text to richtextbox. e.g.Sample Line.
Take a Font object at the topmost part of the class.
e.g. Font fnt = new Font();
Now on buttons click events... e.g. buttonbold click event write this.
fnt.Bold = !fnt.Bold; //This will invert the bold .
txtsample.Font = fnt; //This will change the text according to the font you have changed.
And see the difference in Textbox..
If this works , just make other button events as you like. .
Go step by step...
You may get it. .
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I have just tried out the method that you suggested. But there's an error in the program.
I think I know what goes wrong and I am now figuring out the way to correct it. Thank for your suggestion. I will try to understand it and get back to you again if I still got problems.
Grateful for your help!
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My pleasure dude. .
You can share the error you got. .
Might be helped by someone else. .
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hmm..okay..
one of the error said that System.Drawing.Font cannot be assigned. It is read-only. In this case, how do I assign my combo box value to get the displayed font?
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Just keep a button and a label or richtextbox in one form. And place these two lines of code on button press event.
this.fontDialog1.ShowDialog();
this.label1.Font = this.fontDialog1.Font;
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hmm..do you have any idea on how to add buttons into the default font dialog interface?
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really thanks alot for ur help again!!
I have gotten one part of it..I went to the website that u have gave me..but this time round I have to display a button 'advanced' to provide more options to the user..I have searched a while but so far I have nothing..
do you have any idea on how I can do it?
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I also read that article,....
It was getting much harder than what I expected...
But Ya , when I was searching for something what I can understand (Really , I ws not able to understand much of that given in MSDN). I came accross a very good article being posted on this site...
It was on custom color dialog box.. where he inserts a slider button which changes the alpha value of the color.. And I found it much interesting and usefull...
And according to your requirement, you need something added to default, if one can add a slider you can also get some very good things from it...
but ya you might need to do some Research and just go for try and error in font dialog...
The link is :
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/graphics/Custom_Color_Dialog_Box.aspx[^]
Hope it helps you. . .
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hmm..okay..I will look through the article you have provided and try it out..maybe it just works..
thanx for your help all this while!
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Hi all,
Is it at all posible to make use of the value of a textbox within the report(.rdlc file)?
If I can give an example:
Lets say you want to get hold of the value that is stored in textbox10 within the report and make use of it in a calculation (Expression window).
How can I get hold of the value that is stored within the report textbox?
Many thanks in advance
Kind regards,
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