[2008] Checking For Existence Of Setting On Form_Load?
Mar 5, 2009
The application I'm writing requires the user to select a certain directory on their hard-drive (a game directory), which is saved to the Settings. If the directory is not selected, my application can't work. So, when the program starts for the first time, the directory setting will not be present, and I want my application to ask the user to select the correct directory before the application starts (the main form is shown). I used the following code in the Form_Load event of my main form:
vb.net
If My.Settings.WolfPath = String.Empty Then
MessageBox.Show("Please select your root 'Wolfenstein - Enemy Territoryetmain' mapping installation.", "Select W:ET Path", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
[code]....
It looks pretty complicated (probably too complicated) but I wanted to make sure that the user cannot continue until a valid directory has been selected. So when the user cancels the folder selection, my application should end. If the user selects an invalid directory (it should end in "etmain") it should display a messagebox and show the folder browser dialog again. It should keep doing this until the correct path has been chosen.The problem occurs when an invalid directory is first chosen. The messagebox does show, but it shows behind all other applications! It took me a minute to figure that out, because I could not find my application anywhere, but Visual Studio still said it was running... After finally finding the messagebox behind everything else, it seems that now everything comes up behind everything else! When I click OK on the messagebox, the new folder browser dialog also shows up in the background, etc, etc. If I then choose a valid directory, the application loads the main form in the background...
I thought at first the problem would be the fact that I am running this code in the Form_Load event. A better place perhaps would be a Sub Main() from which the main form would be loaded explicitly (Application.Run(mainForm)). However, I can only select Forms as the Startup Form. If I disable the "Enable application framework" checkbox I can select the Sub Main() as Startup Object, but all the visual styles are lost...?
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Jan 6, 2010
I am trying to have my program check for the existence of a registry key so I do not get a null reference exception error. The key may or may not exist depending on the computer. How can I check to see if it exists and then change its value if it does exist or skip over it to the next one if it does not exist? (I already know how to change the value part of it) Im just not sure how to check for the existence of it for example would be trying to set the value of a key that does not exist called test below... this obviously would throw a null exception error so how do I check for the existence of the key before executing these instructions and then if it does not exist it skips this and keeps going to the next code ?
Dim testkey As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SystemCurrentControlSetTEST", True)
Dim keyval As Int32
' Set to ON
keyval = 1
testkey.SetValue("ON", keyval)
I also check the status of the registry entry on form load
Dim Test As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SystemCurrentControlSetMYTEST", False)
'Get the reg value.
Dim Testflag As Integer = CInt(Test.GetValue("ON"))
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Jun 2, 2010
is there is any direct method or function in array class that can check if any given byte array is a subarray of other array?or should i loop through the each byte of main array to see if smaller array exists in that or not?
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Jun 16, 2011
I am trying to check where an item in my array list exists in the database.The list would have already been created at an earlier stage.Now that some items may have been removed from the database, I wish to check the list against that database before removing the items, from the list, which are no longer in the database.The following code removes all items from the list rather than just each one which doesnt exist.[code]....
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Oct 29, 2009
I was under the impression that there was not much difference between Sub New() and Form_Load. However, I found one weird bug...Add a combobox and a label to a form, and the following code:
Public Class Form1
Private mstrOutput As String = ""[code].....
The label text shows that the value of ComboBox1.Text changes between Sub New() and Form_Load.Is this meant to happen?
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Mar 4, 2012
I build an application that is designed to work on a screen resolution of at least 1280x1024. So therefore, when my application starts, I would like for it to check the current screen resolution, if the screen resolution is not what I specify, then a message will ask whether the user wants to change it, if he clicks yes, then the screen resolution will be set to 1280x1024 and then it will reset to the original when the application closes. However, if the desired screen resolution is not available, then an error message will pop up.
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Sep 23, 2009
does anyone know why the form load event being completely ignored/bypassed during loading the app? The form loads but none of the code in form_Load sub being executed (yes I tried putting a break inside the sub and it didn't trap)
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Jan 25, 2011
i have a problem: I have a Form_Load-Method which is not doing all the commands in it. It just interrupts and jumps to the "Form_Paint"-Event, eventhough i did not yet paint anything or invalidated any object. The Form_Load-Method is this:
[Code]...
the dashed line indicates the point of termination. the for-loop is simply not done. i tried it with stop points and the last point it stops is the ReDim-part. this can only mean, that the ReDim-Command forces the program to leave the method. but the for loop is never done afterwards. Can you help me? Because i really dont get it.
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Dec 14, 2009
I want to display form1 for 5 seconds on my form_load event, after 5 seconds i want it to close , im not sure how to do it with a timer,
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Aug 3, 2009
I have the following code:
' The yearNode does not exist.
Dim yearNode = From y In App.Data.<year>
Where y.@id = xlParams.Year
[code].....
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Apr 2, 2009
I need to search a Byte array for the existence of another Byte array. The first array is large, about 30,000 bytes and the second varies but is usually between 300 and 500 bytes. I need to know the start position of the second array inside the first. For example if these were the arrays:
Code:
Array 1 Array 2
00
34
00
23 23
00 00
64 64
00 00
41 41
00
45
92
33
I would need to know the start position is 3.
Code:
For x = 0 To UBound(Array1)
If Array1(x) = Array2(0) And Array1(x + 1) = Array2(1) And Array1(x + 2) = Array2(2) Then
' Found it
End If
Next
And loop through finding it by brute force but array 2 will be a different size on each system so doing the above, although I could make it work, isn't practical. I could even do multiple if's like if I find the first byte then find the second, then find the third, and make it a little more bearable but still. Is there a simple way to find a array inside another array?
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Dec 16, 2010
Dim file As System.IO.FileStream Dim YesNo As Integer YesNo = MsgBox("_missions_recomp.gsc Already exists, do you want to overwrite?", vbYesNo, "Confirm Overwrite?")
[Code]...
Here's the scoop. This is a simple file check, where it will write a file so long as it does not exist,however, if the file already exists, I would like to give the user the option to overwrite the file, or not.
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Apr 29, 2011
WHY can I not check for the existence of a file in the c:windowssystem32 directory? The file IS there and this method still returns false.
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Mar 31, 2012
In TSQ IF MyVal IN (1, 2, 3, 4, 14) BEGIN ... END .Is there a way to do this in VB.NET? Is it possible to check for the existence of an integer in a set of integers inline? Such as: If MyVal in (1, 2, 3, 4, 14) Then ... End If
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May 31, 2012
I'm trying to verify if data exists in two different tables in a single transaction. The reason for the single transaction is the database gets hit about 1-3 million times a day so adding anymore than 1 extra transaction would increase that number up to 9 million, and my poor little server needs a break :)
So I need to check if an ID exists in table X and table Y and return the results to my VB.net script so I can handle the outcome Ideally something like this would work
if exists (select id from X where id = @id)
print 'True,' else print 'False,'
if exists (select id from Y where id = @id)
print 'True' else print 'False'
Which gives me "True, True" if exists in both or "True, False" etc etc... But that only displays in SQL print and not actually returning it as an object/string or array values that I can use.
I'm open to any sort of solution of this nature that can give me two results from a single transaction and how to handle that response in vb.
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Jun 7, 2012
I am using PostgreSQL database with VB.net through ODBC what goes OK. Sample code:
[Code]...
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Apr 2, 2010
I'd like to use the webrequest webresponse method to test for the existence of a file.If the first file is there, then I want to test for the existance of the same filename with -1.htm appended to it. If that filename exists, then test for filname-2.htm This continues until the filename being tested comes back 404 error. At which point, the program does NOT blow up, but the do until loop stops and the code continues. I have to search for a link on each one of the pages found once I have determined how many pages there are.How do I test for a file and not have it blow up? It has to loop and it goes through at least once. this is code I wrote. Right now the page just keeps going and going. IE's little logo on the page tab keep going around in a circle like it's in an endless loop.
Dim fr As System.Net.HttpWebRequest
Dim A As Integer = 1
Dim Count As Integer = 0
[code]....
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Jul 21, 2011
I have been playing around with VB for a while now, but still need to consolidate some thoughts. I was wondering if anyone could answer this..... Whats the difference between say Form1_Load and Public Sub New() on form startup? The reason i ask is i normally add calling subs to the form load process, but can you add any startup calls to the Public Sub New(), and if so, what is the advantage?
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Jul 20, 2011
I'm practicing for defining classes and I'm doing it in windows app. After having a class and its properties, i don't how to access it in form_Load. I want to display data that I've in New , the constructor. I want to display it using messagebox. Please tell me how would I do it?
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May 24, 2010
I made alternate way to read and write..but im stucked on loading .ini, This is how is reading done:
public void Form3_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
{
IniFile ini = new IniFile(".\\language.ini");
ini.IniWriteValue("Language", "Lang", name.Text);
[CODE]...
How to write this code exacly.
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Dec 30, 2008
VB2008: use a BindingSource on numerous textbox fields. The form loads ok and all of the binding is working fine. My problem is that I need to set certain form defaults based on the incoming data prior to showing the form. I cannot find a form event that fires after the data is bound, yet before it is displayed. I tried Form_Activated and several more. The bound fields are still showing zero-length strings. This wasn't a problem in VB6. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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May 1, 2010
I am trying to write a graphing program that will draw on/in a picturebox during the form_load event. It works if I connect the code to a button event and click the button but the exact same code in the form_load event seems to do nothing. I've tried calling cmdDraw.PerformClick() and cmdDraw_Click() and although the Draw button works when I physically click the button with the mouse, nothing seems to happen when these functions are called during the form_load.
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Oct 28, 2010
I have a form that I call from another form. Whenever I call it using form.showdialog() or form.show() the form appears, but it never executes the code that is in the form_load sub.
What's the deal? I call other forms in the same manner and they all load and execute the load code without issue.
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Feb 15, 2010
Create a Visual Basic project with a Form that displays a seating chart for a small theater. Assume that the theatre has 25 rows and each row has 10 seats. The following image shows the completed main Form for the solution.
Write statements in the Form Load event to instantiate an object from the splash screen form and then display it as a modal window. Write the statements so that when the main Form loads (after displaying the splash screen) it will dynamically create the 2-dimensional array of CheckBoxes on the Form. The CheckBoxes should be created inside a scrollable Panel control instance. Above the scrollable Panel control instance display the column numbers (1 to 10).
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Jun 19, 2010
I have a piece of code like...
If FRM_LOADED(lngID)
Then
FRM_X(lngID).WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal
[Code]......
and in VS 2008 the form (FRM_X ) loaded and invoked the Load method. After upgrading to VS 2010 the same code executes and displays the form but the Load method isn;t executed.
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Mar 1, 2010
how can i select full and first row of datagridview in vb.net on form_Load
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Aug 4, 2010
Is there any better performance by checking for a true value like this:
[CODE]..............
Than like this:
[CODE]..............
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Oct 19, 2011
Visual Studio 2010 (vb.net window form application)
Access 2010 database
Form1 holds a datagridview bound to bindingSource
I pass this binding source (current selected row) to edit form edit form contains 2 tabs On form_Load of edit form:
Private Sub frmEditCust_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
'TODO: This line of code loads data into the 'AutoBillDataSet.Customer' table. You can move, or remove it, as needed.
[Code].....
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Jul 9, 2009
I have a problem concerning the Form_Loading event: When I want to load a new Form (ImageDisplay) the ImageDisplay_Load Event is not executed first.
Instead it runs through the global variables definitions and then executes a Private Sub called numericupdown1_changed.
The numericupdown1 field is part of the form I want to load and has not been touched.
That is my calling sequence:
Private Sub Dispalydata_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Dispalydata.Click
Dim myDisplay As New ImageDisplay
[Code]...
The strange thing is that for other forms in my code it works well and starts with the form_load function.
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Mar 10, 2011
this code was just working! but for some reason it stopped to work now. when i run this project the following code is supposed to execute but it does
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim xmldoc As New System.Xml.XmlDocument()
[code]....
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