Is there a .net namespace or similar/simpler way to get text from windows and child classes (controls) other than using a Win32 API messages?I think there is a way to get the handle of the active window in .net without WinAPI. Anyone know what namespace/class does that?
View 1 RepliesI'm running into is some of the namespaces aren't being recognized. After searching the internet it seems I am supposed to have more than just System.Management.Instrumentation available to Import/Reference.However, that is all I can access.I need System. Management. ConnectionOptions and a few others, but don't know how to get these.Do I need to install the WMI SDK, or maybe the WMI Win32 Classes?
View 2 RepliesHow do I use WM_GETTEXT in VB.net to get text from another applications window? (or any other good solution to the task)
View 9 RepliesPrivate Declare Function CascadeWindowsNative Lib "user32" Alias "CascadeWindows" ( _
ByVal hwndParent As Long, _
ByVal wHow As Long, _
ByVal lpRect As Long, _
ByVal cKids As Long, _
ByVal lpkids As Long) As Integer
calling:CascadeWindowsNative(Nothing, &H4, 0, 0, 0)
I was scripting a very basic process manager, with a ListView component, and it was working fine for many days, up until now.Here is the code for getting processes:
Dim Process As New Process()
Dim Count As Integer = 0
ListView1.Items.Clear()[code].....
The line of code where I put "*WIN32 EXCEPTION LINE* keeps running into an error(Win32 Exception was unhandled; Access is denied). Here is the full error description:
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception was unhandled
ErrorCode=-2147467259
Message=Access is denied[code]....
As I said before, this had been working for several days, up until now.
i'm writing an application where error messages are written into a text file.
text file is created using win32API createfile() function.
after that everytime an error occurs the message is written into the text file with writefile() API.
but whenever a new message is written the old text in the file is getting overwritten.
i want to append the new message at the end of the text already in the file.
I am getting the following error when i try to publish my application with the checkbox for ClickOnce Security On. Could not find file 'Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=*, PublicKeyToken=6595b64144ccf1df, ProcessorArchitecture=*, _ Type=win32'. [projectname ]
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i create a class library or use already created class library in my windows service project. I have 1 dll file then how can i use that file in my project.?Logic is my Greatest Asset !
View 1 RepliesIn all the Windows Forms Projects I've been able to share a dataset between the forms without a problem, so I assumed that it would be the same in a Windows Service. The issue I'm having is getting Class B to reference an existing dataset in Class that contains data. "Serv" is the class containing the dataset. When I say "Dim Serv1 as New Serv" and then declare my dataset/datatable references, the debug is showing that the dataset is empty, but I know the dataset contains data because I filled it in another sub procedure and checked that it contains data. How do I share a dataset between classes in a Windows Service?
View 2 RepliesI'm trying to teach myself to use SendMessage to manipulate other windows and have been reading as much as possible on the net to understand how to do this. I've come upon a problem though that I have been unable to find an answer for on the net. Currently I'm attempting to read text from another window. I am under the impression that I use FindWindowEx to dig into a target window's handle and find the controls in the form, although I still haven't been able to do it successfully. I read somewhere that I use Spy++ to find the names of the classes I am searching for with FindWindowEx, and that once I have the handle of the specific control containing the text I use SendMessage to send it a WM_GETTEXT message. The problem I'm having is that for the lParam MSDN says that SendMessage needs a "Buffer", and I'm not sure how to use one of those. I tried using the type Buffer, but that didn't seem to work. Is buffer a euphamism for a certain variable type? I tried using IntPtr as well but the returned IntPtr was always IntPtr.Zero...
So basically my questions are:
1. How exactly can I use FindWindowEx to locate a control's handle? I'm having trouble getting it to work, but I'm probably just not understanding how it functions.
2. What is the variable type for the "buffer" required in lParam of the WM_GETTEXT SendMessage?
I am having this strange thing happen where I have a Module that contains multiple classes in my project. In the Solution Explorer, the module shows up as a Windows Form and if I double click on it to open it, it tries to open the Form Designer. What could be causing VS to think that it is a Windows Form instead of a module?
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How can i change two .text values of two label objects from one class?
I mean right now for me to change the text of two seperate labels i have two create two indavidual classes for each label to rename them.
But is there a way for the class, to change the names of both labels according to the class without having to create a seperate class for each label?[code]...
I have two classes, one nested in the other. [code]Neither "Name" or "ID" are unique between operations and records.I wish to construct a dictionary using LINQ = Dictionary(Of String, Of List(Of Integer), whereby the keys are uniqe examples of Names in my collection and the values are the collective set of distinct IDs that are associated with those names.
View 2 RepliesHow can I structure my classes so that the user interfaces though a single class while the supporting classes are hidden from their view? I think its best understood in an example:
Public Class MyInterface
Public Economic as EconomicClass
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
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So you might ask why am I even separating them? It's strictly for others who will be working with this interface. I need to funnel them though a logical structure:
interface.Economic.MyMethod
interface.Currency.MyMethod
etc
This way everything is already handled for them in the background and they only need to run the method they need. I don't know if I can have it both ways in VB.NET.
Here is some example code of what I mean:
vb
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender as Object, e as systemEventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
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I m trying to raise Click event of Textbox explictly but I m getting "Derived classes cannot raise base classes" error.[code]....
View 1 RepliesYesterday I opened Visual Studio (2008 v 9.0.30729.1) and all the winform classes in my project display with class module icons with the little 'VB', instead of form module icons with the little form icon!
When I double click on a form module, the form designer doesn't open, just the code module.
When I run the project, it runs fine. There are no errors. The project builds fine.
I did Project --> show all files, and I can see the designer and resx files below the form module which doesn't look or act like a form module.
I can't open my forms to design them!
Do you know which website that free download ebooks on API VB.net? I'm a second grad on IT programmer.
View 2 RepliesI am trying to create a small utility that tracks desktop usage in detail, to the level of individual text boxes etc.... in other applications. However, it is proving quite tricky. I thought I had it nailed using the Windows api. The below code is just a snipet of the code but essentially it provides me the handle of the control that the mouse is over. I thought from here, it would be easy to to the same thing but to provide the handle of the control that the cursor was actually clicked on, for example, if someone is filling in a text box in an application, they would not necessarily move the mouse to get to the text box, they may tab to it. Does anyone know if there is a way to get the handle of the control that is in use?
Private Sub Timer1_Tick(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
Dim ptx As Integer = Cursor.Position.X
Dim pty As Integer = Cursor.Position.Y
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Does anyone know of a good 3rd party reference for Win32 API for .Net where VB.Net is the target language Most API references target C as the language of choice. Frankly, I hate C and all C like languages.
View 11 RepliesAlright today im going to make a chat program in C++ and VB.net VB.net will be the server and C++ will be the chat room. Im doing this becuase some people dont have .net and the program fails so im trying this so then everyone can use it. How would i do this? Like C++ sending information to VB.net and printing it out on a textbox
View 2 RepliesWe have a .NET app that needs to examine a folder that may contain COM libraries (DLL and OCX.) When we do encounter a COM library one thing we need to accomplish is to extract the GUID from the COM DLL or OCX.Is there a straightforward way to do this with .NET without using 3rd party libraries?
View 3 RepliesI read in msdn that registrykey class is found in Microsoft.win32 namespace.But when I try to add a reference to my project, I couldn't find Microsoft.win32 in the list.
View 4 RepliesI have installed VB6 and Visual studio 2005. when i am opening the VB6 files getting this error.
Visual Studio Just in time debugger
An unhandled win32 exception occurred in VB6.EXE
Long story short, code that used to work on my 32 bit computer doesn't work on my 64 bit computer. Does 64 bit require something like changing Integers -> IntPtrs?
View 11 RepliesI have a Delphi program that communicates with a vb.net dll that I created. The vb.net dll communicates with a Fluke scope meter via an RS232 connection. I have created a program that communicates correctly via RS232, giving me the anticipated value. Though, when I package this up as a dll and access the dll from my Delphi program I always receive a value of "1", rather than the value I was expecting (most cases a value in and around 240).I know that my delphi program is definitely communicating correctly with the dll and that my dll is definitely communicating with the scope meter
Here is my vb.net code:
Public Interface IFlukeComm
Function GetReading(ByVal Command As String, ByVal PortNum As Integer) As String
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I am trying to extract icons to use them in a listview. I have use similar code in VB6 but in Dot Net I am getting an error, eventhough the icons are loaded. "An unhandled exception of type 'System.ExecutionEngineException' occurred in System.Windows.Forms.dll"
I am not sure what is the correct way making this work in windows forms. Please any help is greatly appreciated. here is the code I am using to load the smallicons imagelist of a listview.
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Drawing
Module ExtractFileIcons
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A DLL file contains some images inside PNG resource type.
I can view the PNG images in softwares like Resource Hacker, Anolis Resourcer & Resource Tuner. Check this screenshot of Anolis Resourcer for more details:
how do I get the PNG image no. 5220 from the DLL file and put it inside a PictureBox? I don't think APIs like LoadImage or LoadBitmap will work.
I have a requirement of changing the cursor from normal arrow to hourglass in my application. I am using the SetSystemCursor Win32 API to do so. But, it does not seem to be behaving correctly. Below is the sample code that I developed to demonstrate the problem -
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Module Module1
Sub Main()
[code]....
I want to retrieve all the files on the local machine to take a look at their attributes.I tried it with io.directory as: [code]From their I need the logics to retrieve the list again and again to get all the directories on the machine, to check later on for their files. [code]The problem is, that I only got file information from my startup path of the application, but I want to retrieve all files on the local machine.
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