I've added a sub main to my project, but no matter where i put it, it never runs.
I've tried in the main form with : Shared Sub Main() with and without the shared word
In a module and in a class. In vb.net 2003 it worked, so that must be some configuration Even with a test like this
Sub Main()
console.writeline("Test")
End Sub
Well basically I have something being done in a new thread and I would like to start a sub not in the same thread, but in the main thread. How do I do that?
View 3 RepliesI have created an application that will run several other Engineering applications from within it.
I have my main form which will have a button on it for each application that has to be run. All the other projects are complete and have their respective '.EXE' files, which I have added to the main project.
I have coded one of the buttons to start an application, this is as follows;
Private Sub btnCoordsCalc_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnCoordsCalc.Click
Process.Start(My.Computer.FileSystem.CurrentDirectory & "Hole_Coordinates_Calculator.exe")
End Sub
This method works OK and does start the application. So my question is; Is this the correct way to do it, or should I import the whole project into my main project?
My app works fine on the development machine and 3 other machines. However, some machines just show the main login box and then fail to show the main screen. There is no error message. I installed VS 2008 express on on of such machines and when i compile the project, the following errors appear:
Type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Application' is not defined.
Type 'dao.DBEngine' is not defined.
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It's easy to do so in objective c but I do not know how to do so in vb.net update:I know about control.invoke. But control.invoke requires a control that may change from program to program. What would be the easier way?So yes program is winform. However I need a solution that does not depend on any specific control. If that's the case actually I do not need things to be run on main thread do I?
View 2 RepliesI was a vb6 user, done a few projects only with forums Now i am moving to vb.net(vb2010) and i have some trouble.Lets say we have a form(form1), a module(mod1) and a textbox on the form1.
i want to start a Sub (DoWork) in the module but in a new thread.
Dim Thread1 As System.Threading.Thread
Thread1 = New Threading.Thread(AddressOf mod1.DoWork)
Thread1.Start()
The DoWork sub does some stuff and when it's finished i want to change the text of a textbox1 in the main form and start another sub (DoWork2) on the main form under the main thread not the one DoWork is running under.
Plese do not refer me to another post that mighe give me a part answer, try to explain to me what i have to do and why.
I am starting to learn visual basic. So far, it is quite simple and easy to use. I am liking it!Anyway, I want to make applications a little bit more complex.How do I open a new window (form)? Maybe I click a button on my main form and another form pops up.How do I"deactivate" the main form while the new form is running? (if I try to click the main form, an error sound plays)So my second form has a text field and a "OK" button. If I click it, the second form closes activating the main form again. I want to "pass" the text in the text field from the second form to the first one. How do I do that?
how solutions to the sub main that is in VB6. because there is no facility in VB.NET?
View 6 RepliesWe know that the DLL function can be called from our mainprogram and return value. I would like to know, when we run DLL function, can we call a sub in our mainprogram (from DLL function) and return a value to DLL fucntion.
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View 4 RepliesHwnd = WindowFromPoint(Cursor.Position) I can get the Hwnd of every control of an external window is under the cursor. Question: I need only and always the MAIN WINDOW hwnd, everywhere should be the cursor. what API I need?
View 3 RepliesSo this C4F P2P Toolkit allows for creating chat rooms, file sharing and media players etc, however I cannot find a way to edit the main look of each control. They look hideous and I must make it look a little more modern. How to change the style of the containers.
View 2 RepliesI am having trouble with my bookmarks on my web browser. On my bookmark form theres a listbox, when I save a webpage to the listbox I want to be able to select the url click a button (Load Bookmark) so that it loads in my main webbrowser (textbox1).
View 10 RepliesI have a combobox on my main form and it lists geographical locations that the user creates. How do I make the combo-boxes on the sub forms match the one on the main form?
View 1 RepliesAs of the moment I have 24 buttons that are keys to a piano.24 of the button codes have a call method that calls the note to be played.24 of the private subs that are called have an .wav audio playback command within them. I was hoping I could move the .wav private subs into a separate class, and just call them from my main form, therefore cleaning up the lines of code I have at the moment. [code]That example only counts for one Button "The Key of C", and the audio file that is called with it. Multiply that by 24 and you get a big mess of repetitive junk.Can I move the audio subs into a class and call them from my main form?
View 16 RepliesI'm just wondering, how do i make a class link into my main code, it is in the same project so no need to reference it
Ive set up the the class and typed
code:
But they aren't linking/ working.
In VB6 I always wrote my apps using Sub Main as the starting point. I see in .NET I'm able to wrap it in a shared class (see [URL] for example). However, the downside is that I can't declare any class-level variables, because of course the class is never instantiated. Being shared, it limits what the code can do. So, any benefit to use a shared class and shared sub main which I'm missing here.
Otherwise it seems using a module (as in VB6) provides a lot more flexibility. Of course, I should also ask if "Application Framework" is really the way to go for real-world apps, or if it's only there for beginners and real-world coders turn it off and use Sub Main instead? If so, how are the events "UnhandledException" and "NetworkAvailabilityChanged" done if App Framework is turned off?
I want to start building my first large program. I want to create scripts on their own and allow them to interact with my main sub. I guess if I need a "plane" in my application, that could become it's own class? If I wanted to calculate "purchases", "money" I could create a DLL? I don't want to have to change things and have to recompile my entire application every time I want to change how something works for example.
View 5 RepliesI'm busy creating a multi language application, so far so good. I've googled some examples, first problem I've encountered is setting it. Accourding the msdn documentation it had to be done BEFORE initializecomponent. I didn't know how, but found out you have to creat a 'sub new' in your main class.
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What I'd like to do is in my application move a control like a groupbox or frame with content on it from e.g the main form to a tabpage on that same main form using code.
I can change the position of the control using it's location, but I haven't got a clue on how to move it from the main form to a tabpage, or from 1 tabpage to another.
-Is this at all possible and if so, how can it be achieved?
Ok Guys what id like to do is Have a set of buttons across the top of my form and when the user clicks one id like the botom of the form to change to reflect that click. Kind of like the Office 2k7 ribbon but apply that to the whole for
View 3 Replieshow to raise an event.I have a class that does some calculation using a For... Next loop, from 0 to 100.How would I return the value to the main form AFTER each iteration is completed? How would I raise the event? I have read the documentation but I can't wrap my head around this.
View 8 RepliesI have a user app written in VB which up till now has relied on winsock to connect to another device we have. The user app logs onto the device and then send / receives status reports from it which are used to set the controls on the apps forms.
This has all worked well for a long time but I'm now looking to move away from Winsock as I know it's not 'the right way' to do things and I also need to be able to send non ascii characters between the app and the device it's connected to (implementing multi language support).
The issue is with Winsock it would simply throw the DataArrival event when a message was received and I could then process the message and act upon it. When using a TcpClient socket connection I'm running into problems as all responses are on the socket thread which means I can't simply change controls on the main form without using the Invoke check.
What I want to be able to do is have the thread running the TcpClient simply alert the main form thread when it receives data and make that data available to the main thread so it can start processing it and triggering all the other functions etc required (these also interact with the Form). Whilst this is happening the TcpClient monitors any further messages and sends response messages as requested from the main thread.
I have this code that opens a pdf file within a program files folder: AxAcroPDF1.src="(C:program filesCPI414 MAP.pdf") and I want to change the location to my app folder like: AxAcroPDF1.src="(app folder414 MAP.pdf") how should I write it correctly?
View 2 RepliesI am working on a game launcher, and I need to display a "Splash screen" until the main game has started. For this, I need to know whether or not the Process has a Main window that is fully loaded and displayed.Now I noticed the main window handle is 0 when there is none, so I tried to use that:[code]But the handle never becomes nonzero. I tried to use the title but to no avail.I do not want to go into "Thread.wait()" since then the splash would remain even if the game is already launched.
View 4 RepliesI have an app that connects to a remote database.The connection to the database is triggered by the form load event of the main start up form which prompts the user for user name and a password.Here is my problem:Sometimes it takes a number of seconds for the database connection to be established after the user has double clicked the desktop icon. this means that during this period it appears that no action is taking place until the startup form becomes visible.Some impatient users assume that nothing is happening and double click the icon again.What I want to do is to have a graphic image or something pop up on the screen immediately when the program starts that displays something like 'Connecting To Database, please be patient"
View 1 RepliesWhat I need to know is if there is a way to combine forms. What I mean is, that when the program is open there is only 1 item on the toolbar instead of multiple shown on the toolbar. For example, I open the main app. and click on notes. The notes would open another form, but I wouldn't want another item on the toolbar, just the main 1, and if the X is pressed on the second form, it should just close that form, not the whole program. I mainly want this so that all the forms will minimize at once... and won't have the extra clutter of all the forms having a separate item added to the toolbar. So simply, I want 1 main form shown on the toolbar and when multiple forms are opened from the same project, it doesn't add to the toolbar and just keeps the one main tool bar.
View 2 RepliesI have need for a customised form as the main page of my app, what I'm looking for is to create an amoebic shaped form, something like this. I realize that my 'window' will by nature need to be rectangular and that i will need it to have no titlebar and transparent edges, also i will need to have 'regions' on this form that will allow the form to be closed and turned into a standard rectangular form. I have no idea where to begin with doing this but I hope and presume it is possible with vb.net. The image I have used is for illustrative purposes only, i don't plan to do exactly this (my app is a database not a media player for one thing) If having it is a breach of copyright in this context I will remove it.
View 39 Replieshow to make program for hooking/inject .dll file into main.exe I want to make 1 program to inject/hook .dll file to main.exe fast . Its about the game MU Online.
View 2 RepliesQ1: How can i make it so that my window that i want to show as a drop down does not appear to take the focus off the main form that is calling it?
Q2: The form that is dropping down has the FormBorderStyle Property set to None - thus the window does not have a drop down shadow - how can I make the popup window have a shadow?