Ok, so I'm working with a team of people/programmers and we are all trying to explore the possibilities within Visual Basic 2008. As such, we are all working on our own programs at the same time, but all for one small organization. Well, I'm working on making an installer that will bascially do as follows:
View 4 RepliesI Actually want to provide a new service which requires creating executables on the fly from executables generated in vb.net. For example lets say I have a form with a textbox and in that textbox we pass an argument which is for example the serial of the product, then we have a button which once clicked will generate an executable on the fly which has also a textbox requiring that serial to run? That was only an example but the main thing is how to generate that exe on the fly.
View 4 RepliesI have a program that outputs a file. I want the user to be able to just double-click the output file and launch the program, just like Word and Excel. In Word for instance, one doesn't necessarily have to open WORD then click on File--> Open and locate another Word doc. He can just go to the folder and open the Word doc. I want to implement the exact scenario in my program.
So far I have tried creating TextFile and added it to the Resources. On FormLoading, I simply I stream-read the Resouce file, but I can't write to the Resource on FormClosing, since the Resource is ReadOnly. Also, the Resource is built & compiled so I suppose you can't add anything to it at run time.How you lunch an output file without launching the Executable program that created it?
I have started a project that is like a compiler, but very simple. Basically no coding required for the user. My question is do you have to convert the vb.net code into ASM?, (which i can do if necessary). Or how do you generate an executable with vb.net? I have seen it done with such things as cryptors, if you know what those are .
View 3 RepliesWe use VB to create an HMI for an industrial environment. Currently, the computer we use has VB2005 Express Edition installed. When the application is developed, we take the Release folder which contains 7 files and place in on the computer with a shortcut to the executable.My boss stumbled upon another integrator that has a single executable. They apparently can stick this executable on any computer and it will run. He says that the "visual basic runtime" is included in the executable and it "just runs".I know just enough about VB to do what I need to do and am not overly familiar with all the inner workings. I seem to recall VB5 & 6 having a single executable as long as the runtime was installed already.Does VB2005 have the capability of a single executable?
View 1 RepliesI would need samples/hints on how to progammatically generate executable files after taking custom parameters from the user.I have looked into codedom and I almost got it to work except for the little fact that my application launches the console too and it's meant to be a simple windows form.
View 1 Repliesi need some help in creating vb.net executable file that can be used on any other workstation
View 1 Repliesi have a problem when i create an executable file of my application created using VisualStudio 2010 and MSAccess 2010. I instal the application and I create a shortcut but when i run the application an error is generated saying that the Data Base file is not found in the same directory of the shortcut (when i create a shortcut in desktop : BD.accdb not found in C:UsersAchrafDesktopBD.accdb or when i run the application from Start-> all programs-> MyApp :BD.accdb not found in C:WindowsSystem32BD.accdb) .
View 2 RepliesI wrote this VB program to be able to throw a device we developed into programming mode where we use an ATMEL Flip installer to upload new firmware. I can program one device after another running the application off of Visual Studio Express 2010 or Visual Studio 2010, but when I go to publish this file and run it on another machine, it becomes unstable and crashes after each upload. On those same computers if I run the raw unpackaged program under Visual Studio Express, the system does not crash, and I can program devices repeatedly.
View 5 RepliesI am totally a newbie to VB.net, now I am developping a Windows Service, which will start an *.exe when starting. How can I detect and re-start a process of this executable if it got killed by some other program?[cod]e...
View 2 Repliesthis i want to make my program to be executable..but i dont know how to make when i go to the file the makeproject1.exe is greyed out...what is the problem on this.
View 2 RepliesI want to share an executable program that I was working on.
View 3 RepliesI'm trying to run a program (mame.exe) within a vb program. Mame is a program that allows you to run old video games. The games are stored in rom files. If you want to run mame.exe from a dos prompt, the syntax is "c:/mame.exe [rom]". The [rom] is the particular game you are running. I'm trying to create a front end menu from which I can execute games.
I've tried:
Process.Start(
"c:/mamefiles/mame.exe [rom]")
and I get an error that says it can't find the file.
I tried
Process.Start(
"c:/mamefiles/mame.exe", "[rom]")
and it seems to start the program but immediately shuts down mame.I tried
Shell("c:/mamefiles/mame.exe [rom]")
and again it seems to start the program but immediately shuts down mame.
How can I generate XML directly into a string instead of creating a xml file?
View 3 RepliesI have a custom button in IE8 which starts up my program. Now what I wanted to do, was pass an arguement such as: 'myprogram.exe /ie'
From the IE8 button, and well my program will do rest from there. Now my program adds the button just fine, shows up fine, all that works. But each time i'd add an argument after my application path, IE8 would say it can't find the program. If you want to test this out, goto run, type in gpedit.msc, then 'User Configuration'->'Windows Settings'->'Internet Explorer Maintenance'->'Browser User Interface', and double click on 'Browser Toolbar Customizations'. And in the small window that pops up, is an option for adding custom buttons to IE. I was using this for testing purposes, since it was faster to edit a button here than in my program. When you add a button you choose the executable to link it to. But if you add any arguments after it, IE will simply not be able to find the program. Even if that same command works when you type it from 'run'.
So, now my question is, since apperntly you can't have any arguments in the button, is it possible to detect what executable starts your program? For instance, detect if iexplore.exe started up my program?
how to make my program installable to other pc? Can I have a simple procedures.
View 4 RepliesI have an executable that I was able to get working on all XP machines by registering all the .dll's associated with it.On Vista, however, I go through the exact same registration process but right when I open the executable it goes to a "WindowsApplication1 has stopped working" dialog. I registered the DLLs in the SysWOW64 folder. I also ran Dependency Walker which came up with IEFrame.dll as flagged, don't know if that is relevant though.
View 6 RepliesHow do you change the build executable image for your program? Right now mine looks like a blank form. I would like to add a custom image.
View 2 RepliesI would like to install a readme.txt file in the same All Programs folder as my application using ClickOnce deployment. The Build Action property is set to "Content" and the Copy to Output Directory is set to "Copy always" for this file. In the Application Files dialog box, Publish Status=Include for the file. After running setup.exe, the app is installed properly in the Start/All Programs/MBCI folder, but the readme.txt file is not there. Is the file installed somewhere else?
View 4 RepliesI am working on a relatively simple program in VB.NET. I am trying to make the installation process as simple as possible for the user.I know its possible to use the executable from the debug directory as a stand alone executable, but are there any drawbacks to this approach? For example, if the user does not have .NET on their machine, the program will not run. Is there a way to publish the program so it is self-contained in a single executable file?
View 4 RepliesIt's probably the most basic of things, but all I can find is how to launch a program, and not with the interactions I desire. Any tips as to the terms to use to search for answers, or links to topics regarding questions similar to mine, would be very appreciated. I have a wealth of info to read through, but I could use your knowledge to save myself time.Here is what I am trying to do:
Use a Button (A) to Launch a Prompt where User Selects Directory Path to an executable Program. The Selection is to be Persistent after the initial selection (saved in a settings file i assume?), and the Selected Path (or just "programname.exe") is to be Displayed in a Text Field (B). Launch Selected and Indicated Program via a Launch Button (C)
I have a code which generates next number after clicking the button NEW like if there is 1 in table while clicking NEW it displays 2. what i want is default im inserting 001 in table then after clicking NEW button it must show 002 instead it is showing 2 only.[code]...
View 1 RepliesI have an exe with certain variables that need to be changed for each "make" of the program so that each one is customised, but what I need is to create a program that can edit these variables and generate a new exe, or something that can take the source files from my exe and edit the variables then recompile it. Now I don't want to hear "why not just do them by hand", if I wanted that I wouldn't be asking how to do this, I just need this because I need to create 1000's of these custom exes, and I figured that if I could make a program that can do this (edit the variables and compile new exe) then that would make it easy on me since the variables I need to change go in an order from 1 - 1000. I also need it to work on a regular pc not one with all the special VB plugins and stuff, it needs to be able to work on a fresh install of win xp.
View 1 RepliesI would like to generate a static URL based on a few parameters.The page serve the file for downloading is called CertificateDownload.aspx ,I am generating the download link in Report.aspx.These 2 files reside on the same physical folder.I do not like the replace method ,but I could not think of another way of doing it.How can I improve my code or what is a better way of doing it.
I need the absolute url to be displayed as text in the web browser.[code]...
How I can generate barcodes in my vb.net applications?
View 3 RepliesI want to generate a dynamical graph or bar chart X vs Y . Please send me a example I can manage the rest
View 2 RepliesI have tried to google it and then tried to search on codeproject as well but unable to find an article in which there is some good guidlines and walkthroughs for making reports using Ms Access in VB.NET.
View 3 RepliesI need an application that generates executables with another code
How can I do this in vb.net?
I was working on a pretty basic program to generate a random name and number and then put them together and submit into a form through webbrowser.The random number part is fine, but I'm having troubles trying to create a random word. Any directions on what to try?
View 1 RepliesI am working on a Bingo game and I am stuck. I got the program to generate random number but they are not unique. I dont know how to fix this. I have researched online and nothing this is my last resource. I am using Visual Basics 2005 Express Edition. [code]
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