I'm generating a list of names from my database, but I need to validate them so they are no longer than 15 characters.
Dim Name As String
Dim txtFirst = "../../Names/first.txt"
Dim txtLast = "../../Names/last.txt"
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I need Name to be no longer than 15 characters, and it doesnt matter if the name stays in tact, it just needs to cut off characters from the end of the string until its 15 or less.
I have an API that loads into memory from a button click. It can then either load an approx 10MB txt file (ASCII comma delimited characters/decimal list as a string) or live timed data from the internet. The idea is to be able to view the data in a text box. From there I can see what I am doing as far as spitting that info into a datagridview or database. The data is completely out of order in the txt file but has various Getinfo Functions / DLL's accessed via button clicks that split the data into its correct format to display in the text box. The problem I am having is not having fixed length strings in VB 2010. I don't know enough to work out if there is a simple work around or something more complicated required. Everything I have tried has left the textbox empty.
VB 2005 code that works:
Option Strict Off - I want to solve with this ON
Option Explicit On - I want to solve with this ON
Imports VB = Microsoft.VisualBasic
Private Sub Command3_Click(ByVal eventSender As System.Object, ByVal eventArgs As
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The obvious first thought is:
Public Function CheckStrings(ByVal input As String()) As Boolean
For Each s As String In input
If s.Length > 0 Then Return True
Next
Return False
End Function
I'm sure there is a simpler way than that though. At least simpler in terms of the code if not necessarily the performance.
Here's my final code:
<Extension()> _
Public Function AnyNonZero(ByVal value As String()) As Boolean
If Not value.All(Function(x) String.IsNullOrEmpty(x)) Then Return True
Return False
End Function
This is related to my last question.Even though Access considers Nulls and zero-length strings (ZLS) separate values, often developers wish to treat them as equivalent for the sake of an If...Then statement or some other stretch of code. One way to accomplish this is to write code like this:
' Not so efficient
If IsNull(varAge) or varAge = "" Then
' do something
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I want to create a binary file in vb6 which contains variable length strings and which will be read in VB.NET by using BinaryReader. Since BinaryReader requires the variable length strings should be length-prefixed, I have to write them accordingly.
I tried the following:
type x
y as string
end type
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What I need to do is find a string that can be any value, and is placed between ">" and "</" with a minimun length of 5 and a maximum length of 7 and contains exactly 2 dots.
So if I have a text file like this:
<a href="www.site.com">a site</a>
text<br />
More test<br />
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I want it to find only the 5.0.77. And no, the number isn't always between h2 tags, and the number isn't even always the same. The only thing that is static about it is that is is between ">" and "</" and that it is between 5 and 7 characters and contains 2 dots.
Say I have a List(Of Tag) with Tag being an object. One member of Tag, Tag.Description, is a string, and I want to make a comma-separated concatenation of the Description members.Is there an easier way to do this than to read the Description members into a List(Of String) and then use the Join function?
View 2 Repliesthis is not working?
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End WhileI am trying to read from the ": " to the end of the line. I keep getting this error: Index and length must refer to a location within the string. Parameter name: length
am getting the above exception while swaping Items in the list(lstRoutePriority).PFB my code
if (lstRoutePriority.SelectedIndex > 0)
{
//Swap the two items
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I have a field displaying on a datagrid that the user has asked to be variable length based on the data that is returned. Is there an easy way to determine how many characters are returned for a field and then converting that to a pixel length so that I can change the length of the field in the code.
View 2 RepliesI understand the basics of using VB.NET, what I don't understand is what I need to tell the computer to do. I'm supposed to create a subprogram to calculate the greatest common factor and another subprogram to reduce the fraction from the answers retrieved from the first subprogram. My teacher said something about using Mod to calculate it, and also attempted and failed to explain ByVal and ByRef parameters. I don't even know where to begin other than the parameters I have for each, and even those have a high chance of being completely wrong.[code]
View 1 RepliesI've been having complaints about my applications that they use to much memory.Is there a way to make them use less?
View 11 RepliesI am currently working on an asp.net web page with a GridView displaying a table from a database.This GridView has 4 DropDownLists that will be used to filter the data shown on the GridView. When the page loads 4 Sub routines are run, each one connecting to the database with a select statement to fill the DropDownList with relevant filter headings.
Initially, I had one connection with a loop that populated all of the drop downs but these contained duplicates. I then split the filling of each DDL so that the select statements could contain DISTINCT. I would like (and am sure there is a way here) to be able to populate all of the DDLs with data from one connection.
Code for one connection:
Protected Sub FillDepDDL()
Dim conn As New SqlConnection()
conn.ConnectionString =
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The other 3 column names: FirstName > DDLFN, LastName > DDLLN, Wage > DDLWag.This is only a test DB and the princibles learned here will be applied to a larger live project.
How would you go about reducing the code for this but still allowing it to work the way it is now
Dim updatelesson As String = cmbChange.SelectedIndex
Dim chosenlesson As String = cmbSession.SelectedIndex
Dim changed As String = lstNames.SelectedItem
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In the process of creating an Icon object, I need to reduce the numbers of colors in an image from thousands down to 256 or less. I do this by "chromatizing" the RGB values - counting the colors - then re-iterating the process with heavier "chromatization" until the number of colors is reduced to my requirement.
I searched these forums and google on this subject to find out more - but I found that I alone call this process "chromatization" it seems. So I was hoping someone could help me out with the correct terminology.
Specifically, I want to use the correct terminology on my UI buttons (at present I have a button labeled [Chromatize] . .) and I am curious as to whether it would be good practice to "chromatize" the Green most heavily, the Red more moderately, and the Blue least . . . or just "chromatize" them all equally which is what I have been doing
i am currently working on an application that reads the MAC addresses of all phones within the range of our bluetooth reader on the workstation. However, we would like to reduce the range of the reader to < 1 meter. I have dont alot of research and the only solution that i have found is a hardware one; i.e. changing the device to a class 3 or getting a custom made device that will have it's range adjusted to our preferences. However, i also know that we can adjust the power that runs through the bluetooth device in order to reduce the range. Is there any way that we can reduce the power of the device ? We don't have many funds atm and we're looking at a software solution and not a hardware one.
View 4 RepliesI have a combo which contains a lot of different colours. If I press b it goes to the b's in the list and if I press it again it goes to the next b. Is it possible to jump to the colour as I type it so if I type blu it would go to blue. Currently it jumps to the first b when I type b but ignores the lu for blue.
View 4 RepliesDim a as string = "a"
Dim b as string = "b"
Dim c as string = "c"
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Reading through "The Pragmatic Programmer", I've come across the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) and Orthagonal (keep code modular) principles.I have a suite of modules, some of which have common procedures. Because each module is a separate project in Visual Studio, up until now I have simply copied code from one project to another when 1 module (project) needs to do the same function as another module (project). This is when functionality overlaps, not when 2 modules (projects) do everything the same.
I always suspected this was bad practice (and have seen the fruits of my suspicions when the subs get out of sync), and the book confirmed me in this belief. So, what I want to do is make a central code repository for the 4 or 5 common subs, but I don't know how to do it.Should I make a .dll file for each sub I want to use in multiple places? If so, how do I do that? Is there another way to do what I want to do?
1. I have a subroutine that takes a filepath (and if disconnected also a SqlConnection) and loads the referenced file into a database as a BLOB.
2. I have 3 separate projects in 1 VS solution that all run basically the same version of this code.
3. I want all 3 to run EXACTLY the same code.
4. I want 1 version of this code so that any changes made don't need to be made in 3 places.
5. I have a few other instances like this for other subroutines.
"Index and length must refer to a location within the string. Parameter name: length" whenever I run this code
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If using the following in an if statement I get an error: If trg.Name.Substring(4, 6).ToUpper <> ("ABCDEF") Then I get the error: "Index and length must refer to a location within the string. Parameter name: length"
I assume this is because the string (trg.name) is too small for the 4, 6 substring. What would be the correct method of working around this problem? VB.net Studio 2008.
How do I reduce flicker in a vb2005 panel?Inside the parent panel I have 2 other panels that I'm am using.
The outer most panel contains a background sprite and the two innermost panels are overlays that change to fit the places in the background sprite.When I change the overlay sprites I would like to reduce the flicker and make it a smooth transition from one sprite to the next.
Here is the code that changes the images in the overlay panels the overlay panel is not changed if the new value is the same as the old value
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I've looked up ways to reduce the ViewState:
Viewstate Optimisations
Strategies for reducing ViewState size in asp.net
However, due to the situation I'm in, I need the quickest and most effective ways to reduce the ViewState size. The legacy system I'm working on is bloated and routinely has a ViewState that's 800Kb+ on multiple postbacks.
For example, I'm pretty sure populating drop down lists with 100+ items on multiple post backs is one of the culprits, correct?
Disabling the ViewStae entirely doesn't appear feasible. It breaks all of the controls, of which there are many, rendering the pages unusable. If this is the best approach, how should I go about handling all the broken controls?
I use the following code to fill the Table1 dictionary with the information found within the LINQ query.
Dim DB As New DatabaseDataContext
Dim Table1 As New Dictionary(Of String, Integer)
Dim Table2 As New Dictionary(Of String, Integer)
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I have managed to crunch down a several line code to this
For Each gal In galleries
With New HtmlGenericControl("div")
.ID = gal.Header
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I cannot find any where how to reference back to the object i am currently working with to add the control back to galleryContent' - Using plain me crashes the whole web server...Using does not offer the shorter hand of just using . - But it Using the only way to do it?
<Visual Basic 2005 + SQL 2005>I am developing an Human Resource system that has to have a pictue image for each employee. I can't ask HR person that takes a picture and reduce it to upload to the HR system.
View 2 RepliesReducing Code Clutter When Using A ListItem Object
When using ListItem objects, the normal procedure is as follows:
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I noticed that when using a single letter as the title on a tab of a Tab Control , the tab is bigger that it should . Look on this example :
The above Tab Control behaves normally because the text on each tab is sufficient to keep it big enough . The lower Tab Control , however , has its tabs too big . Is it possible to reduce its width ? I saw there is an ItemSize property of the Tab Controls , but unfortunately I can only modify the height of the tabs . No matter what value I set for its width , the width remains always the same (and larger than it should) ...
I have an application which I've developed which queries Active Directory information and stores about 15 properties into a Datatable which is kept in memory. I need to decrease the amount of "Commit" memory it is setting aside. The application stays active in the system tray and allows for quick searching of information along with pictures for users. I have a class, which is able keep memory usage down pretty low. It runs on a timer every 10 seconds and listed below:
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I have a project in which I have to display a picture box based on:
Which radio box is checked
and
if a checkbox to make the picture box visible is checked. As someone who values clean, good code this is my code and it horrifies me. My question, is there some way to condense the following using cases or some other construct I don't know in VB.net?
If CheckBox1.Checked = False Then
BooksPictureBox.Visible = False
MusicPictureBox.Visible = False
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Note- all the images stack on one another, and all of them start without being visible.