Save Users Settings To XML?
Apr 17, 2009I was wondering the best way to save a users settings in my application i.e there name, e-mail address etc and i came across an application that saves them like[code]...
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Optimal Way To Save Settings For Different Users?
Feb 21, 2010I'm writing a windows application and I've hit a bit of a roadblock. It wouldn't be a difficult program, except that I'd like to support more than one user and with each user I need to have many, many different settings change instead of, say, two or three. I'm wondering if there's a standard ideal way of storing large amounts of settings for different users?
I'll try to describe what I'm trying to do here..At the moment I have an Access database (for easy deployment) with about 60-something tables. 66 tables are named after books, and each have a different number of chapters. Each of those tables contains one row for every chapter plus a CheckState field that contains a 0 or a 1. I also have a simple Users table with a UserName and UserID field, and another AllBooks table with data for every book, like the name and the number of chapters.
When I user is selected, I have a listbox that displays every book (taken from the AllBooks table) and then a checkedlistbox that displays the chapters of the selected book and automatically checks off different boxes depending on the CheckState field.
So but I'm a bit stumped on how to implement different users... instead of tons and tons of different tables should I have a different table for each user that have 60-something columns...? I dont know enough about relational databases to make the right call.
Visual Basic 2010 - Use Settings To Save Users Background?
Apr 23, 2012I am working on an virtual operating system. And I want the user to be able to change background, and at the same time save it! So, the next time he opens the application, the background is saved and changed.
I know that I have do this through project > settings, but I don't know how to program it. I have managed to allow the user to change background, but dont how to save it. Could anyone solve this little problem for me?
VS 2010 Save Program Settings In C:Users<USERNAME>AppData Etc?
Oct 5, 2011how do I do this properly:
vb
Imports System.IO
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
[code]....
I would like to store some app data in a 'default system folder', so when I launch the program it will know where to look for it's own settings.As a matter of fact I only need to store there a path to the files used by the program. Users will be able to choose where to put them (simplified installation). The program has to know where to look for them.
Am I creating the folder properly? As you can see I'm referring to C:... The folder structure presented here comes from my laptop running on Windows 7 Ultimate. Maybe the C:... can be somehow defined by some sort of a system 'shortcut'. Following the above example the program would look for those in C:... , but maybe I can use something like ~~ default.app.settings.My Program Name ~~~. How does it work? Have no idea how to call it properly, but I'm sure you will know what I mean.
Application.Settings VB 2005 - Save Arrays Using The Settings System Object
Jan 14, 2009I just wondered if you can or can't save arrays using the settings system object. There seems to be no way of entering it at designtime. It seems implied you cannot create new user settings.subobjects at runtime. I'm looking to find the easiest way to save a populated array of PictureBox's. If the only way is a self/custom made/managed .ini file then I need to know so i can start on that but I was hoping to use some of all this phaff in the new frameworks usefully.
View 3 RepliesApplication.restart After My.settings.save Doesn't Load The New Settings
Feb 8, 2008i have created a user setting named 'setmeup' as string, scope = user, value = "magical meow meow!".in my code i access it and assign it a new value like this...my.settings.setmeup = "howdy cowboy!"my.settings.save()application.restart()when the application restarts, i expect the my.settings.setmeup = "howdy cowboy!" but when i check its contents its still "magical meow meow!".but when i use application.exit() instead of application.restart() and manually restart the program, my.settings.setmeup = "howdy cowboy!" which is correct.what must i do? i want to use application.restart() because i don't want the users to double-click the icon again to start the program. i want the program to restart automatically.
View 2 RepliesVS 2010 Save The Treeview Items To Settings (my.settings.history)?
Mar 25, 2011I'm working with an Treeview and i'm new at it and i have 2 questions.
1. How can i save the treeview items, to settings (my.settings.history)
2. How can i save the treeview items as an TXT or XML file or another exception.
Creating Settings For Multiple Users
Jun 28, 2011I have a form which has a textbox named "textbox1", and a button named "Button 1". Button 1 is meant to be a submission for textbox1 (i.e. when button1 is pressed, the value of textbox1 is saved and remembered). I want the value of textbox1 to be remembered on any computer, but I need it to be update-able too. I tried using settings to do this like so:
Private Sub Form3_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Me.TextBox1.Text = My.Settings.TextBox1
[Code]....
but the problem in doing this is it only works for the current user. When the application is then put on another computer the value is blank.
Let Users Set Application Scope Settings?
Mar 19, 2012I am writing an App that automates file uploads from users desktops to a specified file server. On the first run of the app, I need the user to select a file server and save it for all other users of that PC. I thought I could do this
with application settings but it appears it is not suitable for this purpose. I need suggestions on how I can make this work.
I thought about a registry setting but the user may not have permission to edit the registry based on group policy/security settings.
I also thought about creating an XML file with the file server name that I can read from the installed project directory, but I was hoping there was a more streamlined way.
VS 2008 Managing The Users Application Settings?
Oct 28, 2009I have a simple application with a main form and an options dialogue. The options dialogue has various TextBox's and drop downs where the user can make changes and OK/Cancel buttons for when they're done.On the FormClosing event of the main form, I save these settings to an XML file. When the program is first run, the settings are loaded back into the options dialogue. The application reads settings directly from the controls in the options dialogue during run time.
View 3 RepliesVS 2010 Creating Settings For Multiple Users?
Jun 28, 2011I have a form which has a textbox named "textbox1", and a button named "Button 1". Button 1 is meant to be a submission for textbox1 (i.e. when button1 is pressed, the value of textbox1 is saved and remembered). I want the value of textbox1 to be remembered on any computer, but I need it to be update-able too.I tried using settings to do this like so:
Private Sub Form3_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Me.TextBox1.Text = My.Settings.TextBox1
End Sub
[code]....
but the problem in doing this is it only works for the current user. When the application is then put on another computer the value is blank.
Save User Settings Using My.Settings?
Jun 8, 2010how i can save user settings in vb.net
i have a project with different buttons when a user clicks a button the image of PictureBox1 will change.
i want to save this image that the user has chosen after he closes the application, so it will be displayed in PictureBox1 when loaded.
i am using Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Express
the languge is VB
VS 2008 Removing My.Settings - Uncheck The "save My.settings" On Shutdown?
Sep 27, 2009I set up some application settings for checkboxes on an app and then decided to remove them. When I set the Application Settings to (none) in the designer and restarted the app, the checkbox constantly checks and unchecks itself. I completely remade the app and removed the file that is used to store my.settings in the Local folder of the user's appdata profile. I also made sure to uncheck the "save my.settings" on shutdown.
View 6 RepliesFile I/O And Registry :: Save File Dialog - Allow Users To Choose The Directory To Save Files Into
May 8, 2010I am trying to find a way to allow my users to choose the directory to save files into, THe file name is automatically generated as it has a naming convention and i am able to pre program a location to save to but i d like to be able to allow my users to decide themselves which directory they want to save the files to and to have the ability to choose which directory to save to
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Save A Collection Of Key/value Settings In My Application's "user Settings"?
Apr 14, 2008I'm trying to save a collection of key/value settings in my application's "user settings" (they're column widths), but while I see no errors, when I run the code (in the IDE) my collection in "My.Settings" is always nothing at startup. I do a "My.Settings.Save" when the application exits, and barring the "serializers not found" errors in the IDE, no other errors occur. When I run my application as an exe, it behaves the same way..
View 7 RepliesC# - Save A Setting For All Users Under Vista?
Oct 10, 2009I need to save a setting which is then available to all users of the application on the given machine. It needs to work on Vista/Win 7, and the application won't be started as administrator.
Can't Save to program directory as the Program Files folder is protected on Vista Can't save to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE as that's protected too Can't save to server or web-service Where can I save data to? Even if the application rights were somehow elevated during execution, the registry is now virtualised in Vista - and so I will end up with a special HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE which is actually only for the current user.
VS 2008 Get IP And Save It As A Setting To Send To Other Users
Jul 19, 2009I've made a small communication channel with other users of my application, it will connect using TCP which I tested and worked with two instances of my application on my home PC.I have to type in my IP address of what would be the "remote" computer i'm talking to, my issue is some of my users may not even know what their IP is to give it to me so how can I get my IP and save it as a setting to send to other users so it can be added as the PC they are talking to?
View 17 RepliesBest Way To Save Settings?
Jul 4, 2009For example. I have 5 checkboxes. If a user selects one next time the application is loaded it remembers what is checked
View 5 RepliesHow To Save Settings
Mar 17, 2011Here is my code as I have it
Code:
Public Class Form1
Dim OpePro(7) As String
Dim FN As String
Dim NPB_1 As Button
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How do I save the new buttons and their properties?
How To Save Settings In .net
Feb 23, 2011How to save the settings that my app uses ? should I use sql, xml , access or any other flexible & easy way.
View 2 RepliesSave It To The Settings Of The App?
Mar 1, 2010I have a queue that i want to save it to the Settings of the app, what type do i use to save it? I dont see a system.collections.generic.queue
This is the queue Dim dlQueue As New Queue(Of ListViewItem)and the Settings My.Settings.dlQueue
Save Settings In VB?
Aug 28, 2009Does anyone know of a good way to save settings in vb.net?
The only way I know how to do right now is to make a registry key with a specified value and call upon it when the program loads up again.
I can't do this though because I have a whole lot of data I have to save.
can you save the data in a notepad and call it line by line to save each feature?
Why Won't VB Save App's Settings
Jun 8, 2012It's just a login form that is supposed to save your connection settings, but it won't save my values; they revert to the previous values every time I run the program. Does the IDE just not save your settings, or am I doing something wrong?
Public Class frmLogin
Private Sub cmdSubmit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdSubmit.Click
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How To Save App Settings To Registry
Apr 24, 2009It saves the settings to the registry, loads the preset settings, and if you want to uninstall the app, you can use the delete settings, which deletes the registry folder for you app.
Here's how:
create a form, 1 textbox, 2 check boxes, 3 buttons named as (setbtn, getbtn, delbtn)
'1 textbox, 2 check boxes, 3 buttons as setbtn, getbtn, delbtn
Imports Microsoft.Win32
Public Class Form1
Dim reg As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey("SoftwareMyApp", RegistryKeyPermissionCheck.ReadWriteSubTree)
[Code] .....
Load And Save Settings?
Jan 26, 2009I wanna save and load my color selected by ColorPicker like this[code]...
View 9 RepliesMy.settings Save On Server?
Jun 25, 2010I want to create a back up of my.settings in the cloud. How would I go about doing this?
View 2 RepliesSave A Path To The Settings?
Oct 27, 2011I am trying to save a path to my settings, it just dont want to work.
Private Sub BulletPathButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BulletPathButton.Click
Dim OpenFileDialog As New OpenFileDialog
If OpenFileDialog.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
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Save An Array In My.settings?
Jun 13, 2010Apparently the system.collection.arraylist does not work since it is more of a list than anything else. Is there some sort of collection that will save my array as is so that it can be retained latter on application load?
View 5 RepliesSave AutoCompleteCustomSource Using My.Settings?
Apr 14, 2009I use a textbox AutoCompleteCustomSource to save recent entries within a textbox and obviously, then autocomplete them when the user enters a matching value. When the application is closed then re-opened these values are lost.
I believe I can save the values using My.Settings but I haven't been able to get it to work.
I created a setting 'AutoCompleteList' of type System.Windows.Forms.AutoCompleteStringCollection in the Project properties > Settings area.[code]...
Save Byte() In My.Settings?
May 14, 2010What I am trying to do is serialize an object map and store it in My.Settings. There appears to be no data type that can be used in My.Settings that would hold a byte array other than a string. Therefore, I encoded the byte array from the serialization and turned it into an ASCII string, but it wasn't a true representation of the bytes, and the deserialization failed. Converting the bytes to an ASCII string apparently chops some of the bytes down to 7 bits, which hoses the conversion.
Before I get into anything too bizarre, I figured I might as well put the question here: Is there a way to stuff a byte array into My.Settings?