Can VB 2008 use the system variable %1 that contains what filename a program was opened with? I am making a new app that when you click a .exe file and select the right option, it will edit the registry but I need to be able to keep the filename that I right clicked on so that I know what registry value to edit, is this possible?
View 1 RepliesI have created a program in vb2008 that when first run will make all the required regisry changes it requires by creating a path in the registry.
View 10 RepliesWhat im trying to achieve is editing the value of this key; But I've tried everything i can think of.. I've tried just entering the name and type etc. but nothing..I've decalred:
Imports Microsoft.Win32
and the code im attempting to use:
Dim regKey As RegistryKey
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What i want it to do is create a key from the Drive Selection box i.e. 'H' then create two sub keys called 'DefaultIcon' and 'DefaultLabel' and assign values to their (Default) key but its not working.
I'm just familiarising myself to edit registry in VB. I am having a problem with changing a value in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key. When ever I change a value at runtime it always assumes that I am going in the "Wow6432Node" key, even though I don't put that in the parenthesis. Example:
My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvancedFolderHiddenSHOWALL", "CheckedValue", 1) and it doesn't change the value in the string above, but changes it as if I have put
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I'm trying to create a text box that sends information to the registry. As an example, the user types "Value1" into the text box, and presses OK. The value in the text box (aka "Value1") goes to:
My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\TestKey",
"TestKey", "Value1")
I have a few .reg files that I would like to be able to call from my app. How can I call these .reg files from an OnClick event? Is there a better way that I can do this?
View 3 RepliesAnyway what im trying to do is create a launcher for a program (a game) and i am in need of assistance on this one thing Basically its an options window, i need each of the custom options to be saved to the INI file, for example
Default:
resolution 800 600
fullscreen 0
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What are the variables for The system drive (most commonly "C:") and system directory (Most commonly "C:WINDOWS")
View 4 Repliesi have a program and i need to take some images and add some points lines or something with layer system and i wanna save my picture and layers couse i can delete my lines or points.
View 1 RepliesI am not sure if this is how things are supposed to be, but during development, I might like to change a line of code in a nice little helper class.This throws numerousA first chance exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in mscorlib.dllThe site restarts and I have to navigate back to where I was to see if the change worked.It is massively time consuming, and I hope there must be some option to prevent this. Is there?
View 2 RepliesI want to disable the clock so no one can edit the time.
View 6 RepliesLast year (2010) I came across a FANTASTIC command that allowed me to take a string of variables with a common delimiter and break it all back out into separate variables (possibly an array) with one statement.
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As long as the delimiter was a unique specifiable character, this one-statement command could break it out into elements. my memory and point me in the right direction.
how do i write to the windows registry and read from the registry?i'm using windows 7 - 64 bits, and visual studio 2008.
View 1 RepliesI would be grateful for information or a link to a clear explanation on issues relating to accessing the registry in a 64 bit system (I don't have access to a 64 bit machine so can't test). I have a VB.Net app' that needs to read the registry to find where Ghostscript is installed. This is: key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\GPL Ghostscript")
If the VB.Net app (made on my 32 bit machine) is run on a 64 bit machine, will it still work (assuming the key for Ghostscript is the same on 64 bit)? Or do I need to manually access the 'Wow6432Node' registry or something? Plus, are there any security implications reading the registry or can I safely assume that an installed app' will always be able to read the registry?
I have a program that write a key to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER (it stores an email address there & I call it later to send to that address)On form load a dialog opens & asks for email address.Everything OK on testing the program, when I deploy the application the dialog doesn't open. I assume this has got to be something to do with what references I add.I have added system & system32 but still doesn't work. The code I have is below.what references to add & if/what to copy to output directory.I'm using VBExpress 2008
I have added:-
Public Const c_strKeyName As String = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TimWadSoftware\ServiceReport\"
Private Sub MainForm_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
My.Settings.Reload()
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I have the error: "Error accessing the system registry" when I am in VB6. Goto Project --> References then I have that error.
View 2 RepliesMy application needs to change the default signature of outlook and I need to change the value of a registry key for this. But I get a error that I probaly don't have enough permissions. Strange thing is, if I change it manually it doesn't complain.
Error:System.UnauthorizedAccessException : Cannot write to the registry key.
Happens at the 2nd line:
vb
Dim subkey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWindows Messaging SubsystemProfilesOutlook9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676�0000002") subkey.SetValue("New Signature", Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes("Eigen"), Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.Binary)
Below is the code i am using to read and update the system environmental variable. This code is working fine when i am executing .exe on Local Machine. I am getting problem when i try to access this .exe from Browser(using citrix i am doing this) and invoke. when i invoke from browser its going to catch block and displaying MsgBox("Unable to Create LDAP Key.
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How would I use a system variable such as %userprofile% in a string in VB.net? I have this in my program, but calling the system variable directly isn't working
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I am currently writing an app that as a part of it function it has to write a value to the registry in
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A first chance exception of type 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' occurred in WindowsApplication1.exe I am bit confused by this error as I am not accessing any files but editing the registry. I am running Visual Basic 2010 (as administrator), dot net framework 4 on Windows 7.
Is it possible to hook registry changes and maybe even file system changes in VS 2010?
View 1 RepliesI need to read the value of one subkey located under a list of 17,000 keys in windows registry. I have no problem doing it locally but cannot get the system.management name space to do the same remotely. I know MSDN documents the system.management name space but much more knowledge is assumed than in other areas I have used. Assume no problems with connection and authentication.[code]....
View 16 RepliesI want my application to startup thorugh registry if the specified checkbox1 is checked and to delete it from registry if the checkbox1 is not checked.With the following code im able to create registry but, im unable to delete it.I want it to work like it works for softwares for e.g Utorrent.
Code:
Private Sub CheckBox1_CheckStateChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles CheckBox1.CheckStateChanged
If CheckBox1.Checked Then[code]....
How do one create System Level environmental variables manually. I just installed a GeoSupport Desktop Edition software and in the document it is mentioned that I need to create system-level environmental
variables for PATH and GEOFILES manually
Add the location of the GDE executables to the system-level environmental variable PATH.Normally this means adding C:Program FilesGeosupport Desktop Editionin to the PATH.
I Have a problem with vb.net. Basically I created an application that communicates via system.net.socket. on the server side of client connect, and a thread checks whether there are new incoming data. if there are data, puts them in a few tread declared variables, together with the "index" of the server. once this is done through "INVOKE" calls a routine that checks the incoming data andperforms an operation based on the data. I'll see what I do not work
Dim returndata As String = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(data)
TextBox1.Text = ("DATA : " & returndata & "Socketindex =" & socketindex.ToString & " Index=" & index.ToString)
But that does not appear in the texbox, appears only "returndata", the rest c 'is same thing with the messagebox, individually, can display a messagebox with variable,but when I try to make a messagebox that displays them together, the texbox same thing!
And the same thing if I want to compare them with each other, for example
if index
= 0 then msgbox ("OK")
It does not work ...
I try to install Visual Basic 4-32bit on Vista Business but I get an error message 'VBCustom_Controls_Actions_Reg_Graph was unable to register itself in the system registry' ; is there a way to get around it ?
View 1 RepliesTrying to read key "HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsU pdateAU" value "AUOptions" and get the following : A first chance exception of type 'System.Security.SecurityException' occurred in mscorlib.dll Error occurs in ReadRegistry key SOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate AU : Requested registry access is not allowed. This occurs in my vb.net application when application is run under an account called OPER in the USERS group. The application :
1/is on my PC's hard drive, its not a web app or on a network share
2/is launched via a desktop click
3/ has a manifest specifying executionlevel "AsInvoker"
It does not occur when the Application is run as an Administrator. It does not occur if I read the value with a non .NET program when logged in as OPER whch makes me think it is a .NET problem not a registry permissions problem. Examining "Effective Permissions" shows that my OPER login has query value permission.I need the application to be able to read the key like the non .NET application while running at USERS level.
I have an installer for my application that makes changes to the registry for better application performance However, depending on the language of the operating system installed this input need changes For example (which is the case itself) Systems in Portuguese the entry is called (Padrao)Systems in English the entry is called (Default) I know I have I change the property "Condition" of the entry I created but I do not know what I have to write in this "Condition" I write within this property to validate that The system is in English or The system is in Portuguese I plan to put the project set two registry entries, one that will be done on systems with English language and other entry in systems with Portuguese language?
View 1 Repliesim trying to edit an existing excel file. some cells were merged but after saving the file, all merged cells were unmerged again. Here's my code
Private Sub Button4_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button4.Click
Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
Dim xlWorkBook As Excel.Workbook
Dim xlWorkSheet As Excel.Worksheet
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Using vs2008 9.0.30729.1 SP. Inserting a new record works but editing a record doesn't. Tried databindingsource but no joy as well.
Private Sub Gr1A_CheckedChanged_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Gr1D.CheckedChanged, Gr1C.CheckedChanged, Gr1B.CheckedChanged, Gr1A.CheckedChanged
sAns1 = ""
If Gr1A.Checked = True Then
sAns1 = "A"
ElseIf Gr1B.Checked = True Then
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