method to export a resource (an .accdb file) at runtime ?I've had success in exporting image files by using :-
My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllBytes("filepath", My.Resources.filename, False)
Unfortunately this method dosen't enable the export of the file type I need. For various reasons the file must be exported at runtime?
Is this possible? I dont want to include a folder of all the images.I want to be able to take an image from the resource and export it to a file.
View 3 Repliesi have program that must connect to a database at startup, i want the program to first check if the database exists (incase the user deleted it by mistake). If it doesnt exist the program must copy one which i have as a resource, to a certain folder. I have run into a minor problem though.. How do i copy the file from resources to the folder because, the IO.File.Copy() method only allows me to put the file path.
View 2 RepliesI am trying to make a little app and I have a problem regarding embeded resources.I have added a dll file to my app resources and now I am trying to get that file back and write it to disk in a specific folder.
View 2 RepliesI am trying to make a little app and I have a problem regarding embeded resources.
I have added a dll file to my app resources and now I am trying to get that file back and write it to disk in a specific folder.
I'm using the following code to reference an embedded resource at runtime (it's a DLL that I can't package with my app for policy reasons). I need to add a second resource and do the same exact thing.
Private Sub MyApplication_Startup(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupEventArgs) Handles Me.Startup
AddHandler AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve, New
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Is it posible to edit a string from my.resources in runtime?
View 2 RepliesI have ashort (1.3MB) video clip set up with the Build Actiontent, and Copy to Output Directory as Copy Always.I am displaying the clip using mciSendString calls, which is working fine.However, I have been asked to change the delivery method so that the video file needs the Build Action to be set to EmbeddedResource and Copy to Output Directory as Do Not Copy , so I need to find a way to write the file to disc on demand so I can play it, then delete it when the form closes.
View 2 RepliesI want to export data into datagridview to excel, but i want to load office library in runtime: i have wrote an application that use office com library and export correctly all datagridview data to excel, but now, i want to use office in runtime, so i don't want to have a reference project of excel library.
Is it possible to load a com library in runtime and use that?
I'm using Visual Studio just to create GUIs for a project. There is no code, only the designs.
I need to convert these forms into images that I can paste into the report.
I'm developing a standalone application. The purpose of it is to have no installation necessary. I'm trying to keep it as small as possible, and everything contained in the actual program, so that the user can let it sit right on their desktop. I wanted to make it possible to generate an image, preferably something transparent (.png, .gif) of a certain dimension, and export it to a certain folder. I've explored Bitmap library, but I've yet to come up with a successful solution. I'd be very obliged if someone could point me in the correct direction. Here's my current code:
Dim myPNG = New System.Drawing.Bitmap(fileName:="logo.png")
myPNG.SetResolution(xDpi:=100, yDpi:=20)
myPNG.MakeTransparent() 'creates transparency
myPNG.Save("C:logo.png")
I am developing an application using VS 2008/MySql and I am trying to export the crystal report on runtime using my own code. I get an error saying:
Quote:Invalid export DLL or export format.
My code is:[CODE].....
I want to create a Resource-Only DLL so that I can use it in conjunction with desktop.ini files.All of the information I've seen so far, however, has been with C++ libraries. The steps outline in that URL don't seem too difficult, but I would rather create it in VB since I'm a lot more familiar with it.
With that being said, does anyone know what I need to do in order to do this with VB? The C++ instructions don't carry over well.I've been looking at DropBox because they do what I'm looking for. Except instead of using another library, they use the DropBox executable and set the IconDex appropriately. That would be ideal of course, but I can't find a reference point for the IconIndex, for starters.
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I have a text file that has thousands upon thousands of URL's in it. I wrote a program to go to each of these links in succession (via For loops, obviously) and to grab a piece of information from them.Now to the problem. When I get to about 2300 or so, I get the error "COMException was unhandled by user code. The requested resource is in use. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800700AA)" at the line "WebBrowser1.navigate(linkstocheck(i))"
I set linkstocheck = all lines of the text file. I get the same error even when I get the link directly from the lines of the text file. Does anyone know how I might go around this? Maybe catch the exception, wait half a second, then continue where it got the error?
I need to refer to some strings using an "indirect string" in the registry. It should be in this form:
@filename,resource
MSDN: "If the resource value is zero or greater, the number becomes the index of the string in the binary file. If the number is negative, it becomes a resource ID."How can I find out either of these numbers for my resources that only have names in VB? I also need the ID/index for the exe's icon.
I have a massive collection of resources saved inside my program, added using the VS editor and I want to be able to enumerate through them. Is there any way I can do that?
View 4 RepliesI've added multi-language support to my application by setting the Localizable property of each form to True and changing the Language property to the desired one. Then I change the Culture.
vb.net System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = New System.Globalization.CultureInfo("de-DE")
System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = New System.Globalization.CultureInfo("de-DE")
VB automatically creates the resource files and this works all fine, but now I need to do something similar for Strings and MessageBoxes, e.g. MessageBox.Show(My.Resources.Exit). Everywhere I read that I need two resource files in order to do this, but I can't find where to add a second resource file myself.
Every forum post or google search result I found says, go to 'Project -> Add Resource', but I don't have the "Add Resource" menu option. Or they say, right click on your solution and go to 'Add -> Resource (RESX)', but I don't have a "Resource (RESX)" menu option either. When I go to 'Project -> Add New Item', there's no 'resource' option in the list either. Am I blind or does VB2010 Express not have an option to add resource files manually?
I am using the code ol' Formless posted in this thread:[URL]..To load an animated cursor from a file. The code makes use of an API method that requires that the file actually exist. That's possible, but far from ideal. I would rather add the cursors to the resources of that module. Therefore,
View 1 RepliesI need to get a path from a resource file...
im planning to do a midi player; I've tried it via the included .NET and DirectX component, both needs a path to the audio file (String)....
how do I get a path from a resource file?
ps.: there's also a way to play via a stream-link/stream-player, where
my.resource.<filename> is enough, as this declares the directstream.... but I really need to get a path.
New to vb.net and this forum I have a excel file that I have added to my "resources" in vb.net (Visual Studio 2010). I want to create a button on a form to open the file located in my resources.
View 5 RepliesI'm trying to put my resource in the temp path instead of my local path.
here's what I have so far:
Dim TempPath As String
TempPath = System.IO.Path.GetTempPath
Dim ResourceManager As Resources.ResourceManager
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problem is, nothing happens when I click my button.
I have a good batch of PNGs in my resources (with alpha transparencies) that I use on various controls in my program. However, I would like to be able to use some of those same images as form icons.How can I convert the PNGs into a usable format so they can be assigned to the forms icon on the fly?*_users is the name of the png in this example*I thought this would work, but it doesntMe.Icon = CType(My.Resources._users, System.Drawing.Icon)and also this does not workMe.Icon = My.Resources._users
View 2 RepliesAs I'm working with some image files for my project, where should I store it ?I mean, they will be displayed frequently to the user. What I do currently is store in the app directory and when needed, I use:
vb.net
PictureBox1.Image=New Bitmap(Application.StartupPath & "ImageName.png"
For some background images, I used to set it at design time. That is, selecting the image needed using the Image property and never changes it at runtime.So, what will be best place to store it efficiently.
I have been searching the net and these forums for a couple of days to find a solution that will allow me to export my data to .csv Are there any resources around for this function?
View 15 RepliesIn a program of mine, I have a resource (which is a textfile). This contains also vb.net code, It is resource which is binded to an .exe, with the mainprogram that I have. So the main program calls the resource, and the resource bind to an exe file.
I have this line:
Declare Function GetProcAddress Lib "kernel32" (ByVal handle As IntPtr, ByVal name As String) As IntPtr
In the source.txt and I want to replace this whole line by a string(or word) which calls this line from somewhere else. For example in another source.txt. A textbox is not possible because this is not a vb form, but a .txt-file. Maybe I can create another resource, which IS a vb.net form, call it or something? In this case. I can create a textbox with this line that I gave above, And I can use it by: textbox1.text.
I put an exe in the resources folder called 1.exe and put in the button event this command
Proess.Start(My.Resources.1)
But it gives me error can't find the specified file.
First off if this isn't the right section, please let me know where to post or move this thread.After an hour or more of googling this specific error message I received prior to testing my program, I attempted to change my GDI max to 25000, as suggested by most of the topics I found. This has failed to solve the issue.
Basically anytime I attempt to run my program, I end up with this error "Unable to embed ... Not enough storage availavble". Or someting to that effect.
How do you export your project as an .exe in VB 2010
when you go Project > Publish "Project Name" it just makes an Application Reference rather than an .exe
I have vb form with 5 DGV to show data on where matched condition on date parameter. Now I want the application to export the filtered rows from every 5 datagridviews to a single mdb file but in different table for each DGV.This should create and insert the rows in the mdb tables files and get it saved at the user defined location.
View 31 RepliesWhen I use Export Template in VB2010 Express, it exports to different place every time even I set up the User project templates location and User item templates location in Tool -> Options -> Projects and Solutions.It seems it exports to a path the same as used in the last Add Resource path.How can I export to where I want?
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