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how to get the cursor location of textbox(numberbox Control)

6-Aug-09 3:22

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kKamel6-Aug-09 1:39

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6-Aug-09 1:39

Hello am designing a week view that would do just like the outlook, i need when i open that page to get days of the week am currently in, how could this be done??

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6-Aug-09 1:50

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ansriharsha6-Aug-09 1:26

ansriharsha

6-Aug-09 1:26

hi all,

i am creating a numberbox control and in that i want to find the cursor position so that i can restrict input at certain times at certain locations ...
.
so is thr any way i could get the cursor location or the index of the key pressed.

Thanks in advance

Re: how to get the cursor location of textbox(numberbox Control)

Super Lloyd6-Aug-09 1:51

Super Lloyd

6-Aug-09 1:51

is it WinForm or WPF?
both at very very different way to look at that problem!

Re: how to get the cursor location of textbox(numberbox Control)

ansriharsha11-Aug-09 20:55

ansriharsha

11-Aug-09 20:55

hi ,
sorry for late reply ..
its a web form in .net 2.0

thanks and regards,

sriharsha

How to get the value onto the column in datagridview

Anjani Poornima6-Aug-09 0:36

Anjani Poornima

6-Aug-09 0:36

Hello

I am having a datagridview with columns

Existing balance

Credit

Debit

and one button save.If i Click on the save button the value i entered in

the credit or debit column must get into the column existing balance.

Plz help me....

Re: How to get the value onto the column in datagridview

dan!sh 6-Aug-09 1:00

dan!sh

6-Aug-09 1:00

Is it the bound DataGridView? If yes, then set the Expression property of the Balance column(in the datatable) to sum of credit and debit.

If not, then loop through all the rows and set the value in the balance column's cell in the button click event.

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display picturebox

msrezapro5-Aug-09 23:44

msrezapro

5-Aug-09 23:44

Hi.
i want to display an gif image in picturebox cuncurrent with for().below is my code,but image dont load while for() is running.
please help me.thanks.

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            PictureBox pic = new PictureBox();
            pic.Image = Image.FromFile("c:\\1.gif");
            this.Controls.Add(pic);

            for (int i = 0; i < int.MaxValue; i++)
            {
                //my work
            }
            pic.Dispose();
        }

Re: display picturebox

Tamer Oz6-Aug-09 0:09

Tamer Oz

6-Aug-09 0:09

try

Application.DoEvents();

just before for iteration

Re: display picturebox

dan!sh 6-Aug-09 0:39

dan!sh

6-Aug-09 0:39

Add pic.Refresh(); after you add the control.

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Re: display picturebox

Luc Pattyn6-Aug-09 1:21

Luc Pattyn

6-Aug-09 1:21

msrezapro wrote:
pic.Dispose();

what is this? pic is a control you added to this.Controls, you can't just call Dispose() on it as it is still in use. And you should dispose of images you no longer use. Hence, if you want to remove the image, do:

pic.Image.Dispose();
pic.Image=null;

if you want to remove the picturebox, do:

this.Controls.Remove(pic);

possibly followed by the former code.

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flashy string :)

_Q12_5-Aug-09 23:05

5-Aug-09 23:05

Hy again. I have a new question: I want a string to see it flashing when I click a button. It sound crazy but I actually want to adapt it to a led connected to serial port (rs232) (pin3+/pin5gnd) and to make it like a strobe light (at a fv of 100ms for example). But first I want to make a test with that string (if you happen not to be interested about serialPorts)
Thanks

private void btnTEST_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
//Port3.BreakState = true;//serialport
label1.Text = "a"; //I want this letter to flash itself
}
}

OriginalGriff5-Aug-09 23:14

5-Aug-09 23:14

I wouldn't recommend it - you may damage the serial port, and find it difficult to control the LED - use pin 7 (RTS) or pin 4 (DTR) instead as these are intended to to steady levels, rather than data. I would sugest a resister for current limit may be an idea - check the electrical spec of the serail port - off the top of my head it's V28 - as I haven't played with this for years.

For text flashing , set up a timer, then alternate "a" and "" into the label.Text property. 100ms by be too quick to see nicely though.

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_Q12_6-Aug-09 0:33

6-Aug-09 0:33

I use "SerialPort3.BreakState", to manage making a flashing led. On pin 4 or 7 the this property is not good at all(I have done the test right now).

_Q12_6-Aug-09 0:38

Re: flashy string :) [modified]

6-Aug-09 0:38

how to activate the pin 4 or 7 from rs232, to be able to use the properties and methods from SerialPort control?

_Q12_6-Aug-09 0:44

6-Aug-09 0:44

here is the pin explanation and from what I see the 4&7 have
RTS & DTR are binary outputs that can be manually set and held
4 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) Output
7 RTS (Request To Send) Output

http://www.aggsoft.com/rs232-pinout-cable/images/9-pinout.gif
how can I manually set those outputs?

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modified on Thursday, August 6, 2009 6:51 AM

Luc Pattyn6-Aug-09 1:23

Luc Pattyn

6-Aug-09 1:23

if you want to use a class, read its documentation. So go read about SerialPort class. It is all available in MSDN.

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OriginalGriff6-Aug-09 1:25

6-Aug-09 1:25

See SerialPort.RTSEnable and SerialPort.DTREnable
MSDN SerialPort[^]

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_Q12_6-Aug-09 8:11

6-Aug-09 8:11

thank you v much. Now indeed is blinking on pin 7 with command property RtsEnable. very nice.
But now I want to make a matrix of LEDs, dancing.
What I should use? a Demultiplexer CI? I have a 74159 Demultiplexer.In theory it should work + a ULN 2003. It is a easy another way? I need advice.
The Idea is like this: How can I ramify the number of pins to send data to (let's say 80 led's, or 15 steppers(5wire)) a lot of pins and the fv at that I can send the bit information not to be minimize dramatically?
thanks.

OriginalGriff6-Aug-09 8:50

Re: flashy string :) ... now a matrix of leds :)

6-Aug-09 8:50

Glad to hear it works!

I'm not a hardware engineer - but I have worked with H/W designers for long enough to have a good idea what they are talking about, so here goes:

Running a large number of LEDs is going to be a problem. Several in fact:

1) Each LED consumes power, and the serial port is not going to give you too much of that! That is one of the reasons USB was designed - it provides 500mA, loads more than RS232. You will need external power very soon, or you will risk damaging your PC. Each LED consumes from 20mA on up, so just 25 is the limit for USB!
2) A 74159 is not realy going to work: it uses four inputs to drive one of 16 outputs. If you want to drive lots of outputs, why not look at putting a PIC or similar in there, and interfacing it to the serial port as a serial port? You can then provide the external power from a main adapter or battery, and do what you like with the LEDs. You would also get an introduction to the wonderful world of microcontrollers! And probably, assembler, though C is available for PICs. It is a lot more flexible that way!
3) You would need to look at MAX232 or similar chip to do the +12/-12V RS232 to +5V logic of ICs whatever you use, or the ICs are all going to die very quickly...

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_Q12_6-Aug-09 14:00

Re: flashy string :) ... now a matrix of leds :)

6-Aug-09 14:00

yes the plan is like you said .
I have already a PIC18F4550 PDIP and I intend to program it (maybe some insights on what testing board I should use? the best that there is ) and the cheap one Smile | :)

+ the ability of programming with it the older pic 16f84 that I have in stock also;but not necessary.
But my concern is after I program the pic (the18f one) and I have 40 inputs to fill in from the Led matrix, + the external source (an atx will suffice) how I can fill the gap between pic and those 40 inputs? I need something that I can use to fulfill the 40 outputs, no?
or the better way, without pic , I wish to command DIRECT from serial port, to be able to play a little with that matrix and after I am satisfied with the pattern I like THEN I will write it into the pic and use it like a stand alone product.
thanks.

OriginalGriff6-Aug-09 21:19