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What free library for printing product details? - we will need tables, colors, frames

haiaw31-Dec-10 0:57

31-Dec-10 0:57

Hi,
Do you know some free library for easy and nice printing of documents concerning for example product details?
I know two tools - Crystal Reports, but they are not free
Word templates - but there must be MS Office installed on the machine on which the report will be printed.

I need something similar, not necessarily editable in a template way but providing nice looking prints of customer and product details

Thanks in advance?

Re: What free library for printing product details? - we will need tables, colors, frames

OriginalGriff31-Dec-10 0:59

OriginalGriff

31-Dec-10 0:59

Have you considered PDF? Nearly everyone has a PDF reader installed these days, and they can all print.

Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

Re: What free library for printing product details? - we will need tables, colors, frames

Henry Minute31-Dec-10 12:05

Henry Minute

31-Dec-10 12:05

Do an internet search for c# open source reporting.

You will get loads of hits, so get your reading glasses on.

Henry Minute

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How to add .h file(Header file) in c#

sarang_k30-Dec-10 17:47

sarang_k

30-Dec-10 17:47

Hi all,

I am having one header file i.e., .h file in c++ and i want to add it to my c# windows application.

How can i do this ?

Thanks in advance.

Re: How to add .h file(Header file) in c#

Not Active30-Dec-10 17:50

Not Active

30-Dec-10 17:50

You can't. C# has no concept of a header file. You need to create a class or struct.

Please at least look at some documentation on the language before you try using it.

I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt

Re: How to add .h file(Header file) in c#

Bernhard Hiller30-Dec-10 19:41

Bernhard Hiller

30-Dec-10 19:41

Add a C++ project to your projects. In the C++ project, create a class implementing the header file's methods and properties, then reference that C++ project from your C# projects. That's a few steps more complicated than we would like to have it, but it is feasible.

Re: How to add .h file(Header file) in c#

DaveyM6931-Dec-10 0:05

DaveyM69

31-Dec-10 0:05

As Mark says, you can't.

You will need to recreate all the functions prototypes and constants in a C# class. Any structures that are used will also need to be recreated. You will need to make use of the contents of the System.Runtime.InteropServices[^] namespace.

You may find www.pinvoke.net[^] useful as most of the Windows things have already been done there.

Dave

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Re: How to add .h file(Header file) in c#

Ravi Sant31-Dec-10 0:11

Ravi Sant

31-Dec-10 0:11

You don't and can't use a header file in C#.

One of the advantages of using C# over C++ is precisely the fact that it doesn't use header files.

You can only use C++ header files indirectly in C# by referencing a C++ library,
which allows you to access anything declared as public in the header files
that were compiled into it.

Re: How to add .h file(Header file) in c#

PIEBALDconsult31-Dec-10 2:19

PIEBALDconsult

31-Dec-10 2:19

Use the C preprocessor, but the code had better be valid C#.

Importing a WCF method into WP7 App becomes async and doesnt return the list.

Paul Harsent30-Dec-10 7:25

Paul Harsent

30-Dec-10 7:25

I am new to creating WCF projects as well as windows phone 7.

I created a simple method in WCF which just returns a list of an object.

public List<Sticky> GetSticky()
{
    return stickys;
}

I then used it very simply

Sticky[] test = client.GetSticky();

When I import the WCF dll via a service reference into a console app the method acts how it should. When I import the method into a Windows Phone 7 application it become an async method (not sure what this means)and doesnt return a list, it comes up void.

client.GetStickyAsync();

If anyone can help explain what is going on and help me to be a little less confused.

Thanks

Importing EXCEL to sql database

Hema Bairavan30-Dec-10 7:08

Hema Bairavan

30-Dec-10 7:08

Hi all ,

i need a help that i need to import excel to the sql database.
i saw the examples of doing the same, but the thing is that the columns in the excel will get change dynamically. So i want to do as like in SQL import and Export data doing.
It will create the table with respect to the excel (also we have option to choose our own table and map the columns).Like that i need to create the table with respect to the excel every time when i do import . What method should i use, Please help me.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Importing EXCEL to sql database

Not Active30-Dec-10 7:26

Not Active

30-Dec-10 7:26

It seems as though you want the application to be all things to all people which is sure failure.

I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt

Re: Importing EXCEL to sql database

Henry Minute30-Dec-10 9:12

Henry Minute

30-Dec-10 9:12

Do you have SSIS?

If you had to look that up then you probably don't.

Re: Importing EXCEL to sql database

PIEBALDconsult30-Dec-10 14:20

PIEBALDconsult

30-Dec-10 14:20

Ha! I had to do that last week!

System.Data.IDataReader dr = db1.ExecuteReader
(
    "SELECT * FROM [" + args [ 2 ] + "]"
) ;

db2.CreateTable ( args [ 3 ] , dr ) ;

db2.InsertData ( args [ 3 ] , dr ) ;

I'll leave the rest as an exercise. Cool | :cool:

Re: Importing EXCEL to sql database

Hema Bairavan31-Dec-10 6:35

Hema Bairavan

31-Dec-10 6:35

Thanks piebald.. i will try this one... thanks and thank you very much for your time..

Re: Importing EXCEL to sql database

Abhinav S30-Dec-10 18:44

Abhinav S

30-Dec-10 18:44

This[^] could help you.

The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it.

My latest tip/trick

Re: Importing EXCEL to sql database

RaviRanjanKr31-Dec-10 2:34

RaviRanjanKr

31-Dec-10 2:34

Navigate the Given Link
How to import MS Excel data to SQL Server[^]
Hope it will works for you.

Re: Importing EXCEL to sql database

Ravi Sant31-Dec-10 2:43

Ravi Sant

31-Dec-10 2:43

If you simply google it right way, you get many answers Smile | :)

chk this search:
http://www.google.co.in/search?q=How+to+import+MS+Excel+data+to+SQL+Server&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a[^]

Re: Importing EXCEL to sql database

Hema Bairavan31-Dec-10 6:19

Hema Bairavan

31-Dec-10 6:19

I hope i have clearly mentioned that i need to create the table dynamically with respect to the excel structure ?

tab control with flat buttons

Rafone30-Dec-10 4:19

Rafone

30-Dec-10 4:19

Is there an article describing how to keep the client area of the tabControl from resizing when using flat button apperance?

tia
Rafone

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Get Time C#(read only memory) [modified]

arun_pk30-Dec-10 1:05

arun_pk

30-Dec-10 1:05

How can i get the actual time in c#
which will not get change even after we change system clock

*** application /pc were no internet connection

modified on Thursday, December 30, 2010 7:17 AM

Re: Get Time C#(read only memory)

JF201530-Dec-10 1:13

JF2015

30-Dec-10 1:13

Have a look here:

http://nickstips.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/c-get-nist-internet-time/[^]

You will need to get the time from an internet time server. Otherwise you can't be sure if the time of the local pc was changed.

Re: Get Time C#(read only memory)

arun_pk30-Dec-10 1:14

arun_pk

30-Dec-10 1:14

thanks a lot for the reply

i am sorry i for got to update that my application don't have an internet connection

Re: Get Time C#(read only memory)

JF201530-Dec-10 1:17

JF2015

30-Dec-10 1:17

If you don't have internet connection, then you won't have a chance of detecting a changed system time. At least I can't think of any reasonable way. Sorry.

Re: Get Time C#(read only memory)

Keith Barrow30-Dec-10 1:22

Keith Barrow

30-Dec-10 1:22

arun_pk wrote:

i am sorry i for got to update that my application don't have an internet connection

As far as I'm aware, your requirement is impossible: You either use the system clock, or use an external one.

If an Internet clock isn't good, you could use one of the following:
This (it works in Europe) that syncs with the atomic clock signal: http://www.lindy.co.uk/usb-precision-clock/20984.html[^]or http://www.atomicclockrugbymsf.co.uk/ntp-time-server/atomic-clock.html[^]
Or You could also sync with the clock in a connected GPS system, I think these need to be accurate

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