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Guffa11-Jan-06 11:17

11-Jan-06 11:17

Parsing takes a string and tries to interpret it as a value, for an example a number or a date.

Casting will either tell the compiler to handle an object as a specific type, or transform a data type to a similar data type.

For an example, you can cast a string into the type Object (as String inherits from Object), then cast it back to the type String.

You can safely cast to a type with higher precision, like from an int to a long. You can also cast to a lower presicion type, like from a long to an int, but that will cause an exception if the value is to large.

You can't use casting instead of parsing. For an example you can't cast a string to an int.

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How to get the IP address of the current host?

bouli11-Jan-06 1:13

bouli

11-Jan-06 1:13

Hi gurus,
I'd like to know how to get the IPv4 address of the current host in .NET 2?

Thanks.

Best regards.

Fred.

There is no spoon.

Re: How to get the IP address of the current host?

mikailcetinkaya11-Jan-06 9:09

mikailcetinkaya

11-Jan-06 9:09

it is like ipv6= 0.0.ipv4

Mikail Çetinkaya . The C# DEveloper

Re: How to get the IP address of the current host?

Dave Kreskowiak11-Jan-06 9:34

Dave Kreskowiak

11-Jan-06 9:34

Whatever that means... and no, that's not how an IP6 address looks. You didn't even tell him how to resolve the name, let alone find the name of the machine.

RageInTheMachine9532
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Re: How to get the IP address of the current host?

Dave Kreskowiak11-Jan-06 9:32

Dave Kreskowiak

11-Jan-06 9:32

You could get the host name from the DNS.GetHostName[^] method, then pass that name to the Dns.GetHostAddresses[^] method to retrieve all the IP addresses known for this host.

RageInTheMachine9532
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Re: How to get the IP address of the current host?

bouli11-Jan-06 10:15

bouli

11-Jan-06 10:15

yes, I know, this is shown in the msdn, but how to get the right address? That is the one which appears in the properties pannel of the network connection...

fred.

There is no spoon.

Re: How to get the IP address of the current host?

Dave Kreskowiak11-Jan-06 10:53

Dave Kreskowiak

11-Jan-06 10:53

There is no "right-address". A single NIC can have multiple addresses assigned to it. This is the address that DNS servers know about.

You could also get this from WMI (System.Management namespace). All you need to do is search for all the occurances of Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration objects. Each will have its own array of IPAddresses. Warning: You might be surprised at how many of these object and addresses there really are! Once you have those, examine them to see which ones have an active DefaultIPGateway. This will be the adapter and set of addresses that your talking about.

RageInTheMachine9532
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Finger print scanner Access in C#

Ckhurana11-Jan-06 0:51

Ckhurana

11-Jan-06 0:51

Hello,

I am trying to develop a simple application in dot net for the use of FUS-200N finger print scanner. I had downloaded quite a few samples but they fail to detect the scanner! I am writing code in C#. The earlier sample code is in VB6.0 and it runs fine. but due to incompatiblility I am not able to use those vb6 dll's as such in dot net.

Since I am developing this application for local use, i cannot afford the aid SDK's.

The VB6 application of mine is able to read from this scanner but I am unable to do this in the dot net (C#) environment.

I have to convert this funtion of vb6 to c#

Declare Function VFPSinit Lib "VFPSImg.dll" _
(ByVal sensorID As Long, _
ByRef numRows As Long, _
ByRef numCols As Long, _
ByRef mode As Long, _
ByVal configFile As Any, _
ByVal flags As Long, _
usrBkgndImage As Any, _
callBackFcn As Any _
) As Long

Question#1>>>>>
In C#, what is the meaning substitute of 'any' ??

also, it is being called like

"sensorHandle = VFPSinit(sensorID, numRows, numCols, 0&, 0&, flags, 0&, 0&)"

Question#2>>>>> What is 0& ? in vb6, how do i convert it to C# code ?

Following is my C# code...

Since I cannot call this dll directly as the IDE doesn't let me add it as a reference, I am using the P/Invoke.

// 1., To call the dll, following is the code

[ DllImport( "VFPSimg.dll")]
//Function #2
public static extern int VFPSinit(object sensorID, object numRows,
object numCols, object mode, object configFile,
long flags,object usrBkgndImage,object callBackFcn);

// 2., To call the function, following is the code

sensorHandle = ComFunc.VFPSinit(sensorID, numRows, numCols, 0, 0, flags, 0, 0);

After the above call, in the original VB6 code, I would succesfully get the numrows and numcols updated as they are sent via refernce, and the scanner sensorHandle would also be updated. I have even tried converting all the VB 6.0 long to integers in C# but to no avail.

If anyone ahs any idea about this sort of a thing in C#, and without usinffcommercial products, kindly get back!!

help me.. I am practically at my wits end!!

C.K.

Re: Finger print scanner Access in C#

Dave Kreskowiak11-Jan-06 5:45

Dave Kreskowiak

11-Jan-06 5:45

Ckhurana wrote:
Since I am developing this application for local use, i cannot afford the aid SDK's

You just increased your level of difficulty 10 times over. Without the docs, you're pretty much screwed.

Anyway... Any in VB6 ROUGHLY translates to Object in C# and VB.NET. The problem is without seeing the C function header for calling these functions, it's impossible to tell you what the real C# datatype should be and how to pass it.

Ckhurana wrote:
Since I cannot call this dll directly as the IDE doesn't let me add it as a reference, I am using the P/Invoke.

It looks as though this is not a COM .DLL you're calling, so no you can't set a reference to it. You have to P/Invoke it, just the the VB code is doing. A closer extern for C# would be (taken from the VB6 code!):

//  This delegate is a total guess.  Without seeing the function
// header for what the library expects as a callback, you're wasting your time.
public delegate int CallBack(int whatever);
 
[ DllImport( "VFPSimg.dll")] 
public static extern int VFPSinit(int sensorID, ref int numRows, ref int numCols,
        ref int mode, string configFile, int flags, object usrBkgndImage, CallBack func);
 
// Calling the function without a CallBack defined!
int sensorHandle = VFPSinit( sensorID, rows, cols, null, null, flags, null, null);

This code is BY NO MEANS guaranteed to work. Like I keep saying, without the original function headers and documentation, you're just guessing at what you have to pass and how you have to pass it!

For more information on implementing the callback part of this, see this[^] article on MSDN.

RageInTheMachine9532
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object initialization

bidisha_tina11-Jan-06 0:06

bidisha_tina

11-Jan-06 0:06

I have a class myclass{public int a;} and a string str="a".
I want to set myclassobject.a=1 as myclassobject.str=1.How is it possible? }

bidisha

Re: object initialization

Colin Angus Mackay11-Jan-06 0:13

Colin Angus Mackay

11-Jan-06 0:13

Your class is:

class myclass
{
    public int a;
}

There is no definition of str in your class. You cannot set myclassobject.str = 1;

What is it you actually want to do? To what purpose do you want to set str=1 in a class that contains no definition of str?

Also, on a matter of coding guides, you should not make fields public like this. You should encapsulate them in a property.

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Re: object initialization

bidisha_tina11-Jan-06 0:29

bidisha_tina

11-Jan-06 0:29

Actually I have a xsd file from which I autogenerate a .cs file containing all class definations.I need to change my xsd often,so the members of the class often changes.And I want to initialise the members at run time whose name I can specify through a string str.suppose I set str="call".Now I want to set myobject.call=value.Please help.

bidisha

Re: object initialization

Colin Angus Mackay11-Jan-06 0:40

Colin Angus Mackay

11-Jan-06 0:40

Then you need to have a look at some of the stuff in the System.Reflection namespace. Start with typeof(MyClass) which returns a Type object and from there you can enumerate all sorts of things like the properties in a class, you can then invoke them in order to set the value of the property and so on.

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Re: object initialization

bidisha_tina11-Jan-06 0:51

bidisha_tina

11-Jan-06 0:51

I have used FieldInfo.setValue to set the fields where FieldInfo.Name=my_specified_name.
I have no problem with setting the field value with primitive datatype such as string or int.But some field are of user defined datatype.For example, I have a field as
Call mycall;
where
public class Call
{
string calltime;
string callvalue;
}
I cant reach to mycall.calltime using FieldInfo.

bidisha

EventHandling for Controls inserted(OLE way) in a RichTextBox

Linda Thomas10-Jan-06 23:36

Linda Thomas

10-Jan-06 23:36

I've inserted CheckBoxes to a RichTextBox using RichEditOLE's InsertObject() function. But when i try to check the CheckBox, it selects the CheckBox on the first Click and checking is done only on double clicking the CheckBox. Moreover it takes only MouseDown and Click Event. No other events are handled. Any ideas to solve this?

Linda Thomas

Flicker Free Drawing in C#

AB777110-Jan-06 23:11

AB7771

10-Jan-06 23:11

Hi all

can anyone tell me how to draw a line without flickering the screen

Thanks

Pramod

Re: Flicker Free Drawing in C#

[Marc]11-Jan-06 1:44

[Marc]

11-Jan-06 1:44

In your constructor (of the control that is drawn upon):

base.Setstyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer | ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint | ControlStyles.UserPaint);

Did this from the top of my head, so maybe the enums are not spelled correctly, but it should point you in the right direction.

Also make sure you do the painting in OnPaint, not GreateGraphics.

HTH! Smile | :)

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Re: Flicker Free Drawing in C#

AB777111-Jan-06 2:00

AB7771

11-Jan-06 2:00

Hi Marc,

Thanks for the suggestion
but i am using a RichtextBox and it does not has a
setStyle method

any other suggestions will be appreciated

Waiting for your quick reply.

Thanks
Pramod

Re: Flicker Free Drawing in C#

J4amieC11-Jan-06 2:29

J4amieC

11-Jan-06 2:29

RichTextBox does have a SetStyle method (it is inherited from Control), but it is protected so only accessible from a derived class.

As was suggested above, to get the functionality you require you must inherit from RichTextBox, set the relevant style flags in your constructor and do your painting in the overriden OnPaint method. Im pretty sure you are using Graphics g = Graphics.CreateGraphics(yourRTBInstance) to draw, which in this case is the wrong way.

-- modified at 8:29 Wednesday 11th January, 2006

Re: Flicker Free Drawing in C#

[Marc]11-Jan-06 16:55

[Marc]

11-Jan-06 16:55

Oh yeah it's protected, i had forgotten that D'Oh! | :doh:

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Re: Flicker Free Drawing in C#

AB777111-Jan-06 17:23

AB7771

11-Jan-06 17:23

Hi,
can anyone of you send me the code please

Thanks

PRamod

Re: Flicker Free Drawing in C#

AB777111-Jan-06 17:24

AB7771

11-Jan-06 17:24

Hi,

CAn u send me the code

Thanks

Pramod

Re: Flicker Free Drawing in C#

AB777111-Jan-06 18:20

AB7771

11-Jan-06 18:20

Hi Marc,

i got it and now the drawing is done fine but still some flickering
is there.

This has also caused one more problem\, Due to this code
now if i type something in the Richtextbox it does not shows the text
instead white spaces are shown

any suggestions to avoid this

Thanks

Re: Flicker Free Drawing in C#

[Marc]11-Jan-06 22:24

[Marc]

11-Jan-06 22:24

I have no experience with RichTextBoxes, only owner-drawn controls, so i dont think i can help you that much. You can try fiddling with the SetStyle flags.

base.Setstyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer | ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint | ControlStyles.UserPaint, true);

base.Setstyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer, true);
or
base.Setstyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer | ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint, true);
or
base.Setstyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer | ControlStyles.UserPaint, true);

Sorry i can't help you any further...

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Re: Flicker Free Drawing in C#

AB777111-Jan-06 23:50

AB7771

11-Jan-06 23:50

i tried all the options but none of them are working for me

Anyways Thanks for the suggestions Smile | :)

Pramod

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