Windows Forms (WinForms) is the name given to the graphical application programming interface (API) included as a part of Microsoft .NET Framework, providing access to native Microsoft Windows interface elements by wrapping the extant Windows API in managed code.
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String^ manipulation involving .txt file in visual c++ 2010 [migrated]
I have a windows form SearchById and i have a class UserRecord(for storing credentials such as name,etc of users)(having instance obj) defined in UserRecord.h .
Now , when I click on Done button on ...
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Which design pattern is typically used when designing a WCF data services driven Winforms application?
Please excuse me as I am a bit new to the following technologies and practices. I have been given the task to create a management suite utilizing an MDI GUI. This suite will be the front end to a WCF ...
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Multilingual Windows Based Application [migrated]
I want to make my windows based application in vb.net in 5 different languages... (Japanese, Chinese, German, French and English), by default it’s developed in English. I have already made the whole ...
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How can I run 'R' script for image processing on .net platform [closed]
I have made R script code for image processing. I want to run that script on .net platform. I want to use .net for front end design on which I can run 'R' script and do my image processing.
I have ...
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Why should form inheritance be avoided?
I remember learning VB4 and dragging a button onto a form, double-clicking on that button, and typing code into that event handler I had just been magically blessed with. Coming from QBASIC I was ...
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Implementing Context-based Undo/Redo Functionality
I'm currently implementing an undo/redo mechanism using the Command Pattern. Everything works so far. My problem now is to implement the undo/redo functionality in a way that it is bound to a given ...
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map data structure in pacman [closed]
I am trying to make a pacman game in c#. I have done some basic work and have previously replicated games like copter-it and minesweeper. I am confused about how to implement the map in pacman. Which ...
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What is a proper way of building Winform apps with multiple “screens”
What's a proper way of building a Winform app that has multiple 'screens'? For example, I'm trying to write a small backup program (mainly for giggles), and I've been dumping controls and containers ...
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what kind of certificate needed for my application ?
I am releasing free C# softwares I've created using Visual Studio.
In the future, some of these softwares might become Paid.
I was wondering if I need to purchase any kind of license for them ?
I ...
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What is the correct UI interface to learn for creating Windows phone 8 apps?
I am a veteran Delphi 6 programmer transitioning to C# development. My first project is a open source library that will have a minimal user interface since it is meant to be used as a Component ...
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Should I Use WCF For My Purpose?
I wrote two programs that server and client can connect to each other (one program for server and another for client) with their IP addresses (socket programming).
Now I want to modify it so that if ...
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what is difference in section and subreport, where to use multiple sections?
Please share your knowledge about these Crystal Reports concepts.
I want to know what is difference in section and sub report? I know about default sections and we can add new sections into report.
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How do I add a Help system to my WinForms project?
I have pretty much completed work on a Winforms application, and would like to add a Help feature for users. I cannot send users to a website, and am thinking along the lines of the kind of help you ...
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What is a good design strategy for retaining history of user activities and files like Visual Studio projects?
OK so I'm not so sure that "project" is the right term, but for my purposes, I define "project" as similar to what Visual Studio uses, or Microsoft word - files that the user can open and work on and ...
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Determining an application's dependencies
I have developed an application using Windows Forms in C++ (IDE MS VC++ 2010). Some parts of the application also use MFC, and OpenCV.
I want to send the application to my cleint for interim testing ...
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How different is WPF from ASP.NET [closed]
I have been quickly moved over to a different project at work because the project needs more help. I was chosen because they are confident in my abilities and they thought I would be best fit for the ...
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XAML Controls in WinForms
We're considering converting our WinForms application to a WPF application. Part of the reason is that WPF/XAML seem to be the future. We are also using third party controls that we would like to be ...
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How to prevent piracy on software which is sold online? [closed]
When selling software online what's the most suitable/secure way to provide activation in order to get rid of pirates copies of the software? Is there any well-known software for this purpose?
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Good resource for getting up to speed on windows forms development
I'm a .NET developer comfortable with C# and web application development. I need to improve my knowledge of Winforms. What is a good book or online resource that particularly covers the Winforms ...
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How to properly structure a project in winform?
A while ago I started to create a winform application and at that time it was small and I did not give any thought of how to structure the project.
Since then I added additional features as I needed ...
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Model View Presenter for WebForms and Winforms
I have a windows forms project using the Model View Presenter pattern and would like to build a web forms project on top of the same MVP structure.
The windows forms project knows nothing of ASP.Net ...
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Software development project inception phase
Currently our team develops Web Applications and now we are going to Windows Forms applications.
I have created the inception phase for our Windows Forms project structure.
eg:
ApplicationSolution
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Creating Compelling Desktop Application in .NET
I'm about to create an open source desktop application. I'm primarily a .NET developer , with experience in ASP.NET and SharePoint. I've created basic Windows Forms applications before, but I have ...
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What is a good strategy for testing UserControls?
A UserControl cannot be dragged-dropped onto a winform. Instead, I must compile the assembly add it to my toolbox, then I can drag it onto a Form.
Doing this toolbox approach just to test out a ...
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Is IoC feasible in winforms?
I'm coming back into the winform world after being in the web world for a while. Is it common or otherwise feasible for developers to use IoC in winform?
My concern is mainly with performance. I ...
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Do more object declarations affect the program?
I am programming in Windows Forms and MySQL.
If I declare this in the program, I can use the connection and command objects in the whole .cs page:
MySqlConnection connection = null;
MySqlCommand ...
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Implications of handles between forms
I was developing a WindowsForm application in C#, with 2 forms. Regardless of what they both did specifically I needed to access values in form2 and send them to form1 and vice versa. For this to ...
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Best design for Windows forms that will share common functionality
In the past, I have used inheritance to allow the extension of Windows forms in my application. If all of my forms would have common controls, artwork, and functionality, I would create a base form ...
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Visual Studio c++ Windows forms?
I've been slacking off with learning how to program because I'm at my wits end trying to figure out the next step. I want to be able to create forms applications just to test random things and give ...
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Should controls on a form be prepared in a separate class?
I have a form with several controls on it. Every control has to be declared in the class, formatted in the constructor (-size, location, event subscription etc), and its event-handlers declared, ...
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Licensing for a web based desktop application?
I have created a desktop application(winfoms) using C#.net 3.5, the application is an SEO application, so it has to be connected to the internet, i implemented a simple licensing routine where every ...
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Is there any difference between Custom Control and User Control in .NET
As stated in the question, is there any difference in the meaning of the two as applied to the Controls of .NET. Or are they alias of one another?
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VS2010 winform designer to learn, or “bottom up” approach?
Long story short, I'm president of a programming club at my university. We're all 1st and 2nd year programming students. We have a project we're about to start working on (converting a console program ...
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Correct architecture for running and stopping complex tasks in the background
I'm having trouble working out the correct architecture for the following task. I have a GUI in Windows Forms that contains a ListBox, listing certain architectural layouts. One an item in this list ...
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WPF vs. WinForms - a Delphi programmer's perspective?
I have read most of the major threads on WPF vs. WinForms and I find myself stuck in the unfortunate ambivalence you can fall into when deciding between the tried and true previous tech (Winforms), ...
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How do I set up MVP for a Winforms solution?
Question moved from Stackoverflow - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4971048/how-do-i-set-up-mvp-for-a-winforms-solution
I have used MVP and MVC in the past, and I prefer MVP as it controls the ...
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How do you organize your projects? [closed]
Do you have any particular style of organizing projects?
For example, currently I'm creating a project for a couple of schools here in Bolivia, this is how I organized it:
TutoMentor (Solution)
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Is “WinForms” a widely-known and acceptable substitute for “Windows Forms” on a résumé?
I'm always trying to hone my résumé to the bare-bones essentials -- no fluff.
I want to keep as many points as possible to a single line, and to this end I have used the term WinForms in several ...
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Moving from Winforms to WPF
I am a long time experienced Windows Forms developer, but now it's time to move to WPF because a new WPF project is comming soon to me and I have only a short lead time to prepare myself to learn WPF.
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Windows Forms Development - Books
So I'm reading a book for architecting applications for the enterprise from the Microsoft Press. It's a great book, and I'm learning a lot. However, it's very high level, and can be applied to a lot ...
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Prevent Casual Piracy for Simple Utility
I've written a small utility that I wish to sell for less than $10.
My primary concern is "casual piracy". The scenario that plays out in my mind is this:
User buys the program, enjoys using
it ...
