desktop-application

Communication between c# and MySql solution required

I am developing Desktop application using c#.net and MySql. Is there any solution to communicate with MySql with out any extra dll file. as I am using MySql.Data.dll and I have to put that file with my exe file which is not feasible solution. ...

Should I develop desktop games using AIR?

I develop flash based games and currently we supply our games as projector files to our clients. Should I make the jump to AIR? ...

Is MFC sitll the dominating framework for windows desktop application?

I just wondering about this.It is said that .NET is better than MFC in a lot of aspects.But when I use my PEID to recursive scan my 'program files' directory,it turns out there are still a lot of programs written with 'Visual C++ 6'(esp. for security software),whose GUI should be written with MFC. So my questions are: Is MFC still the...

Problem regarding consuming php web service in c# Desktop application.

I am developing a c# desktop application and using a webservies which is developed in a php application when i try to consume that application. I just add web REference of that web service and try to access throught the following code WebReference.TestWSDL pdl = new testingApp.WebReference.TestWSDL(); string copy = pdl.verify("testing"...

how to consume php web service in c# Desktop application.

how to consume php web service in c# Desktop application. I am doing this by adding web reference and through code WebReference.TestWSDL pdl = new testingApp.WebReference.TestWSDL(); string copy = pdl.verify("testing"); but it throws the error Possible SOAP version mismatch: Envelope namespace http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/ was un...

Java swing "children" windows

Sorry for really simple question, but I wasnt able to find anything in the net, probably because I dont know the right terms to look for. When you have a desktop application, there are many so called children windows: one for options, one for "about" and so on. How to make them in Java Swing (with NetBeans tools - optional)? So far ...

Why are web apps prevalent for internal corporate apps?

OK, I realize that people don't like to install stuff on their PCs if they don't have to and that is the primary advantage of web apps over "desktop" that run locally. But for corporate internal applications where security is not an issue, if an application is such that its user base has the app up 100% of the time, using it exclusively...

Is Perl a good option for writing platform independent desktop applications?

Is Perl a good option for writing (possibly and partially) platform independent desktop applications? I know there are interesting widget libraries like GTK2 Perl and wxWidgets but I'm not familiar with development on Windows. Is it possible to write a good application with Perl and those tools, maybe embedding everything needed to avoi...

Unable to set text in NSTextView

::Edit:: It works now? haha, maybe I just didn't save my latest IB...who the hell knows. Thanks! Hey, This is my first time playing around with desktop applications (I have experience with iphone applications) and I'm stuck - My text view will not update to show any text: .m: @synthesize textView; NSString *txt = [[[NSString all...

Unfamiliar with technique to solve pre-populating textfields (w/out access to a viewDidLoad or similar method) on Mac Desktop

Hey, I have a mainMenu.xib - that sets up all my interface items (button, textfields, etc). I have a LogController that has access to all these items via IBOutlet and IBAction. Works fine - All connected and running well. However, I want to have NSUserDefault values pre-populated in the textfields. However, I can't figure out how - si...

Desktop applications dynamic GUI problem.

Hi everyone, I have asked the question "Is there something like master page in desktop applications?" Now I am in position that I have to extend the question. Thanks for understanding. I have add one MDI master form into my project and several inherited forms that inherit MDI master one. I was using this code. private void searchToo...

How to Develop a Public API Object Model In a WPF Desktop Application That Allows For Out-Of-Process Automation From Another .NET Desktop Application

We're developing a large desktop application using Windows Presentation Foundation. Currently, the application is for internal use but will eventually be sold as a commercial product. I'm currently using a variation of the M-V-VM design pattern to keep as much code out of the UI components (i.e. windows, user controls). I know at some po...

How to effectively save database password in desktop application?

I'm making desktop application (lets call it app) which uses database (mysql). More app's users share one database user. Example : John and Mike app users connect to DB as "dbuser", etc. The problem is : How do I effectively save passwords for DB users? (app users's pwds are stored in DB). Possible solutions I found : 1. in the code -...

Maintaining an Adobe Air Desktop Application with an XML Document

i am going to be utilizing a flash/jquery powered gallery on a webpage that is maintained and updated with an xml document. the xml data is used to add and sort images into a grid of small thumbnail images. i will customize this component so that when the user rolls over a thumbnail it will trigger jquery to replace a div using hide/show...

How can I place @Action methods in a separate class from a Swing component?

When developing Swing applications, I've typically defined a delegate interface for each UI component for action callbacks. For example, if there is a class, MyDialog, which contains a button, MyButton, then the ActionListener for MyButton will call MyDialog.Delegate.OnMyButtonClick(Event e). The UI component then becomes "dumb" and requ...

C#: Need to render a form/control on an "imaginary" desktop

Okay, here's what I'm trying to do. First I'll explain the end result I'm trying to achieve in case there are other ideas on how to do this. I'm making a screen capture utility that takes a screen shot of only one window... my window (which I have total programmatic control over). However, this window may be much larger than the desktop...

Know any papers comparing trade-offs of Web Applications vs Desktop Applications?

Does anyone know of a good article, paper, or publication that researches trade-offs between web apps and desktop apps? Specifically, I'd like to see some data on performance and TCO. Other comparison research would be useful too. ...

How to add an exe file to the setup?

In my windows application, I need to install SQLLiteAdmin database while the desktop application is getting installed. How to do this? I'm using release mode. In the installer class, I used: process.start(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + @"\sqliteadmin.exe"); in after_install event. But, it is taking from the path C:/windows/sy...

Application environment guidelines

I am looking for Windows applications guidelines, related to configuration, log files and other issues not related to user experience - like Store your configs in Foo directory Put temporary files in Baz one Default directory for open/save has to be Bar etc Thanks ...

VB.NET: Run a method only once in the Application's life time.

I'm making a Library type app which needs to scan the whole computer when it is run for the first time. Not again ever. How can I accomplish it? I'll be using SQL database to store data. So, I can easily make a table there and store a flag and check it on first run, but is there any other way? Any native support for this in VB.NET? ...