Startup Screen

[Rally2000]

I have a startup form i.e. "splash screen" It has a checkbox and a button.

I would like to do something, but DO NOT know how.

This Startup Screen has some Information that the user don't need or "WANT" to see every time the App starts, so I thought about using the checkbox to give the user the ability to disable this Screen after the first time the App. is run.

I have a good feeling that I'm going to have to use the Registry for this one. If so would you be so kind and help me get on the rite path.

Thank you so much for your time!!!

[kovan]

you could use the registry but microsoft frowns upon using registry.

making ur own preference file is very easy in .net
why not make a object called Preferences that has all ur properties for settings, and serialize that to xml,
and read it back up wwhen ur app is launched

look up serializing objects, very easy i think

[Rally2000]

Don’t get this the wrong way, I do agree with you.
But to tell you the truth I don’t give a s… what Microsoft thinks when it comes to using My PC.
And also I think that I would like to take a stab at the Registry, I’m sure If someone is willing to give me an example that I can get this thing going.
Thanks for the reply, and I will look at what you are suggesting.

[RichardAtherton]

I agree with last respondent, stay away from the registry, if necessary call it a .ini file which yoiu create and save, bit like cookies on web development. I've just been through this exercise and in the end, store the info I need on a file in the application.startuppath on the users local computer and no I don't like the solution either but it works.

His solution is much more elegant than mine.

[wey97]

For the registry, the RegistryKey class is part of the
Microsoft.Win32 namespace.

...do a web search.

[PT Exorcist]

I also agree, stay out of the registry, it will only make your application to be more "computer dependent" against the XCopy idea of the .NET

[Nigh™a®e]

for easy access on the registry with your applications use

Application.CommonAppDataRegistry

LocalMachine\Software\ CompanyName\ ProductName\ ProductVersion

The problem with this is, when rebuilding the application u loose the settings cause he uses ProductVersion (unless version set on 1.0.0.0)

to use the registry root u want

Imports Microsoft.Win32

Private objRegRoot as RegistryKey

Sub New
   objRegroot = registry.localmachine.createsubkey("SOFTWARE").createsubkey("company").createsubkey("product")
end sub

public property ShowSplash as boolean
  get
    return ctype(objregroot.getvalue("ShowSplash", "default"),boolean)
  end get
  set (byval value as boolean)
   objregroot.setvalue("ShowSplash",value)
  end set
end property

But i also agree its better not to use the registry.
there is an other simple way using a structure and the old fileput / fileget methods (need to put option strict off)

public structure myConfig
  public ShowSplash as boolean
end structure

function ReadConfig(byval filename as string) as myConfig
  dim varConfig as MyConfig
  dim varFile as integer = freefile
  fileopen varfile, filename, binary, read
  
  fileget varfile, varconfig

  fileclose varfile

  return varconfig
end function

sub WriteConfig(byval filename as string, byval value as myConfig)
  dim varFile as integer = freefile
  fileopen varfile, filename, binary, read

  fileput varfile, value

  fileclose varfile
end sub

Greetz Nightmare

[Rally2000]

Well who am I to argue with that many people! No Registry it is.
Thanks for all them responses. That helped.
If I’ll get it together I’m going to use .ini
Again Thanks!
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