Serialization - random files

[wossname]

How do you read/write random access binary files in .Net?

Code snippets would be cool.

[Edneeis]

You would have to use the Compatibility namespace and do it the same as in VB6 or write a custom serializer for that. Otherwise you'd just serialize a collection of objects and deserialize the whole collection back to use it.

[wossname]

Originally posted by Edneeis
use the Compatibility namespace and do it the same as in VB6

How would I code that? (the namespace part not the VB6 code)

[Edneeis]

Run your VB6 code through the Upgrade Wizard.

[MrPolite]

try this, unsure if it would give you correct results, but it should work...

Try getting a list of all processes : Process.GetProcesses()
Loop through all of them and check their MainWindowHandle and MainWindowTitle property. I think when there is no window, the window handle would be zero. If it's not zero, then you can just get the title of the window using the other property I just mensioned.

edit:
hmmp, maybe not
tried this:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        ListBox1.Items.Clear()
 
        Dim p() As Process = Process.GetProcesses()
 
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 0 To p.GetUpperBound(0)
            If Not p(i).MainWindowHandle.ToInt32 = 0 Then
                ListBox1.Items.Add(p(i).MainWindowTitle)
            End If
        Next
    End Sub

and it seems like it doesnt get all the windows hehe....

[wossname]

Great!

That's close enough to fool the boss!

[MrPolite]

Originally posted by wossname
Great!

That's close enough to fool the boss!

aah poor boss I think that didnt' work for windows explorer windows and such

[wossname]

Looks like we got our threads crossed!