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palaga - 26 Dec 2004 19:37 GMT

Where is the best place to put some code to load my form's controls
parameters from the registry, and to save them to registry ?
I have 2 functions in my form : loadFromRegistry and saveToRegisttry, that
recursively load/save my controls & custom controls parameters..
I tried to call myMainWindow.loadFromRegistry in Main(), after the 'new
MyMainWindow( )' and before the myMainWindow.Run( ) : it seems to work
But If I call the SaveToRegistry after the myMainWindow.Run( ), it seems
that some controls have already lost data (for example I have a listview in
a custom control that is in my form, and when I call SaveToRegistry after
'Run', this listview is empty although it had items before...)

So is there an event or a more apropriate place to init and save controls
preferences in a form ?
(same question would apply for calling serialize() and deserialize() )
thanks

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Bob Powell [MVP] - 26 Dec 2004 23:25 GMT

The easiest way is to use the Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace and the
SaveSetting / GetSetting methods.

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> Where is the best place to put some code to load my form's controls
> parameters from the registry, and to save them to registry ?
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> (same question would apply for calling serialize() and deserialize() )
> thanks

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palaga - 27 Dec 2004 07:56 GMT

I have no problem reading from or writing to the registry or knowing where
to write/read in the registry. All I would like to know is what is the best
moment to do it !
is there an event in the form that I can use to load or save settings ?
If I save settings after the Run( ) method returns, it is to late ! so When
should I load / save settings ?

> The easiest way is to use the Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace and the
> SaveSetting / GetSetting methods.
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
>> (same question would apply for calling serialize() and deserialize() )
>> thanks

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Bob Powell [MVP] - 27 Dec 2004 11:32 GMT

Ahh I see. Generally you can load and save at any time. Even read from the
registry when you need to read a value. If you have a lot of user
preferences though you might wish to get them in the OnLoad override of the
main form and save all the settings in the Closing or Closed event.

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> I have no problem reading from or writing to the registry or knowing where
> to write/read in the registry. All I would like to know is what is the best
[quoted text clipped - 23 lines]
> >> (same question would apply for calling serialize() and deserialize() )
> >> thanks

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palaga - 27 Dec 2004 21:36 GMT

ok, thanks !

> Ahh I see. Generally you can load and save at any time. Even read from the
> registry when you need to read a value. If you have a lot of user
[quoted text clipped - 37 lines]
>> >> (same question would apply for calling serialize() and deserialize() )
>> >> thanks

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