How to exec .dat at boot

[niemiro]

Hi,

Have almost finished this milestone release. Will do the registry when I get back this evening, but uploading what I have achieved this morning (a lot!)

Richard

 

[satimis]

Hi Richard,

I upload sound_20100408.zip to this posting which consists of following 2 sound files

Thanks_to_God.mp3
Thanks_to_God.wav

Some old PCs can't play .mp3 file without installing mp3 player. Most PC can basically play .wav files. Please try them. Thanks

B.R.
satimis

 

[satimis]

Hi Richard,

What about add background on the verse window. I can made each "Bible Verse of The Day" displayed on its own background. It will be very attractive. But in doing so the size of the file will be increased dramatically.

I attach 2 star background for your consideration. One is static and another animated. White/Yellow characters


B.R.
satimis

 

[niemiro]

Hello,

Have finished this milestone release (sorry, haven't done the background yet, will do that now) I have also used something called a Resource file. This means that the .dat files and background tracks are stored in the one .exe, rather than separately. If you want this undone, it is very easy for me to undo. They are however very easy to edit if you ever want any changes made.

Richard

 

[satimis]

Hello,

Have finished this milestone release (sorry, haven't done the background yet, will do that now) I have also used something called a Resource file. This means that the .dat files and background tracks are stored in the one .exe, rather than separately. If you want this undone, it is very easy for me to undo. They are however very easy to edit if you ever want any changes made.

Hi Richard ,

Some problem occurs here. The program doesn't start.

Steps:-

Download Verse_of_the_Day_Beta2.zip on desktop

Extract it on the desktop, only the .exe file found. Double clicking it starts the program with following warning displayed finally.

Microsoft Windows
Verse_of_the_Day has stopped working
A problem caused the program to stop working correctly.  Windows will close the program and notify your if as solution is available

Unblock it on properties without improvement.

satimis

P.S. I used the old .dat file

 

[niemiro]

Hello,

Thanks for the info. This is very strange, and I am not experiencing this issue. Can you please run the Program as an Administrator (on the right click context menu) and see if that fixes the issue (this is not a permanent solution)

Also, I have included a special debugging build to help aid me, so can you please run that and list all the errors until it crashes or works. Thanks!

Richard

 

[niemiro]

Hello,

• Crash the old application (not the new debug one)

• Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue.

• Type: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive and press enter.

• Sort by date, and open the most recent folder starting with Report.

• Upload the Report.wer in that folder in zip format.

Thanks very much, and sorry for this issue.

Richard

 

[satimis]

Hello,

• Crash the old application (not the new debug one)

• Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue.

• Type: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive and press enter.

• Sort by date, and open the most recent folder starting with Report.

• Upload the Report.wer in that folder in zip format.

Thanks very much, and sorry for this issue.

Hi Richard


The previous Verse_of_the_Day (post #44) can be started as Admin. But only the old window popup. It can't be deleted as user. I must login as Admin to delete it.

The Verse_of_the_Day_debug attached to post #46 can be started as user with following warning popup;

REGISTRY: ERROR 1 [ok]
REGISTRY: ERROR 1 [ok]
REGISTRY: ERROR 1 [ok]
REGISTRY: ERROR 1 [ok]
REGISTRY: ERROR 1 [ok]

warning closed. No further response.


The said Verse_of_the_Day_debug can be started as Admin correctly. "Bible Verse of the Day" displayed and music played. Wonderful!!!

Suggustion;

1)
bold on;
Bible Verse of the Day (heading)
Thanks be to God
Amend
Language

2)
Move the drop window to the left leaving more room between it and the frame border

3)
Move the source "Philippians 4:8" to left making "8"(end) aligned vertically with each line of the verse (forget last line), if possible

Thanks for your hard work

The debug reports are attached to this posting;
Report.wer-20100409-0737pm
Report.wer-20100409-0730pm
(folder Report-bug.zip)

I can't read them. Which program is used for reading them?

B.R.
satimis


Remark:

It is quite funny that I tried running following command on "Command Prompt" to compress the reports as .zip file without success

zip Report-bug.zip file1 file2
pkzip Report-bug.zip file1 file2
winzip Report-bug.zip file1 file2

None of them can work. Finally I have to do it with mouse point
- Create a folder
- Move the files to the folder
- Right click the folder -> Send To -> Compressed (zipped) Folder
- Rename the new folder


I prefer running command line instead of clicking around with mouse pointer. Any advice? Thanks

 

[niemiro]

Hi,

Have fixed the bug (I think!) so that the program can now be run as a standard user, rather than having to be run as a Admin (without crashing!). Will follow up your other suggestions now.

Richard

 

[satimis]

Hi,

Have fixed the bug (I think!) so that the program can now be run as a standard user, rather than having to be run as a Admin (without crashing!). Will follow up your other suggestions now.

Richard

Hi,


This verse works. Thanks

Is it possible adjusting the location of the window to be displayed. It is now at the left top corner. Centre of screen is the best location. IIRC the orginal software displays the verse window in the centre of screen


Edit:

The [X] (red) but at the top, right, can be removed. Clickinng [Amend] will close the window.


satimis

 

[niemiro]

Hello,

There is no really easy way to zip up files from the Command Line. The easiest way is to download 7-Zip:

GUI: Download 7-Zip from SourceForge.net

Command Line: Download 7-Zip from SourceForge.net

To zip up files from the Command Line with difficulty without any extra tools, see this thread: Can you zip a file from command prompt? - Super User

Not very neat!

Richard

 

[osholt]

Hello,

There is no really easy way to zip up files from the Command Line. The easiest way is to download 7-Zip:

GUI: Download 7-Zip from SourceForge.net

Command Line: Download 7-Zip from SourceForge.net

To zip up files from the Command Line with difficulty without any extra tools, see this thread: Can you zip a file from command prompt? - Super User

Not very neat!

Richard

Or you can just shift+right click on what you want to zip up and click send to > Zipped (compressed) Folder

Oli

 

[satimis]

Hello,

There is no really easy way to zip up files from the Command Line. The easiest way is to download 7-Zip:

GUI: Download 7-Zip from SourceForge.net

Command Line: Download 7-Zip from SourceForge.net

To zip up files from the Command Line with difficulty without any extra tools, see this thread: Can you zip a file from command prompt? - Super User

Not very neat!

Richard

Or you can just shift+right click on what you want to zip up and click send to > Zipped (compressed) Folder

Hi Oli,

Advice noted. Thanks

satimis

 

[niemiro]

Hello Satimis,

It now opens centred. The title is now properly aligned. The three controls in the top right hand corner no longer show up. Do you want the static or animated background, I can do either? One thing I am a bit confused about is the position of Amen, Thanks be to God, and the Language selection. Thanks!

Richard

P.S. Do you know the framerate of that .gif, or should I just set it to 30 and see what happens?

 

[niemiro]

Hello,

Forgot to mention, you can open the reports using Notepad

Richard

 

[satimis]

It now opens centred. The title is now properly aligned. The three controls in the top right hand corner no longer show up.

Hi Richard,

Thanks. Good decision.

I don't think users need those 3 controls. They can close the window by clicking "Amen". Regarding the "shrink" control, it is only for those users who need to enjoy the melody of "Thanks be to God'. Then they can shrink the control to bottom bar allowing the melody continue to play if the "shrink" control is there. However I don't think this is necessary.

Do you want the static or animated background, I can do either?

Animated background please. If we found problem later then we can change it to static background. Thanks

One thing I am a bit confused about is the position of Amen, Thanks be to God, and the Language selection. Thanks!

Their positions are OK. Just adjust their distance corresponding to the frame on both sides.


B.R.
satimis

P.S. Do you know the framerate of that .gif, or should I just set it to 30 and see what happens?

Good idea. I don't know it as well. Thanks

 

[satimis]

Hello,

Forgot to mention, you can open the reports using Notepad

Richard

Thanks

satimis

 

[niemiro]

I don't think users need those 3 controls. They can close the window by clicking "Amen". Regarding the "shrink" control, it is only for those users who need to enjoy the melody of "Thanks be to God'. Then they can shrink the control to bottom bar allowing the melody continue to play if the "shrink" control is there. However I don't think this is necessary.

I only did this because you can remove none of them, remove all three, or just disable the operation of the Red X. I thought that this was the best configuration that was possible.

Richard

 

[satimis]

I only did this because you can remove none of them, remove all three, or just disable the operation of the Red X. I thought that this was the best configuration that was possible.

Hi Richard,

Remove all of them. Thanks

satimis

 

[niemiro]

Hello,

Here is the new release that contains lots of changes from the previous version and I have included all the complex and time consuming code in this version, which is why it took so long. I will now write the second thread for the .gif background (which isn't natively supported, but is very easy to integrate ( < 10 lines of code)) Also, because I have lots of time today, I will include the latest code. This code is not in a project, and uses the Resource file, so is not compilable, just for you to look at. In particular, MainForm.cs will interest you, because it contains some very simple and more complex code.

One question, by how much do your want Language and Amen to be moved, and are the font sizes OK? This and the background will be in the next release.

MainForm.cs:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Media;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Resources;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using Microsoft.Win32;

namespace Verse_of_the_Day
{
    public partial class MainForm : Form
    {
        public MainForm()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            richTextBox1.Text = "\"" + Variables.verselist[Variables.publicI] + "\"";

            int x = (int)richTextBox1.GetCharIndexFromPosition(new Point(416,208));

            if (richTextBox1.GetLineFromCharIndex(x) + 1 == 1)
            {
                label1.Top = 120;
            }
            else if (richTextBox1.GetLineFromCharIndex(x) + 1 == 2)
            {
                label1.Top = 136;
            }
            else if (richTextBox1.GetLineFromCharIndex(x) + 1 == 3)
            {
                label1.Top = 152;
            }
            else if (richTextBox1.GetLineFromCharIndex(x) + 1 == 4)
            {
                label1.Top = 168;
            }
            else if (richTextBox1.GetLineFromCharIndex(x) + 1 == 5)
            {
                label1.Top = 192;
            }
            else if (richTextBox1.GetLineFromCharIndex(x) + 1 == 6)
            {
                label1.Top = 208;
            }


            try
            {
                Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
                SoundPlayer background = new SoundPlayer(assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Verse_of_the_Day.Thanks_to_God.wav"));
                background.PlayLooping(); 
            }
            catch
            {
                MessageBox.Show("SOUND: ERROR 1");
            }

            try
            {
            comboBox1.SelectedItem = Variables.language;

            comboBox1.TabStop = false;

            label1.Text = Variables.titlelist[Variables.publicI];
            label1.AutoEllipsis = false;
            label1.AutoSize = false;
            label1.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.No;
            label1.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
            }
            catch
            {
                MessageBox.Show("FORM: ERROR 1");
            }
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Environment.Exit(0);
        }

        private void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if ((string)comboBox1.SelectedItem == "English")
            {
                try
                {
                RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Bible Verse of the Day", true);
                key.SetValue("language", "English", RegistryValueKind.String);
                key.Close();
                }
                catch
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("REGISTRY: ERROR 6");
                }
            }
        }

        protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
        {
            Screen scr = Screen.FromPoint(new Point(this.Left, this.Top));
            this.Left = scr.Bounds.Left + (scr.Bounds.Width - this.Width) / 2;
            this.Top = scr.Bounds.Top + (scr.Bounds.Height - this.Height) / 2;
        }
    }
}

\Lang\English.cs:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Verse_of_the_Day
{
    class English
    {
        public static void ReadWrite()
        {
            try
            {
                Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();

                // Create an instance of StreamReader to read from a file.
                // The using statement also closes the StreamReader.
                //using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader("linbread.dat", System.Text.Encoding.Default))
                using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Verse_of_the_Day.linbread.dat"), System.Text.Encoding.Default))
                {
                    // Read ALL of the .dat file into one (big) string
                    Variables.file = sr.ReadToEnd();
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                // Let the user know what went wrong.
                MessageBox.Show("The file could not be read:" + e);
            }

            // Split the one big string into many smaller strings
            string[] split = Variables.file.Split('"');

            for (int i = 0; i < split.Length; i++)
            {
                // This section cuts up the string sections and stores them
                if (i % 2 == 0 && i != 0 && i != split.Length - 1) // << For every other string (all the even ones except for string 0) NOTE: List indexes start at 0 not 1 so index 0 is the first string in list
                {
                    // Cut into date and title and remove any unwanted characters, store date and title
                    string result = split[i].Remove(0, 1);
                    result = result.Remove(result.Length - 1, 1);

                    Variables.date = result.Substring(result.Length - 5);
                    Variables.title = result.Remove(result.Length - 5);

                    Variables.date = Variables.date.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "");

                    Variables.datelist.Add(Variables.date);
                    Variables.titlelist.Add(Variables.title);

                }
                else if (i == 0) // << If string index is 0
                {
                    // Remove unwanted character and store date
                    Variables.date = split[i].Remove(4);
                    Variables.date = Variables.date.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "");
                    Variables.datelist.Add(Variables.date);
                }
                else if (i % 2 != 0 && 1 != split.Length - 1) // << For every other string (all the odd ones)
                {
                    // No unwanted characters so just store
                    Variables.verse = split[i];
                    Variables.verselist.Add(Variables.verse);
                }
                else if (i == split.Length - 1)
                {
                    string result = split[i].Remove(0, 1);
                    result = result.Replace("\n", "");
                    Variables.titlelist.Add(result);
                }
            }

            try
            {
                if (Variables.today == "0101")
                {
                    // Exception to rule at 1st January
                    Variables.publicI = Variables.datelist.IndexOf(Variables.today);
                }
                else
                {
                    // Every other date, find index of that date (dates in order)
                    Variables.publicI = Variables.datelist.IndexOf("\n" + Variables.today);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                // Tell user what went wrong
                MessageBox.Show("Fatal Error:" + e);
            }

            try
            {
                // Using index from previous section, get matching verse and title
                // MessageBox.Show("\"" + Variables.verselist[Variables.publicI] + "\"" + "\n\n" + Variables.titlelist[Variables.publicI]);

                Application.Run(new MainForm());
                
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                // Tell user what went wrong
                MessageBox.Show("Fatal Error:" + e);
            }
        }
    }
}

Program.cs:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.Win32;

namespace Verse_of_the_Day
{
    static class Program
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>

        [STAThread]
        static void Main()
        {      
            // Get today's date in format used in .dat file
            GetDate();

            try
            {
                Variables.key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Bible Verse of the Day", true);
            }
            catch
            {
                MessageBox.Show("REGISTRY: ERROR 1");
            }

            try
            {
                if (Variables.key == null)
                    {
                    Variables.key = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Bible Verse of the Day");
                    }
            }
            catch  
            {
                MessageBox.Show("REGISTRY: ERROR 2");
            }

            try
            {
                Variables.language = (string)Variables.key.GetValue("language");
            }
            catch
            {
                MessageBox.Show("REGISTRY: ERROR 3");
            }

            try
            {
                if (Variables.key.GetValue("language") == null)
                {
                    Variables.key.SetValue("language", "English", RegistryValueKind.String);
                }
            }
            catch
            {
                MessageBox.Show("REGISTRY: ERROR 4");
            }

            try
            {
                Variables.key.Close();
            }
            catch
            {
                MessageBox.Show("REGISTRY: ERROR 5");
            }

            // For English language
            try
            {
            if (Variables.language == "English")
            {
                English.ReadWrite();
            }
            }
            catch
            {
                MessageBox.Show("ENGLISH: ERROR 1");
            }
        }

        

        public static void GetDate()
        {
            // Get today's date in format used in .dat file
            Variables.today = DateTime.Now.ToString("MMdd");
        }

    }
}

Variables.cs:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.Win32;

namespace Verse_of_the_Day
{
    class Variables
    {
        public static string today;
        public static string date;
        public static string title;
        public static string verse;
        public static string file;
        public static string language;
        public static int publicI;
        public static List<string> datelist = new List<string>();
        public static List<string> verselist = new List<string>();
        public static List<string> titlelist = new List<string>();
        public static List<string> stringlist = new List<string>();
        public static RegistryKey key;


    }
}

Have fun reading all that!

Richard