John,
Well, that new DataConnector class doesn't seem to buy you anything, at least not the way you're using it in this example ... I guess maybe I should find somewhere to read up on it to see what the "benefits" of using it are supposed to be.
~~Bonnie
>Bonnie,
>
>I've now got it working with a DataConnector (but what a hassle to get round)
>
>The code goes something like
>
#region Using directives
>using System;
>using System.Collections;
>using System.ComponentModel;
>using System.Data;
>using System.Drawing;
>using System.Windows.Forms;
>
>#endregion
>
>namespace JTB.TimeRecorder
>{
> partial class StartupForm : Form
> {
> #region public variables
> DateTime zeroTime = DateTime.Parse("00:00"); // Don't think this is the best way of setting a time to midnight
> TaskType myTaskType = new TaskType();
> DataConnector dc1 = new DataConnector();
> #endregion
>
> public StartupForm()
> {
> InitializeComponent();
> }
>
> private void StartupForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> StartTime.Value = zeroTime;
> EndTime.Value = zeroTime;
>
> // playing
> string myTest = myTaskType.GetOneType(3); // get an item directly from the class
> myTaskType.AddOneType("Adding item 1"); // Add a new item directly
> cboTaskType.DataSource = dc1;
> dc1.DataSource = myTaskType.Types; // set the class to be a DataConnector for some reason, VS2005 way of doing things
> dc1.Position = dc1.Add("Adding item 2"); // Add a new item via the DataConnector and set the current position to be that new item
> }
>
> #region re-size management
> /// <summary>
> /// Form is being resized, allow anything but minimize
> /// If the user minimized the form then send it to the system tray
> /// </summary>
> /// <param name="sender"></param>
> /// <param name="e"></param>
> private void StartupForm_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> if (WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized)
> {
> ShowInTaskbar = false;
> NotifySysTray.Visible = true;
> }
> else
> {
> this.ShowInTaskbar = true;
> NotifySysTray.Visible = false;
> }
> }
>/// <summary>
>/// Close the form from the sys tray icon
>/// </summary>
>/// <param name="sender"></param>
>/// <param name="e"></param>
> private void MenuSysTray_Close_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> this.Close();
> }
>/// <summary>
>/// Restore the Time record to previous state
>/// </summary>
>/// <param name="sender"></param>
>/// <param name="e"></param>
> private void MenuSysTray_Restore_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
> StartupForm_Resize(sender, e);
> }
> #endregion
>
> #region Button control
> private void btnClose_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> this.Close();
> }
> #endregion
> }
>
> #region tasktype class - Lists all the task that I currently undertake and may be added to, hence serializable
> [Serializable] // Still got to learn how to do this, and what its really about - Think its some kind of XML write to file
> public class TaskType
> {
> private ArrayList _types = new ArrayList();
> private int _myVar;
> private string _myString = "John";
>
> public TaskType()
> {
> _types.Add("Dev MRP v1.2");
> _types.Add("Dev MRP v1.1 (retro fix)");
> _types.Add("Dev MRP v1.0 (retro fix)");
> _types.Add("Dev (retro fix) pre MRP<v8.2");
> _types.Add("QA v1.2");
> _types.Add("(Support) Previous version(s)");
> _types.Add("(BUG) New version issue ");
> _types.Add("General Admin");
> _types.Add("Holiday (When I'm lucky)");
> }
>
> public int MyVar
> {
> get { return _myVar; }
> set { _myVar = value; }
> }
>
> public ArrayList Types
> {
> get { return _types; }
> }
>
> public string GetOneType(int recordno)
> {
> if (recordno < Types.Count)
> return (string)_types[recordno];
> else
> return "";
> }
>
> public int AddOneType(string value)
> {
>
> return _types.Add(value); ;
> }
>
> public string MyString
> {
> get { return _myString; }
> set { _myString = value; }
> }
>
> }
> #endregion
>}>
>If you would like the current project solution in zip format I can send in private email. BTW I do not consider this good code, its just a first pass at learning some principles. Really need to understand serialization a lot more and how to turn this into a wider scope class with different tasks going on. Give me a chance I'm learning and play, and its all fun and right now enjoyable :-)
>Yours always
