"Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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> Hello.
> Can anyone tell me the proper way to save the properties of a user control
> between design time and run time?
>
> So, I've got this user control with the following properties:
> BarColor1
> BarColor2
>
> I can access these properties in the property browser and change the
> colors. But how to I have those changes persist between design time and
> run time for the user control?
> If the user of the control changes BarColor1 at design time, I want that
> to persist to run time. And, if the user changes the color at run time, I
> want that color to persist to the next instance of run time?
> I'm using VS 2003.
>
> Steve
>

"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
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>
> Save them to the <Settings> information for the project.
>
> You can add them by double-clicking on "my project" in the
> solution explorer. This brings up the project properties.
> Click on the <Settings> tab.
>
> Add settings here. Each setting must have a
> unique name, such as BarColor1, BarColor2, etc.
>
> For Type, pick the type of value that it is; this
> prevents you from having to convert it. There's
> probably something like System.Color, or System.Drawing.Color.
>
> Set the scope to User.
>
> Then in your code, when the user changes it, save it to
> the settings:
>
>  My.Settings.BarColor1 = whatever (must be same type)
>
>
> Then when you want to use it, use My.Settings.BarColor1
> instead of a color. It will retrieve the value from the Settings
> and use it.
>
> The .Net runtime saves the settings when the application is
> closed, and reads them when it is opened.
>
> Robin S.
> -------------------------------------
>
>
>
> "Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:uux6Q3nCHHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hello.
>> Can anyone tell me the proper way to save the properties of a user
>> control between design time and run time?
>>
>> So, I've got this user control with the following properties:
>> BarColor1
>> BarColor2
>>
>> I can access these properties in the property browser and change the
>> colors. But how to I have those changes persist between design time and
>> run time for the user control?
>> If the user of the control changes BarColor1 at design time, I want that
>> to persist to run time. And, if the user changes the color at run time, I
>> want that color to persist to the next instance of run time?
>> I'm using VS 2003.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>
>

"Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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> Robin, there is no Settings tab in VS 2003 that I can see. Do you have one
> in VS 2003?
>
> Steve
>
> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
> news:Qr2dnS_VBMv5wcLYnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>> Save them to the <Settings> information for the project.
>>
>> You can add them by double-clicking on "my project" in the
>> solution explorer. This brings up the project properties.
>> Click on the <Settings> tab.
>>
>> Add settings here. Each setting must have a
>> unique name, such as BarColor1, BarColor2, etc.
>>
>> For Type, pick the type of value that it is; this
>> prevents you from having to convert it. There's
>> probably something like System.Color, or System.Drawing.Color.
>>
>> Set the scope to User.
>>
>> Then in your code, when the user changes it, save it to
>> the settings:
>>
>>  My.Settings.BarColor1 = whatever (must be same type)
>>
>>
>> Then when you want to use it, use My.Settings.BarColor1
>> instead of a color. It will retrieve the value from the Settings
>> and use it.
>>
>> The .Net runtime saves the settings when the application is
>> closed, and reads them when it is opened.
>>
>> Robin S.
>> -------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> "Steve Long" <Steve_Noneya@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
>> news:uux6Q3nCHHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello.
>>> Can anyone tell me the proper way to save the properties of a user
>>> control between design time and run time?
>>>
>>> So, I've got this user control with the following properties:
>>> BarColor1
>>> BarColor2
>>>
>>> I can access these properties in the property browser and change the
>>> colors. But how to I have those changes persist between design time and
>>> run time for the user control?
>>> If the user of the control changes BarColor1 at design time, I want that
>>> to persist to run time. And, if the user changes the color at run time,
>>> I want that color to persist to the next instance of run time?
>>> I'm using VS 2003.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>
>>
>
>