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GPI wrote:look in the japbe-include-pack1

GPI

Could you please tell me what the japbe-include-pack1 is ?
is it a user library ?

I'm quite new to PB and don't understand what you mean.

Kind Regards

Andy ( aka Large)

Could you please add some registry style command to purebasic.

IE : Read Value, Write Value, etc.

That sure would make my life easier.

Keep up the hard work guys on this excellent language.

Kind Regards

Andy ( Large )

Thanks Max,

Yes I think I have found the problems already, I will try the library you mentioned.

Kind Regards

Andy ( aka Large )

Hi Guys,

Just thought I'd let you know I managed to read a registry value into a Pure Basic Variable using Mr. Skunks Library.

So I'm very happy, thanks for all your help.

Kind Regards

Andy ( aka Large )

Thanks for that max that tells me the location of the id in the registry.

Do you or anyone else have any idea's on how to read this value into a pure basic variable ?

I have even found the registry value for the My Documents folder, so all I need now is a way to read certain registry data values ...

Hi Guys,

I'm making a program that backs up my outlook express folders.

I know the location of my .dbx files thats the easy bit.

But the problem is I need a way getting into variable the outlook express store folder and address book folder.

I'm sure if you have had a look at the location of the ...

Hi Terry,

If I use just File$ and save a file as 'test' it doesn't add the extension on to the end, which makes the file not recognisable by the system.

If I call the file 'test.fxm' it saves it as a recognisable program file, if I then click on the file it loads back into my program if I make a ...

Hi Guys and Gals,

I'm using the code below to save a file from my fax program I am making, but I have a problem it will save a new file ok, but it won't overwrite an old file instead it creates a new one with a double extension.

IE : If I save a file as test.fxm, open the file in my program and ...

Thanks for all your help guys.

I managed to get the program parameters correctly and I have read the file back into my program with success.

Kind regards

Andy ( aka Large )

I have set up the file association so that clicking on the file and the program opens, the file assocation has by default added "%1" for the file path part.

I'm using :

file$=programparameter()
setgadgettext(2,file$)

but the gadget is empty.

Any idea's anyone ???

Kind regards

Andy ( aka ...

Hi Terry,

I think I understand, I have alter the association on my pc so that it send the filename when I click on it.

I will look up file assocation setting to get the correct parameters.

Kind regards

Andy ( aka Large )

Well I'm afraid I'm not getting on to well . . .

I'm using this line at the beginning of my program.

parameter$ = ProgramParameter()

and then to see what parameter$ holds I'm testing it with.

SetGadgetText (1,parameter$)

that way I can see the filename but when I try this gadget 1 is empty ...

Thanks Kale and Pupil, you guys are cool !

I'm gonna try a few things with the programparameter() command, I'll let you know how I get on.

Kind regards

Andy ( aka Large )

This could be useful Pupil . . .

But I'm clicking on a file to open my program I need a way for my program to know what the path and filename I have just clicked on then I can set the gadgets with values.

basically . . .

if user clicked file
get filename and path
read file and set gadget values ...

Sorry if the title to the thread is not correct, did not know what to call it, lol.

Anyway want I want to be able to achieve is this . . .

I have created a program that will print a fax header ready to be faxed on a fax machine, I have managed to get the program to save the faxes which is ...