[Help]Saving Settings of a form[solved]

Ok, I need help with saving settings on a form. Such as if I check a checkbox, close the program, and open the program again, the checkbox will still be checked.

Originally Posted by poneboy00

Ok, I need help with saving settings on a form. Such as if I check a checkbox, close the program, and open the program again, the checkbox will still be checked.

First add the following code to the Form_Closing Event:

Code:

SaveSetting(Application.ProductName, "Settings", "CheckBoxState", checkbox1.checkstate)

Then add the following code to the Form_Load Event:

Code:

Dim x As String = GetSetting(Application.ProductName, "Settings", "CheckBoxState", 0)
        checkbox1.checked = CInt(x)

When the form will be closing it will save the state of the checkbox.

Then when the next time form is loaded, it will check if the checkbox was last selected or not. It will use a default value of 0 if the form is loaded first time. If the value is 1, checkbox will be selected.

Just a note, this question has been asked 3 or 4 times before and answered

In fact it is in the code snippets vault.

every time someone has a small code problem, I add my answer to the code vault.

Zman had this problem and my answer was

Save Checkbox Settings

Form Load

[php]
CheckBox1.Checked = GetSetting(Application.ProductName, Application.ProductName, "CheckBox1")
[/php]

Form Closing

[php]
SaveSetting(Application.ProductName, Application.ProductName, "CheckBox1", CheckBox1.Checked)
[/php]

This can be changed/modified for other components as well

I also have a few other (5 or 6) Snippets for saving other settings, form location, position, size, etc... All of which can be found in the Snippets Vault located in the stickies

If you search, you may find what you need

Thank you for this and I will keep the search thing in mind next time I have a question. Bit what if I have, say, like 140-50 checkboxes, what would I do then.

Personally when i want to keep a checkbox saved i make a setting called checkbox1 and then do on form closing

Code:

If checkbox1.checked = true then
my.settings.checkbox1 = "Checked"
else
my.settings.checkbox1 = ""
end if

And on form load

Code:

If my.settings.checkbox1 = "Checked" then
checkbox1.checked = true
else
'do nothing
end if

Nextgen's code i know works. ive used it before

I even wrote a tutorial about it.

Stickies FTW

Send me link and I'll add it to tuts

You did already add it.

oh.... And thats my point about searching, cause it's it in the vault as well.

Oh well

Problem solved, if you need more help, let us know

[Help]Saving Settings of a form[solved]

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