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[Mr.Wilson]

How would I go about saving the users settings of check boxes upon program exit using My.Settings.Save


I have on the form
1 textbox namedtxt1
3 checkboxes named chBox1-3
I want to save the current state of all these object when the program closes with out using a "save" button

Thanks in advance



P.s. I am using Visual Studio 2008

[Cheatmasterbw]

You can make settings with the type string and Boolean, and when the app is closing (on the form#_closing event) change all of the settings to the values of the textbox/checkboxes. after you set the values, use my.settings.save()

[Mr.Wilson]

Thank you for the quick reply. But I would like a coding example for the check boxes specifically. Here is what i have so far and its not working

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Public Class Form1
    Dim Settings As New My.MySettings
    Dim chBox1 As New My.MySettings
    Dim chBox2 As New My.MySettings
    Dim chBox3 As New My.MySettings

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load


    End Sub

    Private Sub btnExit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnExit.Click
        My.Settings.chBox1 = Me.chboxItem1.CheckState
    End Sub

thanks again

[Bogoh67]

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Private Sub Form1_Formclosing(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.FormClosing


    End Sub

is that what you mean? and where its says me.chboxItem1 i dont think you need me

but after that line

My.Settings.chBox1 = Me.chboxItem1.CheckState

write my.settings.save

[M1z23R]

Thank you for the quick reply. But I would like a coding example for the check boxes specifically. Here is what i have so far and its not working

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  My.Settings.chBox1 = Me.chboxItem1.Checked
My.Settings.Save

[Mr.Wilson]

! Solved ! There might be other ways to do this but this is how I did it. before I close this topic i would like someone to check it so as not to post poor info.

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Public Class Form1

   

    Dim chBox1Settings As New My.MySettings
    Dim chBox2Settings As New My.MySettings
    Dim chBox3Settings As New My.MySettings

    Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        chBox1.Checked = My.Settings.chBox1Settings
        chBox2.Checked = My.Settings.chBox2Settings
        chBox3.Checked = My.Settings.chBox3Settings
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnClose_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnClose.Click
        My.Settings.chBox1Settings = chBox1.CheckState
        My.Settings.chBox2Settings = chBox2.CheckState
        My.Settings.chBox3Settings = chBox3.CheckState

        My.Settings.Save()
        Close()

    End Sub


    Private Sub Form1_FormClosing(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
      
    End Sub

   
End Class

Thanks again for every ones help.

[MrAksel]

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Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        chBox1.Checked = My.Settings.chBox1Settings
        chBox2.Checked = My.Settings.chBox2Settings
        chBox3.Checked = My.Settings.chBox3Settings
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnClose_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnClose.Click
        My.Settings.chBox1Settings = chBox1.CheckState
        My.Settings.chBox2Settings = chBox2.CheckState
        My.Settings.chBox3Settings = chBox3.CheckState

        My.Settings.Save()
        Close()

    End Sub


    Private Sub Form1_FormClosing(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
      
    End Sub

   
End Class

You dont need the Dim chBox1Settings As New My.MySettings... Its enough with just My.Settings.chBox1Settings