__WriteLine can't write a Color variable??

[TryingLikeHeck]

The statement:
WriteLine(lFileNum, mFirstLineColor)

Fails with the following error:
Additional information: Procedure call or argument is not valid.

mFirstLineColor is type Color

Can't Write write a Color??

If you just want to save a bunch of stuff and restore it later is Write the
way to go or is Print a better way. Or is there something else that's better?

Thanks in advance


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[Cor]

Hi

What kind of code is this,

WriteLine(lFileNum, mFirstLineColor)

Because there are a lot of WriteLine methods, so I don't think it will work
by only writing writeline(x,x)

But in this case it is very much possible I am wrong.

Cor

 

[Armin Zingler]

The statement:
WriteLine(lFileNum, mFirstLineColor)

Fails with the following error:
Additional information: Procedure call or argument is not valid.

mFirstLineColor is type Color

Can't Write write a Color??

I found several WriteLine methods. Which one are you referring to?

System.Console.WriteLine
System.IO.TextWriter.WriteLine
System.CodeDom.Compiler.IndentedTextWriter.WriteLine
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.WriteLine
System.Diagnostics.TraceListener.WriteLine
System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine
System.Diagnostics.DefaultTraceListener.WriteLine
System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener.WriteLine

If you just want to save a bunch of stuff and restore it later is
Write the way to go or is Print a better way. Or is there something
else that's better?

Don't know if it's the better way but it's one way:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpovrserializingobjects.asp

 

[TryingLikeHeck]

I don't know but check the Help

Public Sub WriteLine( _
ByVal FileNumber As Integer, _
ByVal ParamArray Output() As Object _
)
Parameters


Any suggestions on how to write Color??

Thanks
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[TryingLikeHeck]

Public Sub WriteLine( _
ByVal FileNumber As Integer, _
ByVal ParamArray Output() As Object _
)
Parameters

Microsoft.VisualBasic


Any suggestions on how to write Color?
I tried CTYPE(zzz,Integer) - can't convert

Thanks

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[Cor]

Hello,

This looks like for me the most as a signature to write a line of data to a
disk.
I don't understand what color has to do with that.

But if you want to print, maybe you can look at this

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...temDrawingPrintingPrintDocumentClassTopic.asp

I hope this brings you in the right direction?

Cor

 

[Armin Zingler]

Public Sub WriteLine( _
ByVal FileNumber As Integer, _
ByVal ParamArray Output() As Object _
)
Parameters

Microsoft.VisualBasic


Any suggestions on how to write Color?
I tried CTYPE(zzz,Integer) - can't convert

A color is not an Integer. Which property or function value of the Color do
you want to write? Maybe you are looking for the ToArgb method?

WriteLine(1, Color.Red.ToArgb)

 

[active]

I'll look at the link you sent.

The problem is that I can write variables to a file that are type Integer or
Boolean, but not a variable that is type Color.

Since Color is actually the same size as an Integer I would hope that I
could out smart it and get it to write the equivalent value by somehow
casting Color as an Integer.

But I guess I'm not that smart..

Thanks

 

[Cor]

Hi active,

Now I understand it,

Color is not a field that you can write to disk.

I never used it, but it seems that you can do
\\\
Dim MyRGB As Integer = Color.AliceBlue.ToArgb
Dim myColor As Color = Color.FromArgb(MyRGB)
///
So that MyRGB is what you can write to disk.

I hope this was it?

Cor

 

[active]

Thanks, works good

 

[active]

Thanks, Works good