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How to Synchronize Scroll of two RichTextBox without SystemOverflowException in WinForm?

I made a code that synchronize a scroll of two RichTextBox.
Hope this works without a matter of line numbers.
but when the line of RichTextBox gets large (around 2000+), System.OverflowException occurs at SendMessage method.
Covering SendMessage with try/catch does not make it work.
Is there any way to handle IntPtr with a number which is greater than Int.MaxValue?
This is my code.
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
for (int a = 0; a < 4000; a++)
{
RTB1.Text += a + "\n";
RTB2.Text += a + "\n";
}
}
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
public extern static int GetScrollPos(IntPtr hWnd, int nBar);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
public extern static int SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
private void RTB1_VScroll(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
int nPos = GetScrollPos(RTB1.Handle, (int)ScrollBarType.SbVert);
nPos <<= 16;
uint wParam = (uint)ScrollBarCommands.SB_THUMBPOSITION | (uint)nPos;
SendMessage(RTB2.Handle, (int)Message.WM_VSCROLL, new IntPtr(wParam), new IntPtr(0)); //Error occurs here.
}
public enum ScrollBarType : uint
{
SbHorz = 0,
SbVert = 1,
SbCtl = 2,
SbBoth = 3
}
public enum Message : uint
{
WM_VSCROLL = 0x0115
}
public enum ScrollBarCommands : uint
{
SB_THUMBPOSITION = 4
}
}

Looks like your application is running as 32 bit and you're getting an Overflow because UInt can have a value which can't be fit in 32 bit signed int.
For instance, running your application as 64 bit should just work fine.
That said, you don't need that. You can simply avoid using uint and just use int which will work just fine.
int wParam = (int)ScrollBarCommands.SB_THUMBPOSITION | (int)nPos;

how to get wrapped lines from multiline textbox?

In my windows.forms c# application, I have a multi-line textbox with WordWrap = true. After I set Text property to a long string, I need to get all lines produced by wrapping. It is not the same as Lines[] property, because my text does not include new line characters.
I have found solutions using graphics MeasureString function but it seems a little bit extra work considering that the textbox control already did the wrapping - why should I do the same work again?
Is there any way to get the lines into which the textbox wraps the text?
Thank you

Can you check the below solution,
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
textBox1.Text = "This is my text where I want to check how I can get wrapped content as seperate lines automatically !! This is my text which I want to check how I can get wrapped content as seperate lines automatically !!";
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
bool continueProcess = true;
int i = 1; //Zero Based So Start from 1
int j = 0;
List<string> lines = new List<string>();
while (continueProcess)
{
var index = textBox1.GetFirstCharIndexFromLine(i);
if (index != -1)
{
lines.Add(textBox1.Text.Substring(j, index - j));
j = index;
i++;
}
else
{
lines.Add(textBox1.Text.Substring(j, textBox1.Text.Length - j));
continueProcess = false;
}
}
foreach(var item in lines)
{
MessageBox.Show(item);
}
}
GetFirstCharIndexFromLine Reference
Line numbering in the text box starts at zero. If the lineNumber
parameter is greater than the last line in the text box,
GetFirstCharIndexFromLine returns -1.
GetFirstCharIndexFromLine returns the first character index of a
physical line. The physical line is the displayed line, not the
assigned line. The number of displayed lines can be greater than the
number of assigned lines due to word wrap. For example, if you assign
two long lines to a RichTextBox control and set Multiline and WordWrap
to true, the two long assigned lines result in four physical (or
displayed lines).

A little pinvoking would work:
private const UInt32 EM_GETLINECOUNT = 0xba;
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, UInt32 Msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
int numLines = SendMessage(textBox1.Handle,
EM_GETLINECOUNT, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero).ToInt32()
MessageBox.Show(numLines.ToString());
}

REVISED ANSWER
I checked the Win32 APIs again and realized it could be done easily. I wrote an extension method so you can do it even easier:
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
static class TextBoxExtensions
{
private const uint EM_FMTLINES = 0x00C8;
private const uint WM_GETTEXT = 0x000D;
private const uint WM_GETTEXTLENGTH = 0x000E;
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, uint Msg, int wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, uint Msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SendMessage", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, uint Msg, int wParam, StringBuilder lParam);
public static string[] GetWrappedLines(this TextBox textBox)
{
var handle = textBox.Handle;
SendMessage(handle, EM_FMTLINES, 1, IntPtr.Zero);
var size = SendMessage(handle, WM_GETTEXTLENGTH, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero).ToInt32();
if (size > 0)
{
var builder = new StringBuilder(size + 1);
SendMessage(handle, WM_GETTEXT, builder.Capacity, builder);
return builder.ToString().Split(new[] { '\r', '\n' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
}
return new string[0];
}
}
}
usage:
var lines = textBox1.GetWrappedLines();
ORIGINAL ANSWER
WinForm TextBox is actually a wrapper of Windows GDI edit control, which handles text wrapping natively. That being said, even if the TextBox keeps an array of wrapped lines, it is not exposed by public API, not even brought to managed environment (which, if it did, can however be retrieved with reflection). So your best bet is still MeasureString.

To check if particular line is wrapped or not, here is the GDI Function you need to use:
1. [DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern int DrawText(IntPtr hdc, string lpStr, int nCount, ref Dimension lpRect, int wFormat);
Here are what you need to get things done:
public enum DrawTextFlags
{
CalculateArea = 0x00000400,
WordBreak = 0x00000010,
TextBoxControl = 0x00002000,
Top = 0x00000000,
Left = 0x00000000,
HorizontalCenter = 0x00000001,
Right = 0x00000002,
VerticalCenter = 0x00000004,
Bottom = 0x00000008,
SingleLine = 0x00000020,
ExpandTabs = 0x00000040,
TabStop = 0x00000080,
NoClipping = 0x00000100,
ExternalLeading = 0x00000200,
NoPrefix = 0x00000800,
Internal = 0x00001000,
PathEllipsis = 0x00004000,
EndEllipsis = 0x00008000,
WordEllipsis = 0x00040000,
ModifyString = 0x00010000,
RightToLeft = 0x00020000,
NoFullWidthCharacterBreak = 0x00080000,
HidePrefix = 0x00100000,
PrefixOnly = 0x00200000,
NoPadding = 0x10000000,
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct Dimension
{
public int Left, Top, Right, Bottom;
public Dimension(int left, int top, int right, int bottom)
{
this.Left = left;
this.Right = right;
this.Top = top;
this.Bottom = bottom;
}
public Dimension(Rectangle r)
{
this.Left = r.Left;
this.Top = r.Top;
this.Bottom = r.Bottom;
this.Right = r.Right;
}
public static implicit operator Rectangle(Dimension rc)
{
return Rectangle.FromLTRB(rc.Left, rc.Top, rc.Right, rc.Bottom);
}
public static implicit operator Dimension(Rectangle rc)
{
return new Dimension(rc);
}
public static Dimension Default
{
get { return new Dimension(0, 0, 1, 1); }
}
}
So to know whether a particular line is wrapped or not, you would call the function like this:
Dimension rc = new Dimension(0,0,2,2);
var flag = DrawTextFlags.CalculateArea | DrawTextFlags.TextBoxControl | DrawTextFlags.WordBreak;
DrawText(hdc, line, line.length, ref rc, (int)flag);
Now if height of rc you get after executing this function is greater then your font height or tmHeight if you use TextMetric (that is what minimum required for a line to fit vertically) you can safely assume your line is wrapped.
Apart from this,
You can use the following function as an alternative approach:
static extern bool GetTextExtentExPoint(IntPtr hDc, string str, int nLength,
int nMaxExtent, int[] lpnFit, int[] alpDx, ref Size size);

Datetimepicker text value changes but value doesn't give the expected value

I have created a class change the appearance of the calander.
The class is based on these previous stackoverflow questions:
Source1: Setting calendar size when overriding DateTimePicker to add week numbers
Source2: Increase Font Size of DateTimePicker Calender in Win7 Aero Theme
This is the class:
class DateTimePickerImpl : DateTimePicker
{
private const int McmFirst = 0x1000;
private const int McmGetminreqrect = (McmFirst + 9);
private const int McsWeeknumbers = 0x4;
private const int DtmFirst = 0x1000;
private const int DtmGetmonthcal = (DtmFirst + 8);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern int GetWindowLong(IntPtr handleToWindow, int offsetToValueToGet);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern int SetWindowLong(IntPtr h, int index, int value);
[DllImport("uxtheme.dll")]
private static extern int SetWindowTheme(IntPtr hWnd, string appname, string idlist);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr h, int msg, int param, int data);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr GetParent(IntPtr h);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern int SendMessage(IntPtr h, int msg, int param, ref Rectangle data);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern int MoveWindow(IntPtr h, int x, int y, int width, int height, bool repaint);
protected override void OnDropDown(EventArgs e)
{
CalendarFont = new Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 20F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
const int offsetToGetWindowsStyles = (-16);
IntPtr pointerToCalenderWindow = SendMessage(Handle, DtmGetmonthcal, 0, 0);
SetWindowTheme(pointerToCalenderWindow, "", "");
int styleForWindow = GetWindowLong(pointerToCalenderWindow, offsetToGetWindowsStyles);
styleForWindow = styleForWindow | McsWeeknumbers;
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle();
SendMessage(pointerToCalenderWindow, McmGetminreqrect, 0, ref rect);
rect.Width = rect.Width + 30;
rect.Height = rect.Height + 10;
SetWindowLong(pointerToCalenderWindow, offsetToGetWindowsStyles, styleForWindow);
MoveWindow(pointerToCalenderWindow, 0, 0, rect.Width, rect.Height, true);
IntPtr parentWindow = GetParent(pointerToCalenderWindow);
MoveWindow(parentWindow, 0, 0, rect.Width, rect.Height, true);
base.OnDropDown(e);
}
}
Afther implementing this class the visible text of the datetimepicker changes to whatever you choose. But when using dateTimePickerImpl.Value it always returns the it began with (the time the datetimpicker loaded). I already found out by adding a method to the ValueChanged event that this event never happens. I found some similar problems online but these were all solved by setting the checked property of the datetimepicker to true. In my case the checked property is already true.
What did i do to break the datetimepicker?

I had to create the datetime picker manually instead of dragging it from the toolbox into the designer.
DateTimePickerImpl dtp = new DateTimePickerImpl();
dtp.Location = new Point(3, 254);
dtp.Name = "dtp";
dtp.Size = new Size(271, 26);
dtp.TabIndex = 25;
panel1.Controls.Add(dtp);

Increase Font Size of DateTimePicker Calender in Win7 Aero Theme

I want to change the font size of calender control in Win7 to make it touch screen compatible. The theme in my machine is Aero. CalendarFont property does not have any effect on the Aero theme.
So I have overrided OnDropDown method to disable theme for the calander control. Now the font has changed, but the calender window size is not changed. The following image shows the window I am seeing
The code is given below. What should I do to increase the size of the calender window?
protected override void OnDropDown(EventArgs e)
{
IntPtr pointerToCalenderWindow = SendMessage(Handle, DtmGetmonthcal,0,0);
// Disble Theme
SetWindowTheme(pointerToCalenderWindow, "", "");
var rect = new Rectangle();
SendMessage(pointerToCalenderWindow, McmGetminreqrect, 0, ref rect);
MoveWindow(pointerToCalenderWindow,0,0,rect.Right + 2, rect.Bottom + 2, true);
base.OnDropDown(e);
}
private const int McmFirst = 0x1000;
private const int McmGetminreqrect = (McmFirst + 9);
private const int McsWeeknumbers = 0x4;
private const int DtmFirst = 0x1000;
private const int DtmGetmonthcal = (DtmFirst + 8);
private const int WMPAINT = 0x000F;
[DllImport("uxtheme.dll")]
private static extern int SetWindowTheme(IntPtr hWnd, string appname, string idlist);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr h,
int msg,
int param,
int data);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern int MoveWindow(IntPtr h,
int x,
int y,
int width,
int height,
bool repaint);

It seems that this question is about the same problem as yours:
The answer states that there are actually two windows used for the calendar part (an 'inner' and an 'outer' one) and that you need to set the size for the outer window correctly.

How to open word document inside form in windows application

i need to open a word document in a panel control of Windows Forms Application to view/edit file and save.
i use this statement :
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern int FindWindow(string strclassName, string strWindowName);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern int SetParent(int hWndChild, int hWndNewParent);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetWindowPos")]
static extern bool SetWindowPos(
int hWnd, // handle to window
int hWndInsertAfter, // placement-order handle
int X, // horizontal position
int Y, // vertical position
int cx, // width
int cy, // height
uint uFlags // window-positioning options
);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "MoveWindow")]
static extern bool MoveWindow(
int hWnd,
int X,
int Y,
int nWidth,
int nHeight,
bool bRepaint
);
const int SWP_DRAWFRAME = 0x20;
const int SWP_NOMOVE = 0x2;
const int SWP_NOSIZE = 0x1;
const int SWP_NOZORDER = 0x4;
const int SWP_FRAMECHANGED = 0x20;
ToolsComponents.MSWord word = new ToolsComponents.MSWord();
private void toolStripButton2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
word.CreateWordDocument();
word.OpenFile(#"C:\Users\ME\Documents\test.docx", true);
int wordWnd = FindWindow("Opusapp", null);
if (wordWnd != 0)
{
int ret = SetParent(wordWnd, pnlShowForm.Handle.ToInt32());
//int ret2 = FindWindow("Opusapp", null);
//ret = SetParent(wordWnd, pnlShowForm.Handle.ToInt32());
SetWindowPos(wordWnd, pnlShowForm.Handle.ToInt32(), 0, 0, pnlShowForm.Bounds.Width - 20, pnlShowForm.Bounds.Height - 20, SWP_FRAMECHANGED | SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_DRAWFRAME);
MoveWindow(wordWnd, -5, -33, pnlShowForm.Bounds.Width + 10, pnlShowForm.Bounds.Height + 57, true);
}
}
private void frmDocumentManager_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
if (word != null)
{
word.CloseDoc(true);
word.Quit();
}
but this is not a good solution and have problem in runtime.
in sometimes MS word and document started outside the form and i can't control this.