Load and Save Settings

[VBOfficer]

Hi,

I wanna save and load my color selected by ColorPicker like this:

SaveSetting("MyApp", "Style", "Color", ColorPickerButton1.SelectedColor.ToString)

ColorPickerButton1.SelectedColor = Color.FromName(GetSetting("MyApp", "Style", "Color"))

The color I am loading from the settings does not get loaded correctly.

Perhaps in converting or something else.

Please help me :(

[Nate Bross]

The best way, is probably to use the Application Settings:

(VB2008) http://visualbasic.about.com/od/usingvbnet/a/appsettings_3.htm

IIRC, it works the same for VB2005

[VBOfficer]

Thank you for wrong advise!

In this case, the problem is not with method of saving / loading data.

The problem is that when I save the .SelectedColor of Color Picker control as String, and need to load it back, how can I really convert String to Color?

The convert method I am using won't work!!!

PS in my real application I am saving the data to a database...:(

[VBOfficer]

Help me please!:( Edited January 27, 2009 by VBOfficer

[Nate Bross]

I would load and store the value as an Argb integer, becuase it'll be much more space efficient.

 

System.Drawing.Color c = new System.Drawing.Color()
c = System.Drawing.Color.White
Save("color", c.ToArgb())
System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(Load("color"))

 

PS, you are welcome for the wrong advice...

[PlausiblyDamp]

What exactly is the problem? Is the colour changing between a load and save?