Using manifest file to create XP styles

[SiJP]

There is a lot of information out there that shows you how to use a
manifest file with your .net application (exe) to enable windows xp
styles.

I am building a dll for COM interop, which contains a windows form.

How can I enable windows xp styles to this form?

(appname.dll.manifest doesn't work)

Cheers!

[SiJP]

Never mind, answered my own question:

Don't use a minfest in 1.1.... :)

System.Windows.Forms.Application.EnableVisualStyle s()
System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents()
System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(New frmConfiguration)

http://blogs.msdn.com/rprabhu/archiv.../28/56540.aspx

SiJP wrote:

There is a lot of information out there that shows you how to use a
manifest file with your .net application (exe) to enable windows xp
styles.

I am building a dll for COM interop, which contains a windows form.

How can I enable windows xp styles to this form?

(appname.dll.manifest doesn't work)

Cheers!

[Charles Law]

> System.Windows.Forms.Application.EnableVisualStyle s()

System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents()
System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(New frmConfiguration)
Note that this is not a cast-iron fix. You might still get an exception
thrown because of the bug in the implementation of
Application.EnableVisualStyles. I have found that the only way to be certain
is to use a manifest.

HTH

Charles
"SiJP" <si**********@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@j55g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com... Never mind, answered my own question:

Don't use a minfest in 1.1.... :)

System.Windows.Forms.Application.EnableVisualStyle s()
System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents()
System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(New frmConfiguration)

http://blogs.msdn.com/rprabhu/archiv.../28/56540.aspx

SiJP wrote:

There is a lot of information out there that shows you how to use a
manifest file with your .net application (exe) to enable windows xp
styles.

I am building a dll for COM interop, which contains a windows form.

How can I enable windows xp styles to this form?

(appname.dll.manifest doesn't work)

Cheers!