DesignerControls empty after SaveStateToXMLString

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   Hello

I am having an issue with SaveStateToXMLString. After I call this method, the DesignerControls list seems to get emptied. If I look at DesignerControls->Count before and after the call I can see it change from the correct number of elements to zero.

I have the SerializeDesignerControls option of StateOptions set to TRUE. This means that the first time I call SaveStateToXMLString the DesignerControls are saved correctly to the XML string. However, on the second call, the DesignerControls aren't saved, since the list has been deleted. This has the effect of giving me two different files on two subsequent calls to SaveStateToXMLString, the first with the DesignerControls and the second without, which is very odd. It also means that if I reload any file saved after the first call, the DesignerControls are not present in the file to be reloaded.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Mark

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markh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 November 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 49	Post Options Post Reply Quote markh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: DesignerControls empty after SaveStateToXMLString Posted: 12 March 2008 at 5:41pm
	Hello I am having an issue with SaveStateToXMLString. After I call this method, the DesignerControls list seems to get emptied. If I look at DesignerControls->Count before and after the call I can see it change from the correct number of elements to zero. I have the SerializeDesignerControls option of StateOptions set to TRUE. This means that the first time I call SaveStateToXMLString the DesignerControls are saved correctly to the XML string. However, on the second call, the DesignerControls aren't saved, since the list has been deleted. This has the effect of giving me two different files on two subsequent calls to SaveStateToXMLString, the first with the DesignerControls and the second without, which is very odd. It also means that if I reload any file saved after the first call, the DesignerControls are not present in the file to be reloaded. Any ideas? Thanks Mark

Oleg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 21 May 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11234	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oleg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 March 2008 at 10:51am
	Hi, yes, think its true. it doesn't save DeignerControls by default. Use DoPropExchange method instead.
	Oleg, Support Team CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

markh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 November 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 49	Post Options Post Reply Quote markh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 March 2008 at 1:25pm
	Hello Oleg. It does save the DesignerControls on the first call to SaveStateToXMLString. However, it then deletes the list so that any subsequent files saved do not contain the DesignerControls. This can be seen by loading the resulting files into the Designer Studio. The first file saved, displays all of the controls in the Controls Pane. However, any later saved files have an empty Controls Pane. This seems rather inconsistent behaviour and makes it rather difficult to use the XML format for saving/loading user toolbar customizations. I'll try DoPropExchange and let you know the results. Mark