win32exception – Tarik Billa

System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The operation completed successfully

December 24, 2023 by Tarik

Just to sum it up, the custom grid I wrote, that is based on the .Net’s DataGridView, uses custom code to draw cells. Rows in my grid can span multiple visual pages. (That was a business requirement) The problem was that .Net pre-allocates a buffer of memory for controls with DoubleBuffering enabled. For DataGridViews grids … Read more

.Net Core 2.0 Process.Start throws “The specified executable is not a valid application for this OS platform”

January 6, 2023 by Tarik

You can also set the UseShellExecute property of ProcessStartInfo to true var p = new Process(); p.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(@”C:\Users\user2\Desktop\XXXX.reg”) { UseShellExecute = true }; p.Start(); Seems to be a change in .net Core, as documented here. See also breaking changes.