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directory path for test method

Maddie from Dartford16-Oct-09 4:43

Maddie from Dartford

16-Oct-09 4:43

Hello,
I am using

string exePath = System.Windows.Forms.Application.ExecutablePath;
string myFilePath = Path.GetDirectoryName(exePath) + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + "MyFile.xml";

to get working path of a file and it works fine when i run the application with VS2008.
I have written test method "[TestMethod]" to test a fuctionality which uses the above application path but my test result is failed because if i run test case then the excecutable path refers to visual studio env exe and my file is not present over there.

I don't want to hard code the file path. Please tell me how can i make my test case successfull or get the correct application path.

Thanks in Advance.

Re: directory path for test method

Henry Minute16-Oct-09 5:14

16-Oct-09 5:14

You may be able to use the Assembly class to get the information you require.

Here is the example from the documentation:

Assembly SampleAssembly;
// Instantiate a target object.
Int32 Integer1 = new Int32();
Type Type1;
// Set the Type instance to the target class type.
Type1 = Integer1.GetType();
// Instantiate an Assembly class to the assembly housing the Integer type.
SampleAssembly = Assembly.GetAssembly(Integer1.GetType());
// Gets the location of the assembly using file: protocol.
Console.WriteLine("CodeBase=" + SampleAssembly.CodeBase);

Look up the documentation for Assembly, particularly ExecutingAssembly and CallingAssembly to decide the best way to proceed for your circumstances.

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Re: directory path for test method

Maddie from Dartford16-Oct-09 6:09

Maddie from Dartford

16-Oct-09 6:09

Thanks Henry,
It is returning the path as "file:\C:\....\\....\TestResults\user_UKNML2009-10-16 16_39_37\Out".
I need debug or application executable path. (If i do some modification in code to reach up to the required path from the assembly path then it will not work for actual application output.)

Search string and if found copy row to new worksheet.

antsims16-Oct-09 3:50

16-Oct-09 3:50

I need help with how to copy a row into a new worksheet using C#. Presently I can search for the string but I can't figure out how to grab the row and copy it to a new worksheet. Can anyone help? My code is below.

for (rCnt = 1; rCnt <= range.Rows.Count; rCnt++)
{
for (cCnt = 1; cCnt <= range.Columns.Count; cCnt++)
{

System.Convert.ToString(xlWorkBook);

str = (range.Cells[rCnt, cCnt] as Excel.Range).Value2as string;

if (str == "Yellow")
String.Copy(str); //After if finds the yellow string I want it to copy it to a new worksheet this will take place for all yellow strings.

MessageBox.Show(str);

}
}

Starting AND Monitoring status of a Process on a Remote workstation

diePopster16-Oct-09 0:37

16-Oct-09 0:37

Hi there,

I want to start a process on a remote machine and as soon as the process is complete i want to start a local process.

Keep in mind that:
- I only have the UNC of the remote pc
- The process that must be run is stored on the remote pc and must be run on that pc.
- I do not want to map network drives (although it's highly unlikely that i should)

This is how I would do it if the first process was run on my local machine.

myProcess.Start();
myProcess.WaitForExit()
//next process

Thank you,

Re: Starting AND Monitoring status of a Process on a Remote workstation

Richard MacCutchan16-Oct-09 0:56

Richard MacCutchan

16-Oct-09 0:56

diePopster wrote:
I want to start a process on a remote machine ...

You are going to need some communications vehicle between the two systems so the initiator sends a message to the remote telling it to start the process, and when it terminates to return a completion message. You could do this with sockets, or maybe WCF, although sockets may be easier to learn. Take a look at some of the links here[^] for more information, or search Google for 'WCF' if you decide on that route.

Re: Starting AND Monitoring status of a Process on a Remote workstation

dan!sh 16-Oct-09 2:22

16-Oct-09 2:22

I believe you can do this using WMI. Read this[^] article or this[^] post.

Hope it helps.

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list of sent & recieved files

anabina16-Oct-09 0:01

16-Oct-09 0:01

hi.
how can I see the list of files that a computer sent or recieved over a lan?
thanks

Re: list of sent & recieved files

benjymous16-Oct-09 0:32

16-Oct-09 0:32

I don't think there is a single repository for something like that. Do you mean over a particular protocol?

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Re: list of sent & recieved files

dan!sh 16-Oct-09 2:25

16-Oct-09 2:25

FileSystemWatcher class might be of your interest. You can find a lot of samples related to this class' usage on web.

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Re: list of sent & recieved files

Dave Kreskowiak16-Oct-09 5:16

Dave Kreskowiak

16-Oct-09 5:16

Windows does not track such information. There is no way to tell.

Also, since there are so many different ways of sending files and over so many protocols, there's no single way to find out even if that stuff was tracked.

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list of active computers

anabina15-Oct-09 23:58

15-Oct-09 23:58

hi every body.How can I see the list Of active computers over a lan?
thanks

Re: list of active computers

freakyit16-Oct-09 0:02

16-Oct-09 0:02

hi,

one way is to ping over your network range.
each ping comes back u know the pc is active.

greetz Smile | :)

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Re: list of active computers

anabina19-Oct-09 5:36

19-Oct-09 5:36

I want to write it's code with c#.

Re: list of active computers

dan!sh 16-Oct-09 2:26

16-Oct-09 2:26

There is an article regarding this right here at CP. Search for that using appropriate keywords.

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Re: list of active computers

anabina19-Oct-09 5:39

19-Oct-09 5:39

what do you mean about stupid???

cannot open project file

Enobong Adahada15-Oct-09 23:55

Enobong Adahada

15-Oct-09 23:55

I am building mobile app in c# and RedFiveLabs NET60,
at the end the error message came up "the project file c:\users\adahada\AppDAta\Local\Temp\5p3kpxfc.4qo\Temp\MyDeployment1.genesisproj" cannot be oppened. the project type is not suppored by this installation.

Please how do i get pass these bottle necks.
thanks.

Re: cannot open project file

Richard MacCutchan16-Oct-09 0:57

Richard MacCutchan

16-Oct-09 0:57

Enobong Adahada wrote:
the project type is not suppored by this installation.

I think this message is the clue.

Re: cannot open project file

dan!sh 16-Oct-09 2:35

16-Oct-09 2:35

Check your installation. If you have installed Net60 correctly, you should be able to open this file.

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ajithnamboodiri15-Oct-09 23:37

ajithnamboodiri

15-Oct-09 23:37

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Re: how to send and recieve data from different ip using socket server

Jimmanuel16-Oct-09 4:35

16-Oct-09 4:35

If a client (Client-A) wants data from a server that the server received from a different client (Client-B) then Client-A needs to connect to the server and request it. To connect to a socket on "localhost" use IPAddress.Loopback as the destination address.

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Finding a string variable in memory??

diePopster15-Oct-09 22:44

15-Oct-09 22:44

Hi there,
If i assign a value to a string, is it possible to go and see where it is stored in the memory and what the value is?

e.g.

string _testString = "Value I want to read from memory";

Any way to do this?

Re: Finding a string variable in memory??

Not Active16-Oct-09 2:44

16-Oct-09 2:44

diePopster wrote:
see where it is stored in the memory

Why?

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Re: Finding a string variable in memory??

DaveyM6916-Oct-09 3:14

16-Oct-09 3:14

Yes, but it is not recommended. If you have a requirement to do this you should really be using C++.

This is a quickie example of manipulating a string by getting it's pointer (char*)

C#

/* Will need to check 'Allow unsafe code' in
Project|Properties|Build */

string text = "Test";
unsafe
{
    fixed (char* textPointer = text)
    {
        char* pointer = textPointer;
        *pointer = Char.ToLower(*pointer);
        *++pointer = Char.ToUpper(*pointer);
        *++pointer = Char.ToUpper(*pointer);
        *++pointer = Char.ToUpper(*pointer);
    }
}
// text will now be "tEST"

Dave

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Re: Finding a string variable in memory??

Dave Kreskowiak16-Oct-09 5:07

Dave Kreskowiak

16-Oct-09 5:07

On top of everything else that's been said, using managed code, C#, VB.NET, or any other language that targets the .NET Framework, an item can be moved in memory by the Garbage Collector at any time. So, even though you got the pointer to item, you really cannot use the pointer because the item might not be there anymore. The pointer you have will NOT get updated to reflect the new location in memory.

However, there is a way aroudn that. It's called "pinning". The GC can be told to pin an object in memory so it can't be moved. Read up on it here[^]. Be careful. When you pin an object, you are also responsible for removing the pin when you're done with it.

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Visual Developer - Visual Basic
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But no longer in 2009...

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