C#

Mario 56 wrote:

The mainform received the 6 inputs 'buttons' states from a communicationInterface timer-thread that reads the input pins and I need to send these input states also to the last open child-form that many times it can be a
child of a child of a child of the mainform.

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public delegate void Key1();
public Key1 extKey1Delegate;
public delegate void Key2();
public Key2 extKey2Delegate;
public delegate void Key3();
public Key3 extKey3Delegate;
public delegate void Key4();
public Key4 extKey4Delegate;
public delegate void Key5();
public Key5 extKey5Delegate;
public delegate void Key6();
public Key6 extKey6Delegate;

extKey1Delegate = new Key1(Key1Method);
extKey2Delegate = new Key2(Key2Method);
extKey3Delegate = new Key3(Key3Method);
extKey4Delegate = new Key4(Key4Method);
extKey5Delegate = new Key5(Key5Method);
extKey6Delegate = new Key6(Key6Method);

_interfaceInputStatus = modbus.ReadInputs(1);
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY1]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey1Delegate); }
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY2]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey2Delegate); }
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY3]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey3Delegate); }
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY4]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey4Delegate); }
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY5]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey5Delegate); }
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY6]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey6Delegate); }

//-----------------------------------------
// input keys delegated method
//-----------------------------------------
private void key1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
      . . . .
}

. . . . .

private void key6_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
      . . . .
}

void Key1Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key1.PerformClick();   // if not child opened click the mainForm key
    else KeyCallback(1);                 // otherwise subscribe all the open childs
}
void Key2Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key2.PerformClick();
    else KeyCallback(2);
}
void Key3Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key3.PerformClick();
    else KeyCallback(3);
}
void Key4Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key4.PerformClick();
    else KeyCallback(4);
}
void Key5Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key5.PerformClick();
    else KeyCallback(5);
}
void Key6Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key6.PerformClick();
    else KeyCallback(6);
}

Mario 56 wrote:

I would be glad if someone would tell me what is the method to know which is the form currently in use

"Gets the currently active form for this application."

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class Input { // pick a more domain relevant name
 private bool on;
 public bool On {
  get { return on; }
  set { on = value; Notify("On"); }
 }

 // INPC implementation
 public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

 private void Notify(string property) {
  var handler = PropertyChanged;
  if(null != handler) handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(property));
 }
}

class DataModel {
 public IList<Input> Inputs { get; private set; }
 public DataModel() {
  Inputs = new List<Input>();
  for(int i = 0; i < 6; i++) Inputs.Add(new Input());
 }
} 

class MainForm : Form {
 // ...
 public MainForm(DataModel dataModel) {
  InitializeComponent();

  for(int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
   (CheckBox)(checkBoxGroup.Controls[i]).DataBindings.Add("Checked", dataModel.Inputs[i], "On");
  }
 }
}

si.StartInfo.FileName = "racadm.exe";
si.StartInfo.Arguments = "getsysinfo";

si.Start();
si.WaitForExit();
string output = si.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
si.Close();

turbosupramk3 wrote:

have you any other ideas?

turbosupramk3 wrote:

I'm trying to capture the output of a Dell executable command

C:\> racadm getsysinfo > "C:\myoutput.txt"

turbosupramk3 wrote:

// this works below

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racadm getsysinfo > "C:\myoutput.txt"

turbosupramk3 wrote:

Agreed, which is why I posted the topic.

turbosupramk3 wrote:

in the command prompt and produced an empty text file.

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turbosupramk3 wrote:

There is an output

turbosupramk3 wrote:

I don't have the output here at home, but in the command window it will output parameters and values or it will output an error, it does not return empty in the command window.

turbosupramk3 wrote:

the exe might have not been written well.

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