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Re: C# Winforms, Installation Folder Permission, parameter settings file is always admin read/write, user read only

1-Feb-19 7:48

I'm in the process of changing the location now. I just have to fix my installer registry errors first.
Then change my code. I'll put my nLogs in the same place as well.

Thanks Eddy!

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Eddy Vluggen1-Feb-19 8:39

Re: C# Winforms, Installation Folder Permission, parameter settings file is always admin read/write, user read only

1-Feb-19 8:39

Np; look at it like this; "Program Files" and the like are statical libraries, only to be changed during install-procedures. They're also likely to have a different backup-strategy from the data in the user-accounts.

The data you're proposing might even have to survive an install/uninstall-attempt?

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jkirkerx1-Feb-19 8:44

Re: C# Winforms, Installation Folder Permission, parameter settings file is always admin read/write, user read only

1-Feb-19 8:44

That's what got me into trouble in the first place, was surviving an uninstall and upgrade.
Now I get it. Got my registry fixed now, so time to move that location.

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Eddy Vluggen1-Feb-19 9:29

Re: C# Winforms, Installation Folder Permission, parameter settings file is always admin read/write, user read only

1-Feb-19 9:29

How many companies back up the registry on each machine? How often does a VM get replaced?

Put it somewhere the sysop expects it and where backups actually occur Big Grin | :-D

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jkirkerx1-Feb-19 9:39

Re: C# Winforms, Installation Folder Permission, parameter settings file is always admin read/write, user read only

1-Feb-19 9:39

Now you lost me. I was going to place it in the Users AppData Folder.
It's just a client app, and the file stores the MongoDB connection string and the SMTP parameters to send mail.

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Eddy Vluggen1-Feb-19 10:56

Re: C# Winforms, Installation Folder Permission, parameter settings file is always admin read/write, user read only

1-Feb-19 10:56

jkirkerx wrote:
Now you lost me

Peeking around curiously - are we lost again? Did you bring torches?

jkirkerx wrote:
I was going to place it in the Users AppData Folder.

If you're network-admin, paid to do backups, but be conservative on the amount of space used, which folders would you backup?

jkirkerx wrote:
It's just a client app, and the file stores the MongoDB connection string and the SMTP parameters to send mail.

That's not part of the installation-binaries, that's configuration Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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jkirkerx1-Feb-19 11:15

Re: C# Winforms, Installation Folder Permission, parameter settings file is always admin read/write, user read only

1-Feb-19 11:15

I cleaned up the wix installation. Just program files in the Application Folder.
Moved my appSettings to the AppData folder, and used the program code to initialize it.
Moving my nLogs to the AppData folder right now.

I wrote a program called SendError.exe. If the program crashes, it fires and picks up the crash log. It was using the appSettings.json file. But now that I have moved it, I need to figure out a way to tell it where the crash log is now.
A registry entry would be handy here, but I'll try and figure out a way around it.

So far so good, this should work out. And my touches are all lit now.

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Eddy Vluggen1-Feb-19 11:20

Re: C# Winforms, Installation Folder Permission, parameter settings file is always admin read/write, user read only

1-Feb-19 11:20

jkirkerx wrote:
And my touches are all lit now.

There be dragons down here boy!

jkirkerx wrote:

I wrote a program called SendError.exe. If the program crashes, it fires and picks up the crash log. It was using the appSettings.json file. But now that I have moved it, I need to figure out a way to tell it where the crash log is now.

Have it make a mini-dump; you can open those in VS and even watch/inspect the variables when they change value Smile | :)

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jkirkerx1-Feb-19 11:28

Re: C# Winforms, Installation Folder Permission, parameter settings file is always admin read/write, user read only

1-Feb-19 11:28

The SendError app I made needs the appSettings SMTP so it can send the crash file.
I haven't been able to figure out how to tell Wix installer to make the registry key that uses the Windows MiniCrash. So I'm using something that generates a crash log that can be viewed in Visual Studio, I think nBug does that. Exceptions.Report

<RegistryKey Root="HKLM" Key="SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\$(var.Manufacturer)\$(var.Name)" ForceDeleteOnUninstall="yes">
  <RegistryValue Name="EventMessageFile" Type="string" Value="C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\EventLogMessages.dll" />
</RegistryKey>

One more dragon to go here on the Crash Logs.

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Eddy Vluggen1-Feb-19 11:47

Package Installation Failure

1-Feb-19 11:47

jkirkerx wrote:
The SendError app I made needs the appSettings SMTP so it can send the crash file.

It needs some information on which post office to use, that's all. That's configuration, not code.

jkirkerx wrote:
One more dragon to go here on the Crash Logs.

For settings, use a text-file. Only invoke dragons if all else failed.

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NalaBI29-Jan-19 22:45

NalaBI

29-Jan-19 22:45

Quote:
Install-Package : Could not install package 'ReportUnit 1.2.1'. You are trying to install this package into a
project that targets '.NETFramework,Version=v4.5', but the package does not contain any assembly references or
content files that are compatible with that framework. For more information, contact the package author.
At line:1 char:1
+ Install-Package ReportUnit -Version 1.2.1
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: ( [Install-Package], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NuGetCmdletUnhandledException,NuGet.PackageManagement.PowerShellCmdlets.InstallPackage
Command

OriginalGriff29-Jan-19 23:32

OriginalGriff

29-Jan-19 23:32

Read the error message:

NalaBI wrote:
For more information, contact the package author.

What did he say?

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NalaBI30-Jan-19 2:38

NalaBI

30-Jan-19 2:38

Hi DalekDave,

I went through the Author articles, Two weeks ago he mentioned that the ReportUnit is being replaced by ExtentReports.

Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.

Regards

NalaBI

OriginalGriff30-Jan-19 3:01

OriginalGriff

30-Jan-19 3:01

I'm not Dalek Dave - he likes Children's TV programs and not getting elected.

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Richard MacCutchan29-Jan-19 23:50

Richard MacCutchan

29-Jan-19 23:50

You already posted this at https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/1275840/May-you-please-help-with-the-package-installation[^]. Please post in one forum only.

Richard Deeming30-Jan-19 2:18

Richard Deeming

30-Jan-19 2:18

Unless the timestamps are off, the QA version is the repost. It was posted 3hrs 10mins ago, whereas this post was 3hrs 30mins ago. Smile | :)

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Richard MacCutchan30-Jan-19 3:26

Richard MacCutchan

30-Jan-19 3:26

Yes, I know, but I saw the QA version first.

Richard Deeming30-Jan-19 2:25

Richard Deeming

30-Jan-19 2:25

NB: That package has been deprecated. The "project URL" on NuGet is dead, but you can find it on GitHub:

GitHub - reportunit/reportunit: ReportUnit - report generator for the test-runner family[^]:
ReportUnit is not maintained and will be replaced by extentreports-dotnet-cli.

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NalaBI30-Jan-19 2:33

NalaBI

30-Jan-19 2:33

Hi Richard,

Thanks for your help.I will look at extentreports-dotnet-cli.

Read n lines from file

pkfox28-Jan-19 3:20

pkfox

28-Jan-19 3:20

Hi All, I need to parse n lines ( as a block ) from a text file where the start and end blocks are delimited by a marker such as ACC_ID:

// Sample input

ACC_ID:
xxx
...
...
could by dozens of lines
ACC_ID:
xxx
...
etc...

I'm thinking of reading them into a collection of a simple class such as

public class AccountData
{
    string Acc_ID {get;set;}
    List<string> Data {get;set;}
}

where ACC_ID would contain the start block and the Data would contain all other lines between the start and end block, anyone know of a Linq way of doing this >? I currently do it in a loop reading the file line by line which is fine but I'd like to Linquify it if possible, any ideas ?

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Dave Kreskowiak28-Jan-19 3:42

Dave Kreskowiak

28-Jan-19 3:42

You have a solution that works and is easily supportable and maintainable. Why would you add complexity and cost by throwing LINQ at it?

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pkfox28-Jan-19 21:14

pkfox

28-Jan-19 21:14

Mainly because I'm learning Linq and this is good real world chance to use it - but I do take your point Poke tongue | ;-P

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Dave Kreskowiak29-Jan-19 2:49

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29-Jan-19 2:49

Part of learning LINQ is knowing when NOT to use it.

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