How to pass Application.Ite m value back to class?

[adolf garlic]

Suggestions please for strategy to share values across app.

Scenario:

I have an asp.net app that uses some com components along with .net classes.

Configuration settings for various things are held in an xml file to which
the com has access. The xml file has different nodes for different instances
(dev,uat1,uat2 etc..) there is a flag attribute to show current instance.

The asp.net app loads the xml in global.asax and extracts a bunch of data
into Application.ite m variables.

What I can't then do is access the Application variables from any classes in
the app that are not associated with a web page.

Yes I can put the values into web.config but this present 2 problems
- you need to write a messy section handler with namevalue object to read
any data
- the com can't see the file (well it can but for admin purposes you
shouldn't need to duplicate values - more scope for going wrong)

Can anyone think of a way in which I can pass Application variables back to
a class?

Thanks

[Scott Allen]

Hi Adolf:

As long as the class is working during a web request, it can use
System.Web.Http Context.Current to tap into the context of the web
request. For example:

HttpContext.Cur rent.Applicatio n["foo"] = o;

--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 04:29:06 -0800, adolf garlic
<ad*********@di scussions.micro soft.com> wrote:

Suggestions please for strategy to share values across app.

Scenario:

I have an asp.net app that uses some com components along with .net classes.

Configuratio n settings for various things are held in an xml file to which
the com has access. The xml file has different nodes for different instances
(dev,uat1,ua t2 etc..) there is a flag attribute to show current instance.

The asp.net app loads the xml in global.asax and extracts a bunch of data
into Application.ite m variables.

What I can't then do is access the Application variables from any classes in
the app that are not associated with a web page.

Yes I can put the values into web.config but this present 2 problems
- you need to write a messy section handler with namevalue object to read
any data
- the com can't see the file (well it can but for admin purposes you
shouldn't need to duplicate values - more scope for going wrong)

Can anyone think of a way in which I can pass Application variables back to
a class?

Thanks

[Kevin Spencer]

> Can anyone think of a way in which I can pass Application variables back
to

a class?
It's important that you grip them over the laces. Put a good spin on them,
and just heave with all your might. Be sure to follow through. From that
point, it's up to the class to catch them.

;-)

Actually, if I understand you correctly, you want to ACCESS application
variables FROM a class, right? Now, in .Net, everything is a class, so I'm
going to have to go out on a limb and guess that what you are referring to
is classes that are not Page classes. In that case, you can access the
Application as System.Web.Http Context.Current .Application.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Neither a follower
nor a lender be.

"adolf garlic" <ad*********@di scussions.micro soft.com> wrote in message
news:46******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... Suggestions please for strategy to share values across app.

Scenario:

I have an asp.net app that uses some com components along with .net classes.
Configuration settings for various things are held in an xml file to which
the com has access. The xml file has different nodes for different instances (dev,uat1,uat2 etc..) there is a flag attribute to show current instance.

The asp.net app loads the xml in global.asax and extracts a bunch of data
into Application.ite m variables.

What I can't then do is access the Application variables from any classes in the app that are not associated with a web page.

Yes I can put the values into web.config but this present 2 problems
- you need to write a messy section handler with namevalue object to read
any data
- the com can't see the file (well it can but for admin purposes you
shouldn't need to duplicate values - more scope for going wrong)

Can anyone think of a way in which I can pass Application variables back to a class?

Thanks

[Kevin Spencer]

I just noticed that your message did mention that your prlbme was with
classes that are "not associated with a web page." So, I guessed correctly,
even though I missed that the first time I read your message. In fact, for
future reference, classes that have direct access to the current HttpContext
are any classes which implement IHttpHandler (such as Page) or IHttpModule.
Other classes must refer to the static "Current" member of
System.Web.Http Context, and of course, they must be used in that context in
order to access it (such as in a web application or Web Service).

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Neither a follower
nor a lender be.

"adolf garlic" <ad*********@di scussions.micro soft.com> wrote in message
news:46******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Suggestions please for strategy to share values across app.

Scenario:

I have an asp.net app that uses some com components along with .net classes.
Configuration settings for various things are held in an xml file to which
the com has access. The xml file has different nodes for different instances (dev,uat1,uat2 etc..) there is a flag attribute to show current instance.

The asp.net app loads the xml in global.asax and extracts a bunch of data
into Application.ite m variables.

What I can't then do is access the Application variables from any classes in the app that are not associated with a web page.

Yes I can put the values into web.config but this present 2 problems
- you need to write a messy section handler with namevalue object to read
any data
- the com can't see the file (well it can but for admin purposes you
shouldn't need to duplicate values - more scope for going wrong)

Can anyone think of a way in which I can pass Application variables back to a class?

Thanks

[lezmark]

Hi,
Just a thought, Can't you pass the application settings as a parameter to
the caller?
As the context is entirely different( I mean the web context and your
processing classes), or in other words ,configuration is different from
processing classes, will you be able to change your code to accept
application settings as parameters from the asp.net page?
--
Arul

"Scott Allen" <bitmask@[nospam].fred.net> wrote in message
news:be******** *************** *********@4ax.c om...

Hi Adolf:

As long as the class is working during a web request, it can use
System.Web.Http Context.Current to tap into the context of the web
request. For example:

HttpContext.Cur rent.Applicatio n["foo"] = o;

--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 04:29:06 -0800, adolf garlic
<ad*********@di scussions.micro soft.com> wrote:

Suggestions please for strategy to share values across app.

Scenario:

I have an asp.net app that uses some com components along with .net
classes.

Configurati on settings for various things are held in an xml file to which
the com has access. The xml file has different nodes for different
instances
(dev,uat1,uat 2 etc..) there is a flag attribute to show current instance.

The asp.net app loads the xml in global.asax and extracts a bunch of data
into Application.ite m variables.

What I can't then do is access the Application variables from any classes
in
the app that are not associated with a web page.

Yes I can put the values into web.config but this present 2 problems
- you need to write a messy section handler with namevalue object to read
any data
- the com can't see the file (well it can but for admin purposes you
shouldn't need to duplicate values - more scope for going wrong)

Can anyone think of a way in which I can pass Application variables back
to
a class?

Thanks

[Scott Allen]

Yes, you can always pass those items as parameters. I'd avoid passing
a reference to the entire Application collection as that can be easily
retreived with HttpContext.Cur rent, but if I wanted to decouple my
classes from being used strictly in an asp.net app I'd pass the values
along and avoid HttpContext.Cur rent and referencing
HttpApplication State. You could always package the parameters into a
Hashtable or pass them individually.

--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:55:37 -0600, "lezmark" <le*****@cox.ne t> wrote:

Hi,
Just a thought, Can't you pass the application settings as a parameter to
the caller?
As the context is entirely different( I mean the web context and your
processing classes), or in other words ,configuration is different from
processing classes, will you be able to change your code to accept
application settings as parameters from the asp.net page?