Hello everybody,
I need to abort execution during start up, while the constructor called by
Application.Run is executing.
If the database fails to connect during my application's startup I want to
display a message (no problem here) and then abort the program. However,
after the attached code executes I end up with my main form and a wait
cursor! If I click on the X the form closes. Boss doesn't think an
unhandled exception will impress our customers :) Can't say that I
disagree.
Anybody have any ideas what I am doing wrong? (Besides, programming for a
living).
public MainFrame() //MDI appication
{
//
// Required for Windows Form Designer support
//
InitializeCompo nent();
try
{
Initilize(); //attempts to connect to remote database. throws if it
can't.
}
catch(System.Ne t.WebException we) // this is thrown when the remote
database can't be found.
{
string message = we.Message; //message explaining that database can't
be found. (my text);
message += "\nNotify System Administrator.\ nClosing application";
//some add-on text.
MessageBox.Show (message,"Datab ase
Error!",Message BoxButtons.OK,M essageBoxIcon.E rror);
connectFailed = true; //needed to prevent OnLoad event handler from
doing its thing. Form loads even though I have called Exit!
Application.Exi tThread(); //This doesn't seem to work. Neither does
Application.Exi t() or this.Close();
}
catch(Exception e)
{
throw e; // just a place to put a break point for debugging.
}
}
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Application.Ena bleVisualStyles (); // I am running XP pro.
//Get the running instance.
Process instance = RunningInstance (); //checks for a running instance
of the application. Uses win32 API
if (instance == null)
{
//There isn't another instance, show our form.
SplashScreen.Sh owSplashScreen( ); // runs on separate thread.
Application.DoE vents();
Application.Run (new MainFrame());
}
else
{
//There is another instance of this process.
HandleRunningIn stance(instance );
}
} 4 11166
Chuck,
First, I think that the way that you are checking for a running instance
isn't the best. You can easily use a named mutex (use the Mutex class from
the System.Threadin g namespace) to keep multiple instances of your
application from running. I like to use the full name of the entry point
type as the mutex name (it's pretty unique).
As for your issue with the exception, I think that you should not try to
exit the application during the constructor of the form that will handle the
main windows message processing. You should establish your database
connection outside of the form constructor (before the Run method is
called), and then pass the connection to the Form if it connects
sucessfully. Otherwise, don't call Run at all.
Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"Chuck" <ce*****@austin .rr.com> wrote in message
news:ik******** ********@fe2.te xas.rr.com... Hello everybody,
I need to abort execution during start up, while the constructor called by Application.Run is executing.
If the database fails to connect during my application's startup I want to display a message (no problem here) and then abort the program. However, after the attached code executes I end up with my main form and a wait cursor! If I click on the X the form closes. Boss doesn't think an unhandled exception will impress our customers :) Can't say that I disagree.
Anybody have any ideas what I am doing wrong? (Besides, programming for a living).
public MainFrame() //MDI appication { // // Required for Windows Form Designer support // InitializeCompo nent(); try { Initilize(); //attempts to connect to remote database. throws if it can't. } catch(System.Ne t.WebException we) // this is thrown when the remote database can't be found. { string message = we.Message; //message explaining that database can't be found. (my text); message += "\nNotify System Administrator.\ nClosing application"; //some add-on text. MessageBox.Show (message,"Datab ase Error!",Message BoxButtons.OK,M essageBoxIcon.E rror); connectFailed = true; //needed to prevent OnLoad event handler from doing its thing. Form loads even though I have called Exit! Application.Exi tThread(); //This doesn't seem to work. Neither does Application.Exi t() or this.Close(); } catch(Exception e) { throw e; // just a place to put a break point for debugging. } }
[STAThread] static void Main() { Application.Ena bleVisualStyles (); // I am running XP pro. //Get the running instance. Process instance = RunningInstance (); //checks for a running instance of the application. Uses win32 API if (instance == null) { //There isn't another instance, show our form. SplashScreen.Sh owSplashScreen( ); // runs on separate thread. Application.DoE vents(); Application.Run (new MainFrame()); } else { //There is another instance of this process. HandleRunningIn stance(instance ); } }
Thanks, Nicholas, for your advice.
I will check out the use of the Mutex method to prevent multiple instances.
The way I am doing it is too slow.
The idea of running my connection code before I run Application.Run () sounds
interesting. I will, also, look into doing that.
I did, however, find a way to make things work. I moved the
Application.Exi tThread() call to MainFrame_Load, the handler for the Load
event. I then used the Boolean switch that I set in the catch block to
determine if I wanted to do normal load things or abort. It works!
Chuck.
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote in
message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. .. Chuck,
First, I think that the way that you are checking for a running
instance isn't the best. You can easily use a named mutex (use the Mutex class
from the System.Threadin g namespace) to keep multiple instances of your application from running. I like to use the full name of the entry point type as the mutex name (it's pretty unique).
As for your issue with the exception, I think that you should not try
to exit the application during the constructor of the form that will handle
the main windows message processing. You should establish your database connection outside of the form constructor (before the Run method is called), and then pass the connection to the Form if it connects sucessfully. Otherwise, don't call Run at all.
Hope this helps.
-- - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] - mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"Chuck" <ce*****@austin .rr.com> wrote in message news:ik******** ********@fe2.te xas.rr.com... Hello everybody,
I need to abort execution during start up, while the constructor called
by Application.Run is executing.
If the database fails to connect during my application's startup I want
to display a message (no problem here) and then abort the program. However
, after the attached code executes I end up with my main form and a wait cursor! If I click on the X the form closes. Boss doesn't think an unhandled exception will impress our customers :) Can't say that I disagree.
Anybody have any ideas what I am doing wrong? (Besides, programming for
a living).
public MainFrame() //MDI appication { // // Required for Windows Form Designer support // InitializeCompo nent(); try { Initilize(); //attempts to connect to remote database. throws if it can't. } catch(System.Ne t.WebException we) // this is thrown when the remote database can't be found. { string message = we.Message; //message explaining that database
can't be found. (my text); message += "\nNotify System Administrator.\ nClosing application"; //some add-on text. MessageBox.Show (message,"Datab ase Error!",Message BoxButtons.OK,M essageBoxIcon.E rror); connectFailed = true; //needed to prevent OnLoad event handler
from doing its thing. Form loads even though I have called Exit! Application.Exi tThread(); //This doesn't seem to work. Neither
does Application.Exi t() or this.Close(); } catch(Exception e) { throw e; // just a place to put a break point for debugging. } }
[STAThread] static void Main() { Application.Ena bleVisualStyles (); // I am running XP pro. //Get the running instance. Process instance = RunningInstance (); //checks for a running
instance of the application. Uses win32 API if (instance == null) { //There isn't another instance, show our form. SplashScreen.Sh owSplashScreen( ); // runs on separate thread. Application.DoE vents(); Application.Run (new MainFrame()); } else { //There is another instance of this process. HandleRunningIn stance(instance ); } }
Chuck <ce*****@austin .rr.com> wrote: I need to abort execution during start up, while the constructor called by Application.Run is executing.
If the database fails to connect during my application's startup I want to display a message (no problem here) and then abort the program. However, after the attached code executes I end up with my main form and a wait cursor! If I click on the X the form closes. Boss doesn't think an unhandled exception will impress our customers :) Can't say that I disagree.
Well, three options:
1) Don't do the connection within the form construction. Do it before
you construct the form, but while the splash screen is up.
2) Handle the exception so that customers don't see an unhandled
exception. Don't forget that until your constructor has returned,
Application.Run hasn't been called, which is why Application.Exi t isn't
working. A simple try/catch in your Main method should work here, I
believe.
3) Use Environment.Exi t instead.
--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.co m> http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too
Chuck,
I imagine you are cycling through all the process names and determining
if one exists already (or something equally painful).
Using the mutex, you basically are blocking access to other mutexes with
the same name. Your code, instead of running then checking all other
processes to see if there is a similar one, would just have to check if a
well known, unique name exists. The code goes something like this:
public class EntryPoint
{
public static void Main()
{
// Was the mutex acquired?
bool pblnAcquired = false;
// Try and acquire the mutex. Use the full type name as the mutex
name.
using (Mutex pobjMutex = new Mutex(true,
typeof(EntryPoi nt).FullName, ref pblnAcquired)
{
// If the mutex was not acquired, then get out.
if (!pblnAcquired)
// Get out.
return;
// Run the application loop here.
Application.Run (new MainForm());
}
// Get out.
return;
}
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"Chuck" <ce*****@austin .rr.com> wrote in message
news:gY******** *********@fe2.t exas.rr.com... Thanks, Nicholas, for your advice.
I will check out the use of the Mutex method to prevent multiple
instances. The way I am doing it is too slow.
The idea of running my connection code before I run Application.Run ()
sounds interesting. I will, also, look into doing that.
I did, however, find a way to make things work. I moved the Application.Exi tThread() call to MainFrame_Load, the handler for the Load event. I then used the Boolean switch that I set in the catch block to determine if I wanted to do normal load things or abort. It works!
Chuck. "Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote
in message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. .. Chuck,
First, I think that the way that you are checking for a running instance isn't the best. You can easily use a named mutex (use the Mutex class from the System.Threadin g namespace) to keep multiple instances of your application from running. I like to use the full name of the entry
point type as the mutex name (it's pretty unique).
As for your issue with the exception, I think that you should not
try to exit the application during the constructor of the form that will handle the main windows message processing. You should establish your database connection outside of the form constructor (before the Run method is called), and then pass the connection to the Form if it connects sucessfully. Otherwise, don't call Run at all.
Hope this helps.
-- - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] - mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"Chuck" <ce*****@austin .rr.com> wrote in message news:ik******** ********@fe2.te xas.rr.com... Hello everybody,
I need to abort execution during start up, while the constructor
called by Application.Run is executing.
If the database fails to connect during my application's startup I
want to display a message (no problem here) and then abort the program.
However , after the attached code executes I end up with my main form and a wait cursor! If I click on the X the form closes. Boss doesn't think an unhandled exception will impress our customers :) Can't say that I disagree.
Anybody have any ideas what I am doing wrong? (Besides, programming
for a living).
public MainFrame() //MDI appication { // // Required for Windows Form Designer support // InitializeCompo nent(); try { Initilize(); //attempts to connect to remote database. throws if
it can't. } catch(System.Ne t.WebException we) // this is thrown when the
remote database can't be found. { string message = we.Message; //message explaining that database can't be found. (my text); message += "\nNotify System Administrator.\ nClosing application"; //some add-on text. MessageBox.Show (message,"Datab ase Error!",Message BoxButtons.OK,M essageBoxIcon.E rror); connectFailed = true; //needed to prevent OnLoad event handler from doing its thing. Form loads even though I have called Exit! Application.Exi tThread(); //This doesn't seem to work. Neither does Application.Exi t() or this.Close(); } catch(Exception e) { throw e; // just a place to put a break point for debugging. } }
[STAThread] static void Main() { Application.Ena bleVisualStyles (); // I am running XP pro. //Get the running instance. Process instance = RunningInstance (); //checks for a running instance of the application. Uses win32 API if (instance == null) { //There isn't another instance, show our form. SplashScreen.Sh owSplashScreen( ); // runs on separate thread. Application.DoE vents(); Application.Run (new MainFrame()); } else { //There is another instance of this process. HandleRunningIn stance(instance ); } }
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