C# ConnectionString Update - Read Only? - C# Discussion Boards

11-Feb-11 18:58

Hello Everybody,

I want to know that how to send mail from localhost.
Help me.

Thanks

If you can think then I Can.

Richard MacCutchan11-Feb-11 21:12

Richard MacCutchan

11-Feb-11 21:12

Questions like this can be researched quite easily by using the tools at your disposal. For example a simple Google search reveals this[^].

I must get a clever new signature for 2011.

Anubhava Dimri11-Feb-11 21:16

11-Feb-11 21:16

Dear Sir,

I already find it but i want for local host.

If you can think then I Can.

Richard MacCutchan11-Feb-11 21:20

Richard MacCutchan

11-Feb-11 21:20

eg_Anubhava wrote:
i want for local host.

What do you mean by this?

I must get a clever new signature for 2011.

Anubhava Dimri11-Feb-11 21:27

11-Feb-11 21:27

I want to know that how to send mail with the use of localhost without using crediential.

If you can think then I Can.

phil.o11-Feb-11 22:39

phil.o

11-Feb-11 22:39

Hi,

The way you ask let me think you're not aware of what is localhost really.
Localhost represents you local computer. So, if you want to send mail from localhost, it means you have to have a SMTP service running on your computer.
Do you have configured a SMTP service on your computer ?

Furthermore, I don't recommend you to send mails directly from your local computer, if you are on a private ISP subscriber line. Most of antispam systems check several things when they receive messages :
1 - They check that an MX entry exist in the DNS for the mail system contacting them
2 - Some even check that the reverse DNS is giving a correct computer name
In case you try to send mail from a private DSL IP address, you have many chances to have your IP address blacklisted by major antispam databases.

But it's just a guess...

Anubhava Dimri11-Feb-11 22:44

C# ConnectionString Update - Read Only?

11-Feb-11 22:44

thanks sir

If you can think then I Can.

gmhanna11-Feb-11 16:42

gmhanna

11-Feb-11 16:42

Hi,

I fetch my connection string like this:

connectionString = Properties.Settings.Default.KTReunionConnectionString;

Which works perfectly. However I want to give the user the ability to name the database and update the string. Any attempt using the method below gives a compiler message that it's read only. How do I get around this?

Properties.Settings.Default.KTReunionConnectionString = connectionString;

I've tried this, however it doesn't not update in the app.config file:

var mySettings = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[0];
var cf = typeof(ConfigurationElement).GetField("_bReadOnly", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic);
cf.SetValue(mySettings, false);
mySettings.ConnectionString = @"Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=" + databaseName + "Integrated Security=True";

Is it possible to update the connection string?

Thank you,

Glenn

Re: C# ConnectionString Update - Read Only?

Dave Kreskowiak11-Feb-11 18:36

Dave Kreskowiak

11-Feb-11 18:36

This may seem like a great idea, but you have to consider that the app.config file sits in the same folder as your .EXE, under Program Files. The problem with this is under Vista and Win7, users only have read permissions to everything under Program Files. This means that when they run the app, they cannot update the app.config file.

Either you have to prompt for and set these things at installation time (which requires an Admin account anyway) or you have to put the settings in a file under the users profile if you're going to allow each user to have their own seperate settings.

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Dave Kreskowiak

Re: C# ConnectionString Update - Read Only?

PIEBALDconsult12-Feb-11 3:54

PIEBALDconsult

12-Feb-11 3:54

That would be a reason to not use that config scheme; I always make my own config files.

How to get printer true status?

NTSteven11-Feb-11 14:19

NTSteven

11-Feb-11 14:19

I user win32_printer to get printer's status,like this:

ManagementObject printer = new ManagementObject(path); 
printer.Get(); 
ret = (PrinterStatus)Convert.ToInt32(printer.Properties["PrinterStatus"].Value);
public enum PrinterStatus { Other = 1, UnKnown, Idle, Printing, Warmup, Stopped printing, Offline}

but when i shut down the printer,the return value still is Idle.
so how to get printer true status?

Thanks

Re: How to get printer true status?

Dave Kreskowiak12-Feb-11 3:58

Dave Kreskowiak

12-Feb-11 3:58

If you're talking about determining if the printer is turned off, asleep, or what not, you really can't determine this unless the printer driver supports it. Your problem is that WMI is getting the status from the printer driver already and it's giving you what it can support.

Just because the WMI class supports all these status states does not mean that the printer driver has to support them all.

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Reset Network adapter Statics

I Believe In GOD11-Feb-11 8:06

I Believe In GOD

11-Feb-11 8:06

Hi , have a good day

I am building an application to measure the Total Internet usage ( Daily , Monthly ... )

And I am using the following code :

private NetworkInterface[] nicArr;
nicArr = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
NetworkInterface nic = nicArr[0];
IPv4InterfaceStatistics interfaceStats = nic.GetIPv4Statistics();
lblBytesReceived.Text = interfaceStats.BytesReceived.ToString();

And it's work like charm ,

The problem is with the Value "BytesReceived" it's did't reset if I Exit my Application ,
It's Only reset if I Disable/ Enable NetWork adapters or restart my computer ,

So it would be a total mess if I want to store "BytesReceived" value in database ,

Thank you ,

P.S:
Application Plan ;
1- Start Application
2- Get BytesReceived from network adapter
3- Add BytesReceived from network adapter to BytesReceived in database

In step 3 if BytesReceived didn't reset , It would store wrong value in database

Kind regards Rose | [Rose]

I know nothing , I know nothing ...

Re: Reset Network adapter Statics

OriginalGriff11-Feb-11 8:57

Re: Reset Network adapter Statics

11-Feb-11 8:57

There are two simple ways to do this:
1) Store the last-read value as an Application setting value, and subtract that from the current value from the adaptor to give you bytes-since-last-read.
2) Store the raw value in the database instead of the cumulative value, and process it afterwards.

I would probably use the second option, so my database entries would just be a DateTime and a CurrentBytes - I can then post process it when I need to, in any way I choose.

Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."

I Believe In GOD11-Feb-11 9:33

I Believe In GOD

11-Feb-11 9:33

Thank you , Sir

I think I will go with the first Option , ( Very Smart Option )

And I think the second Option will not work if the user Exit and start application many times ,

Rose | [Rose]

I know nothing , I know nothing ...

Re: Reset Network adapter Statics [modified]

Dan Mos11-Feb-11 9:00

Dan Mos

11-Feb-11 9:00

One workaround would be to make some use datetime abilities(C# or DB it self whatever you are more confortable with).

Example:

BytesReceived | DateTime
100           | 10.02.2011::16:40
198           | 10.02.2011::16:50

that would result in 98 new bytes.
I have no ideea if there is a way to Reset the Network adapter(s). And I'm too lazy for bingle.

If the newest read value it's smaller then previous value then clerly the Pc was restarted or the network adapter reset.
Smile | :)

All the best,

Dan

modified on Friday, February 11, 2011 3:11 PM

Re: Reset Network adapter Statics

I Believe In GOD11-Feb-11 9:37

I Believe In GOD

11-Feb-11 9:37

Thank You Sir ,

MDL=>Moshu wrote:
If the newest read value it's smaller then previous value then clerly the Pc was restarted or the network adapter reset.

I think this very important thing ,I will try some test , Looks very interesting

I know nothing , I know nothing ...

CultureInfo and DateTime.parse

Paul E Davies11-Feb-11 3:59

11-Feb-11 3:59

Hello all,

I have a jcaps web service I need to call with details of a document - this includes DateTime field which expects a Date in the format dd-MM-yyyy but I can't get my datetime to serialize in this format instead it always serializes in the format dd/MM/yyyy. This causes the web service to throw a SOAP exception.

I've tried using a new CultureInfo which is a clone of the current CultureInfo and have changed the DateTimeFormat.DateSeparator = "-" - this will survive a ToString() when I provide the new CultureInfo but when I try a DateTime.Parse() providing the string and culture info it again uses the "/" date separator.

I've also tried with ParseExact() to no avail.

Is there a way to persist CultureInfo through serialization? Or (as I'm beginning to suspect) am I barking up the wrong tree?

Thanks

Paul

ETA - Sorry should make clear the above has been attempted to see what the cultureinfo will persist across, when accessing the web service we just provide the datetime property.

OriginalGriff11-Feb-11 4:48

11-Feb-11 4:48

Provided you call ParseExact with the appropriate parameters it should work:

string date = "02-11-1976";
DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact(date, "MM-dd-yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None);

Parses it fine for me: What are you doing that is different?

Paul E Davies13-Feb-11 22:24

13-Feb-11 22:24

I don't have any issue with the parsing as such it's when I do something with date time afterwards like .ToString() or when it's serialised prior to a web service call. In these cases the "-" is replaced by "/" causing (in my case) the webservice call to fail.

I've re-tried this morning with a fresh head, and used your example but still have the issue.

Cheers

Paul

OriginalGriff13-Feb-11 22:41

13-Feb-11 22:41

Ah! Easy one: ToString always formats to the current Culture, unless you tell it otherwise.
Try

string date = myDateTime.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy");

You will find a complete list of how to format a DateTime to a string here[^]

Paul E Davies13-Feb-11 23:24

13-Feb-11 23:24

Right thanks for that I was sort of assuming that would be the case - whilst I'm aware of the date formatting options I'm assuming that no such options exist for assigning date times to an object being passed to web service?

Thanks for your responses, btw.

Cheers

Paul

OriginalGriff14-Feb-11 1:36

14-Feb-11 1:36

Unless you are passing it as a string, then no options are needed: a DateTime is not as localised object, it is a number of microseconds since a reference date and time. It only becomes localised into any readable format when you extract bits of information, or change it to some other type.

What are you passing to your web service?

Paul E Davies14-Feb-11 4:26

14-Feb-11 4:26

We instantiate a document object which is a proxy class built automatically when creating the web reference, this contains a number of datetime properties.

We populate the various properties including the datetime fields and call the service which accepts this Document object. When using Fiddler we can see the SOAP call and the datetime fields use the "/" date separator but the JCAPS service wants a "-" separator to consider it a valid Date and so fails.

I'm assuming this is done as part of the serialization process when building the SOAP body and was hoping there was a way we could influence it.

OriginalGriff14-Feb-11 9:04