v.0.51.02 automatic save of configuration file if a demo database is …

…in .\Data folder.
gamondue · Apr 1, 2021 · a70da08 · a70da08
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diff --git a/SchoolGrades/Program.cs b/SchoolGrades/Program.cs
@@ -20,18 +20,19 @@ static void Main()
             Application.EnableVisualStyles();
             Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
 
-            // read configuration file or run configuration form 
-            Commons.ReadConfigFile();
-            if (!System.IO.File.Exists(Commons.PathAndFileDatabase))
+            // read configuration file or run configuration 
+            if (!Commons.ReadConfigFile())
             {
-                // if demo database exists, save the configuration program with demo file 
-                if (Commons.PathAndFileDatabase.Contains("DEMO") && !System.IO.File.Exists(Commons.PathAndFileDatabase))
+                // config file is unexistent or broken 
+                if (Commons.PathAndFileDatabase.Contains("DEMO") && File.Exists(Commons.PathAndFileDatabase))
                 {
-                    WriteConfigFile(); // !!!! TODO move this method to general functions of the program !!!!
+                    // if demo database exists, save the configuration program with demo file 
+                    WriteConfigFile();
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    MessageBox.Show("Configurazione del programma.\r\nSistemare le cartelle con il percorso dei file (in particalore la cartella che contiene il database), " +
+                    // we don't want the demo file or it doesn't exist. Let's ask the user 
+                    MessageBox.Show("Configurazione del programma.\r\nSistemare le cartelle con il percorso dei file (in particolare la cartella che contiene il database), " +
                         "poi scegliere il file di dati .sqlite e premere 'Salva configurazione'", "SchoolGrades", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
                     FrmSetup f = new FrmSetup();
                     f.ShowDialog();
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@ static void Main()
                     }
                 }
             }
+            else
+            {
+                // config file has been read 
+                // di nothing
+            }
+
             //Application.Run(new frmLogin());
             Application.Run(new frmMain());
         }

diff --git a/SchoolGrades/bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/SchoolGrades.dll b/SchoolGrades/bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/SchoolGrades.dll
diff --git a/SchoolGrades/frmMain.cs b/SchoolGrades/frmMain.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ public Student CurrentStudent
         public frmMain()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-
+
+            db = new DbAndBusiness();
+            bl = new BusinessLayer.BusinessLayer();
+
             this.Text += " v. " + version;
 
             // first default year in the "years" combo
@@ -112,9 +115,6 @@ private void frmMain_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
             AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += new UnhandledExceptionEventHandler(CurrentDomain_UnhandledException);
             btnTemporary.Visible = false; 
 #endif
-            db = new DbAndBusiness();
-            bl = new BusinessLayer.BusinessLayer();
-
             school = db.GetSchool(Commons.IdSchool);
             if (school == null)
                 return;

diff --git a/SharedItems/Commons.cs b/SharedItems/Commons.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public static class Commons
         public static string FileDatabase = "SchoolGrades_DEMO.sqlite";
         //public static string PathDatabase = PathUser + "\\SchoolGrades\\Data";
         public static string PathDatabase = PathExe + "\\Data";
-        public static string PathAndFileDatabase = PathDatabase + FileDatabase; // if will be read with Commons.ReadConfigFile()! 
+        public static string PathAndFileDatabase = PathDatabase + "\\" + FileDatabase; // if will be read with Commons.ReadConfigFile()! 
 
         //public static string PathStartLink = PathUser + "\\SchoolGrades\\";
         public static string PathStartLinks = PathExe; 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ internal static DateTime NextWeekSameDay(DateTime from, DayOfWeek dayOfWeek)
                 target += 7;
             return from.AddDays(target - start);
         }
-        internal static void ReadConfigFile()
+        internal static bool ReadConfigFile()
         {
             string[] dati = null;
             try
@@ -184,20 +184,25 @@ internal static void ReadConfigFile()
                     Commons.PathDatabase = dati[3];
                     Commons.PathAndFileDatabase = Commons.PathDatabase + "\\" + Commons.FileDatabase;
                     Commons.PathDocuments = dati[4];
-
-                    // we try the next to avoid stopping the program whe a new config file, 
+                    // we try the next to avoid stopping the program whem we have a new config file, 
                     // with another field will show up. You have to add some data in.config file. 
                     try
                     {
                         Commons.SaveBackupWhenExiting = bool.Parse(dati[5]);
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    catch 
+                    {
+                        return false; 
                     }
-                    catch { }
                 }
             }
             catch
             {
                 // if error do nothing. the rest of the code will generate the default data
+                return false;
             }
+            return false; 
         }
         public static object CloneObject(object o)
         {