I have a Windows Service I created that I want to install multiple times on the same server without having to create multiple duplicate VS projects. Is there a way to use Orca to edit the MSI file to this end?
There is a way, but it's not easy. Basically, you need to generate multiple transforms which represent different instances of your product:
use Transform -> New Transform menu to start creating a transform
change the ProductCode and ProductName properties in Property table
change your service name
save the transform
do the same for the other instances you want to have
when installing the package, use one of the transforms:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490766.aspx
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I Would like to know if the Genexus Extension SDK already implements something to store persistent data locally (KB Independant and per KB), something like PersistentDictionary from ManagedEsent
I know that genexus uses SQL Server to store KB Related information, is there an interface for me to extend that?
I want to save data per genexus instance (locally) and use that data to load my extension config, everytime the users executes Genexus.
We don't use PersistentDictionary. I would advice not to use it, as it's a Windows specific API, and we are trying make everything new cross platform, as part of our journey of making GeneXus BL run on other OS.
There are different options of persistence, depending on the specific details of your scenario.
If you want to store something like configuration settings for your extension, you can use the ConfigurationHelper class located in Artech.Common.Helpers. This class provides read access to the configurations defined in the GeneXus.exe.config file in the GeneXus installation folder, as well as read/write access to the Environment.config file located in %AppData%\GeneXus\GeneXus\<version>\Environment.config. Note this file depends on the current user, and is shared between different GeneXus instances of a same main version.
The ConfigurationHelper class provides operations to read and save settings of basic types string, int and bool.
const string MY_EXTENSION = "MyExtensionSettings";
const string SETTING1 = "Setting1";
const string SETTING1_DEFAULT_VALUE = "This is the default value";
const string SETTING2 = "Setting2";
const int SETTING2_DEFAULT_VALUE = 20;
string setting1Value = ConfigurationHelper.GetUserSetting(MY_EXTENSION, SETTING1, SETTING1_DEFAULT_VALUE);
int setting2Value = ConfigurationHelper.GetUserSetting(MY_EXTENSION, SETTING2, SETTING2_DEFAULT_VALUE);
// Do something and maybe change the setting values
ConfigurationHelper.SetUserSetting(MY_EXTENSION, SETTING1, setting1Value);
ConfigurationHelper.SetUserSetting(MY_EXTENSION, SETTING2, setting2Value);
If you want to store something in a file based on the current opened KB, there's no specific API that'll help you handle the persistence. You can use the properties Location and UserDirectory of the KnowledgeBase class to access the KB location or a directory for the current user under the KB location, but it's up to you the handling of the file. You'll have to decide on the file format (binary or text), file encoding in case of text files, and handle all read and write operations to that file.
We use the kb.UserDirectory path to store non-critical stuff, such as the set of objects that were opened the last time the KB was closed, or the filter values for different dialogs.
In case you'd like to store settings inside the KB, there are plenty of options.
You can add properties to existing objects, KB version or environment. Making it a property doesn't necessary mean you'll have to edit the value in the property grid, although it's usually the way to go.
You can define a new kind of entity. Entities are the basic elements that can be stored in a KB. The entity may be stored depending on the active version of the KB, or may be independent of the current version. Entities can have properties, whose serialization is handled by the property engine, and also can read and store a byte array whose format and content will be handled by you.
You can add a part to an existing object. For instance you may want to add a part to Procedure objects. In order to do this you'll have to extend KBObjectPart, define your part in a BL package, declare that the part composes objects of certain type, and provide an editor for your new part in a UI package. KBObjectPart extends Entity so the serialization of the part is similar as in the previous case. A caveat of this option is that you'll also have to handle how the part content is imported, exported, and compared.
You can add a new kind of object. Objects extend the KBObject class, which extends Entity. Objects are not obliged to have parts (for instance the Folder object doesn't have any). When choosing to provide a new kind of object you have to consider a couple of things, such as:
Do you want to be able to create new instances from the new object dialog?
Will it be shown in the folder view?
Can it be added into modules?
Can it have the same name as other objects of different types?
As a general guideline, if you choose to add a new property, add it to objects, versions, or environments, not parts. Adding properties to parts is not so good for discoverability. Also if you choose to add a new kind of object, even though it inherits from Entity which as mentioned earlier can read and store a byte array, it's preferred to don't use the byte array in KBObject and add a KBObjectPart to it instead. That way the KBObject remains as lightweight as possible, and loading the object definition from the DB remains fast, and the blob content is loaded only when truly needed.
There's no rule of thumb. Depending on the specifics of the scenario, one option may be more suited than others.
I'd like to know if in a custom process template is possibile to add:
- new work item type
- new field in pre-existing work item type
through custom extension (to be developed by me) and/or REST-API?
More specifically, my question is related to the fact that in Azure DevOps Server 2019, using xml process template, is possible to add new work item type and/or new field only programming in xml or is also possible to add them through custom extension (to be developed by me) and/or REST API?
For inherited process templates, you can manage work item types,fields with REST API:
Work Item Types - Create
Fields - Add
States - Create
For xml process, you can work through xml definition of work item type:
Export some basic work item type with witadmin Import, export, and manage work item types
Change xml file with your custom code (through XmlDocument or as text): change the name, add field..... XML element reference
Import it back Import, export, and manage work item types
I want to create an object of account entity. below is the sample code, which i need to achieve.
Account earlyAccount = new Account();
earlyAccount.Name = "Early Bound Account";
Guid earlyAccountId = service.Create(earlyAccount);
To use "Account" as entity, what i need to do ? Do i need to import any other namespace?
In order to generate Early Bound classes you need to use the CrmSvcUtil.exe included inside the CRM SDK.
However I strongly suggest to use the Early Bound Generator available inside the XrmToolBox, it has several options to generate the classes and you don't need to deal with the command line.
Use this command in MS-DOS/Developer Command Prompt for VS20xx
CrmSvcUtil.exe /url:http://serverName/organizationName/XRMServices/2011/Organization.svc /out:outputFilename.cs /username:username> /password:password /domain:domainName
I have a database application project written in Delphi XE and connected to MySQL Database using dbExpress. I use JVCL grid Components to show the records from the Dataset. It will be more efficiently if I can use another JVCL Components to do the FormStorage.
I've been suggested to use TJvFormStorage and TJvAppIniFileStorage for form storage. I have many forms on this project so I need to adding new section in my INI file to store the form size values but I don't know how to do that using TJvAppIniFileStorage.
The TJvAppIniFileStorage is just providing the DefaultSection() method which means it's just can modify and write into one section only which declared as the default.
Anyone can describe to me how to adding new section using the JVCL's TJvAppIniFileStorage?
Thanks in advance.
Is the TJvFormStorage instance the one that determines in which path of the abstract storage to put the data about this form, with the value of the AppStoragePath property.
You can use the special value '%FORM_NAME%' to determine that path automatically at run-time. The '%FORM_NAME%' is changed for the real .Name property of the form where the component is located, or if it is a frame, a dot list of the frame chain up to the form containing it. That way you can have different instances of the same class saving the info to different paths.
When you're using a TJvAppIniFileStorage instance as the data storage backed to save the form data to a INI file, that path is equivalent to the INI section where the information is stored.
In other words, if you want to store the info of your form in a section called 'MyForm', set that value to the AppStoragePath property of the TjvFormStorage instance in that form.
Use the Source, Luke! ;)
My guess is: It uses Parent.Name or Parent.ClassName to store parameters.
Another point: take in mind several monitors on user's computer. Almost no app takes in mind this case.
I'm trying to introduce ASP.Net MVC to my department. I am encouraging them to have a ViewModel per View and AutoMapper for our larger projects (and ideally in general).
Sometimes this means having one large entity and picking 5 of its properties and creating the ViewModel. This is done by looking at the the edmx model (many projects were existing so it was DB first) and then creating matching properties in a ViewModel class. Obviously names etc have to match for AutoMapper to work. Also for navigation properties you have to add the navigation name first. Ideally also being able to type in a display name etc.
I'm trying to ease them into doing this (what they see as extra work). Is there any tool that would load a list of fields and allow you to select via checkbox etc and create the class from that?
I guess the same would apply to DTOs etc
Thanks
Have you tried this http://www.codesmithtools.com/product/generator
you can create a template of the dto and then it will generate the files/dto's for you as needed from any kind of datasource.