I use a program to receive file that client send with specific port.
The problem is when a lot of client send file to this server, it wait to receive file in order, it receive files consecutive.
Now i need help to change this code that it received files Parallel.
For example 10 client, send file to this server.it receive all file in order, but i need it receive them Parallel.
I hope you understand what i want.
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Net.Sockets
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.IO
Module Module1
Public destinationfolder As String
Dim rcf As New RecievedFile
Public port As String
Sub Main()
Console.Title = "B64S Server"
Console.WindowHeight = 30
DrawGraphics(2)
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray
Console.WriteLine(" Created by: Turbocharged Chameleon")
DrawGraphics(2) ''draws some graphics from another sub
DrawGraphics(0)
DrawGraphics(2)
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White
Console.WriteLine("Destination Folder:")
destinationfolder = Console.ReadLine() ''reads line for destination folder
Console.WriteLine("Port:")
port = Console.ReadLine() ''reads line and sets the port
If Directory.Exists(destinationfolder) = False Then
MsgBox("destination folder doesn't exist!")
End ''ends program if folder doesn't exist
End If
Console.Clear()
''wait
DrawGraphics(1)
rcf.Threader = New Thread(New System.Threading.ThreadStart(AddressOf rcf.enter code hereRecieve))
rcf.Threader.Start() ''starts listening on port for incoming data
End Sub
Private Sub DrawGraphics(ByVal int As Integer)
If int = 0 Then
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray
Console.WriteLine("MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM")
Console.WriteLine("MMMMMMMMMMMMMM$,.........$MMMMOMMMMMMMMM")
Console.WriteLine("MMMMMMMMMMM8,,......... .. M....MMMMMMM")
ElseIf int = 1 Then
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray
Console.WriteLine("MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMII+++:::::==+++??$$$MMMMM")
Console.WriteLine("MMMMMMMMMMII???~~.............~~$$$MMMMM")
Console.WriteLine("MMMMMMMMMMII???~~.............~~$$$MMMMM")
ElseIf int = 2 Then
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------")
End If
End Sub
End Module
and Recieved File Class:
Public Class RecievedFile
Public Threader As Thread
Dim TCPListener As TcpListener
Dim Socket As Socket
Sub Recieve()
Try
TCPListener = New TcpListener(IPAddress.Any, port)
TCPListener.Start()
While True
Try
Socket = TCPListener.AcceptSocket
Dim MyNetworkStream As NetworkStream = New NetworkStream(Socket)
Dim mystreamreader As StreamReader = New StreamReader(MyNetworkStream)
Console.WriteLine("Recieving file...")
Dim str As String = mystreamreader.ReadToEnd
Console.WriteLine(str)
Dim fn As String = str.Remove(str.IndexOf("#"))
Dim filenamelength As Integer = fn.Length
Dim b64string As String = str.Substring(str.IndexOf("#") + 1)
Console.WriteLine("BS64")
Dim binaryData() As Byte = Convert.FromBase64String(b64string)
Console.WriteLine("done")
If My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists(destinationfolder & "\" & fn) Then
System.IO.File.Delete(destinationfolder & "\" & fn)
Dim fs As New FileStream(destinationfolder & "\" & fn, FileMode.CreateNew)
fs.Write(binaryData, 0, binaryData.Length)
fs.Close()
Console.WriteLine("Recieved file: " & fn)
Else
Dim fs As New FileStream(destinationfolder & "\" & fn, FileMode.CreateNew)
fs.Write(binaryData, 0, binaryData.Length)
fs.Close()
Console.WriteLine("Recieved file: " & fn)
End If
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.Message)
End Try
End While
Catch ex2 As Exception
MsgBox(ex2.Message)
End Try
End Sub
End Class
Maybe pass the receiver part of the code into a new instance of a background worker?
That might allow each stream to come in on its own thread.
I haven't tried, but that was just the first thought that came to mind.
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My code downloads files in loop but after the last file downloads it keeps downloading files that aren't there. Website shows redirect and 404 error.
I'm new with visual basic so I'm asking for help here.
My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile(strFullUrlDownload, strFullSavePath, False, 1000)
404 error
redirect
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim strMainUrl As String = "http://jixxer.com/123/"
Dim dt As DateTime = DateTime.Now
Dim dtDate As String = dt.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
Dim strSlash As String = "/"
Dim strPdf As String = "pdf"
Dim strDot As String = "."
Dim strPage As String = "page"
Dim strPageNbr As String = 1
Dim intCounter As Integer = 1
Dim strPageCounter As String = String.Format("{0:000}", intCounter)
Dim strSavePath As String = "D:\dls\title1\"
Dim strFullSavePath As String = strSavePath & strPageCounter & strDot & strPdf
Dim strFullUrlDownload As String = strMainUrl & dtDate & strSlash & strPdf & strSlash & strPage & strPageNbr & strDot & strPdf
Do Until strPageCounter = 200
' Downloads the resource with the specified URI to a local file.
My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile(strFullUrlDownload, strFullSavePath, False, 1000)
intCounter = intCounter + 1
strPageNbr = strPageNbr + 1
strPageCounter = String.Format("{0:000}", intCounter)
strFullSavePath = strSavePath & strPageCounter & strDot & strPdf
strFullUrlDownload = strMainUrl & dtDate & strSlash & strPdf & strSlash & strPage & strPageNbr & strDot & strPdf
Loop
End Sub
End Class
Try
'TRY to download the file using https first...
My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile(New Uri("https://" & ServerAddress & WebLogoPath & Convert.ToString(RowArray(0)) & ".png"), Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) & "\" & AppDataFolder & PCLogoPath & Convert.ToString(RowArray(0)) & ".png", "", "", False, 500, True)
Catch ex_https As Exception
'Unable to locate file or write file
'If the operation timed out...
If (ex_https.Message = "The operation has timed out") Then
'Re-TRY to download the file using http instead, as a time out error may indicate that HTTPS is not supported.
Try
My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile(New Uri("http://" & ServerAddress & WebLogoPath & Convert.ToString(RowArray(0)) & ".png"), Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) & "\" & AppDataFolder & PCLogoPath & Convert.ToString(RowArray(0)) & ".png", "", "", False, 500, True)
Catch ex_http As Exception
'Most likely, the file doesn't exist on the server. Either way, we cannot obtain the file so we need to perform the same action,
'which is handled outside of this Try block.
End Try
Else
'This is most likely a 404 error. Either way, we cannot obtain the file (and the connection is not timing out) - so
'we need to perform the same action, which is handled outside of this Try block.
End If
End Try
I just put the counter at 200 to test and make sure it works. But I know I need a way to quit on error but not sure how to code it yet. Appreciate any help.
If you don't know how many documents are stored in that remote directory, you have to handle the exception when a page is not found.
It's always possible to receive WebExceptions when a resource is requested from a site, so you should handle this case anyway.
I suggest to use the WebClient class directly instead of Network.DownloadFile(), which may be handy if you want to show a predefined UI of the progress (when it's possible), but using WebClient directly, lets you perform the download asynchrounously if you need it to, using the async/await pattern and the WebClient.DownloadFileTaskAsync() method.
Another suggestion: use a method to download those files, so you can call it from anywhere in your code. You can use a class or a module to store your methods, so you don't clutter your UI and you can also easily reuse these classes or modules in different projects, just including in a project the file that contains them.
Your code could be modified as follow (synchronous version):
You need to pass to the DownloadPdfPages method the remote base address: http://jixxer.com/123, the Path where the files are store (filesPath).
The third and fourth parameters are optional:
- If you don't specify a resourceName, Date.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd") is assumed,
- If you don't specify a startPage, it will default to 1, converted in page1.pdf (the example here asks to start from page 3).
Note: I'm using String Interpolation here: $"page{startPage + pageCount}.pdf".
If your VB.Net version doesn't support it, use String.Format() instead.
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim numberOfPages = DownloadPdfPages("http://jixxer.com/123", "D:\dls\title1", "", 3)
If numberOfPages > 0 Then
MessageBox.Show($"Download completed. Number of pages: {numberOfPages}")
Else
MessageBox.Show("Download failed")
End If
End Sub
Private Function DownloadPdfPages(baseAddress As String, filesPath As String, Optional resourceName As String = "", Optional startPage As Integer = 1) As Integer
If String.IsNullOrEmpty(resourceName) Then resourceName = Date.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
Dim resourceAddr = Path.Combine(baseAddress, resourceName, "pdf")
Dim pageCount = 0
Dim client = New WebClient()
Try
Do
Dim documentName = $"page{startPage + pageCount}.pdf"
Dim resourceUri = New Uri(Path.Combine(resourceAddr, documentName), UriKind.Absolute)
Dim fileName = Path.Combine(filesPath, documentName)
client.DownloadFile(resourceUri, fileName)
pageCount += 1
Loop
Catch ex As WebException
If ex.Response IsNot Nothing Then
Dim statusCode = DirectCast(ex.Response, HttpWebResponse).StatusCode
If statusCode = HttpStatusCode.NotFound Then
Return pageCount
End If
ElseIf ex.Status = WebExceptionStatus.ProtocolError AndAlso ex.Message.Contains("404") Then
Return pageCount
Else
' Log and/or ...
Throw
End If
Return 0
Finally
client.Dispose()
End Try
End Function
Asynchronous version, using the WebClient.DownloadFileTaskAsync() method.
Just a few changes ae necessary, note the Async keyword added to both the Button.Click handler and the DownloadPdfPagesAsync() method.
The Await keyword is then used to wait for a method to complete, without blocking the UI:
Private Async Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim numberOfPages = Await DownloadPdfPagesAsync("http://jixxer.com/123", "D:\dls\title1", "", 3)
If numberOfPages > 0 Then
MessageBox.Show($"Download completed. Number of pages: {numberOfPages}")
Else
MessageBox.Show("Download failed")
End If
End Sub
Private Async Function DownloadPdfPagesAsync(baseAddress As String, filesPath As String, Optional resourceName As String = "", Optional startPage As Integer = 1) As Task(Of Integer)
If String.IsNullOrEmpty(resourceName) Then resourceName = Date.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
Dim resourceAddr = Path.Combine(baseAddress, resourceName, "pdf")
Dim pageCount = 0
Dim client = New WebClient()
Try
Do
Dim documentName = $"page{startPage + pageCount}.pdf"
Dim resourceUri = New Uri(Path.Combine(resourceAddr, documentName), UriKind.Absolute)
Dim fileName = Path.Combine(filesPath, documentName)
Await client.DownloadFileTaskAsync(resourceUri, fileName)
pageCount += 1
Loop
Catch ex As WebException
If ex.Response IsNot Nothing Then
Dim statusCode = DirectCast(ex.Response, HttpWebResponse).StatusCode
If statusCode = HttpStatusCode.NotFound Then
Return pageCount
End If
ElseIf ex.Status = WebExceptionStatus.ProtocolError AndAlso ex.Message.Contains("404") Then
Return pageCount
Else
' Log and/or ...
Throw
End If
Return 0
Finally
client.Dispose()
End Try
End Function
Ive written a service application that listens to a port for any communication that may come through, our lab will run a certain test which will send serial data down every couple hours or so. the service is runs picks up the data fine for a few hours and then mysteriously stops. the system eventlog says the service terminated unexpectedly. and in the application event log it has a more descriptive .NET error,
Application: BondTestService.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.ObjectDisposedException at
System.Runtime.InteropServices.SafeHandle.DangerousAddRef(Boolean
ByRef) at
System.StubHelpers.StubHelpers.SafeHandleAddRef(System.Runtime.InteropServices.SafeHandle,
Boolean ByRef) at
Microsoft.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.GetOverlappedResult(Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle,
System.Threading.NativeOverlapped*, Int32 ByRef, Boolean) at
System.IO.Ports.SerialStream+EventLoopRunner.WaitForCommEvent() at
System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(System.Object) at
System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext,
System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean) at
System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext,
System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean) at
System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext,
System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object) at
System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
i was reading how services behave and how serial ports behave, so correct me if im wrong if the there is a 2 hour gap or so inbetween tests, the service will assume that its not running and stop itself?
I also read after reading the buffer from the serial port i append to a string builder object like below and do what i need to the string, then what happens to the serial port does it just stay open waiting for next value or do i have to close it and reopen it in order to refresh it?
Not sure how to handle this as it needs to be open waiting for the lab tester to send his data at any given time.
Imports System
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.IO.Ports
Imports System.Net.Mime
Imports Microsoft.Win32
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Imports BondTestService.PI
Imports PCA.Core.Configuration
Public Class Bond
Dim WithEvents serialPort As New IO.Ports.SerialPort
Public Delegate Sub myDelegate()
Public RawString As New System.Text.StringBuilder
Public value As String
Public BondTest As Integer = 10
#Region "Commport Traffic and Configuration Validations"
Public Sub StartListening()
If serialPort.IsOpen Then
serialPort.Close()
ErrorLog2(Now.ToString & "Port Closed because StartListening method started over")
End If
Try
With serialPort
.PortName = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AUTOLABDEVICESERVICE\bondtest", True).GetValue("commport")
.BaudRate = CInt(Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AUTOLABDEVICESERVICE\bondtest", True).GetValue("baudrate"))
If Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AUTOLABDEVICESERVICE\bondtest", True).GetValue("parity") = 0 Then
.Parity = Parity.None
End If
If Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AUTOLABDEVICESERVICE\bondtest", True).GetValue("stopbits") = 1 Then
.StopBits = StopBits.One
End If
.DataBits = CInt(Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AUTOLABDEVICESERVICE\bondtest", True).GetValue("bytesize"))
.Handshake = Handshake.None
If Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AUTOLABDEVICESERVICE\bondtest", True).GetValue("RtsControl") = 1 Then
.RtsEnable = True
Else
.RtsEnable = False
End If
End With
serialPort.Open()
'debug
'ErrorLog2("Listening to COM 19, SerialPort has been Opened")
Catch ex As Exception
ErrorLog2(Now.ToString & ex.tostring)
End Try
End Sub
Public Function Filelocator() As String
' Dim filePath As String = IO.Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "bondtest.bat")
Dim filePath As String = IO.Path.Combine("C:\Program Files (x86)\PIPC\Interfaces\Lab", "BondTest.bat")
'Dim reader As New System.IO.StreamReader(filePath)
Dim LineNumber = 4
Using file As New StreamReader(filePath)
' Skip all preceding lines: '
For i As Integer = 1 To LineNumber - 1
If file.ReadLine() Is Nothing Then
ErrorLog2("LineNumber")
End If
Next
' Attempt to read the line you're interested in: '
Dim line As String = file.ReadLine()
If line Is Nothing Then
ErrorLog2("LineNumber")
End If
Return line
End Using
End Function
Private Sub serialPort_DataReceived(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.IO.Ports.SerialDataReceivedEventArgs) Handles SerialPort.DataReceived
Try
If GetBondInterfaceStatus = 1 Then
UPdateVariable()
Else
exit Sub
End If
Catch ex As Exception
Errorlog2(Ex.Tostring)
End Try
End Sub
#End Region
#Region "String Handling"
Public Sub UPdateVariable()
With RawString
.Append(serialPort.ReadLine())
End With
try
ErrorLog2(now.ToString & RawString.ToString)
InsertTestDataDEBUG(GetRecordID, BondTest, BondTestType.ToUpper.ToString, GetBondPosition(), StringParser(RawString.ToString()), RawString.tostring)
InsertTestData(GetRecordID, BondTest, BondTestType.ToUpper.ToString, GetBondPosition(), StringParser(RawString.ToString()))
RawString.Clear()
Catch ex As Exception
ErrorLog2(ex.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Public Function StringParser(RawString As String)As Double ()
Dim Moisture = RawString
Dim pattern As String = "[0-9],"
Dim regex As New Regex(pattern)
Dim Counter As Integer = 0
Dim dblValues(1) As Double
Dim values As String() = Moisture.Split(New Char() {" "c})
for i = 0 to values.Count - 1
if regex.IsMatch(values(i)) Then
dblValues(Counter) = CDbl(values(i).Substring(0,1))
Counter = Counter + 1
Elseif values(i) = "" Then
continue for
else
if Double.TryParse(values(i), dblValues(Counter)) Then
Counter = Counter + 1
End If
End If
Next
Return dblValues
End Function
#End Region
#Region "SQL Statements"
Private Sub InsertTestData(RecordID As Integer, BondTest As Integer, TestType As String, TestPos As Integer, dataArray() As Double)
Dim InsertQuery As String = ""
Dim conn As New BondSQLConnection("PaperTests")
' Dim TestPos = StartingTestPos + (CInt(dataArray(0)) - 1)
conn("#RecordID") = RecordID
conn("#Test") = BondTest
conn("#TestType") = TestType
conn("#TestPos") = TestPos
conn("#TestData") = dataArray(1)
conn("#TestDateTime") = now.tostring
InsertQuery = "INSERT INTO PaperTests.dbo.PaperTestValues(ReelRecordID, Test, TestLocation, TestPosition, TestValue, TestTimeStamp) VALUES (#RecordID, #Test, #TestType, #TestPos, #TestData, #TestDateTime)"
Try
conn.ExecuteNonQuery(InsertQuery)
IncrementTestPosition
Catch ex As Exception
ErrorLog2(ex.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub InsertTestDataDEBUG(RecordID As Integer, BondTest As Integer, TestType As String, TestPos As Integer, dataArray() As Double, rawString As String)
Dim InsertQuery As String = ""
Dim conn As New BondSQLConnection("PaperTests")
conn("#RecordID") = RecordID
conn("#Test") = BondTest
conn("#TestType") = TestType
conn("#TestPos") = TestPos
conn("#TestData") = dataArray(1)
conn("#RawString") = rawString
conn("#TestDateTime") = now.tostring
InsertQuery = "INSERT INTO PaperTests.dbo.InterfaceTesting(ReelRecordID, Test, TestLocation, TestPosition, TestValue, TestTimeStamp, RawValue) VALUES (#RecordID, #Test, #TestType, #TestPos, #TestData, #TestDateTime, #RawString)"
Try
conn.ExecuteNonQuery(InsertQuery)
Catch ex As Exception
ErrorLog2(ex.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub IncrementTestPosition()
Dim tempPosition As Integer = GetBondPosition()
Dim FrontOriginalMax = 5
Dim CenterOriginalMax = 15
Dim BackOriginalMax = 25
Dim FrontRetestOrWinderMax = 10
Dim CenterRetestOrWinderMax = 20
Dim BackRetestOrWinderMax = 30
If tempPosition = FrontOriginalMax Then
tempPosition = 11
else if tempPosition = CenterOriginalMax Then
tempPosition = 21
else if tempPosition = BackOriginalMax Then
tempPosition = 1
Else If tempPosition = FrontRetestOrWinderMax then
tempPosition = 1
Else If tempPosition = CenterRetestOrWinderMax then
tempPosition = 1
Else If tempPosition = BackRetestOrWinderMax then
tempPosition = 1
else
tempPosition = tempPosition + 1
End If
SetBondPosition(tempPosition.tostring)
End Sub
#End Region
#Region "Get PiValues"
Private Function GetRecordID() As Int64
Dim RecordID As Int32 = 0
Try
Dim piserver As New PIServer("valpi", "piadmin", "fatb0y",True)
RecordID = piserver.GetCurrentValue("PAPERLAB:PaperLabReelSelected")
Catch ex As Exception
ErrorLog2(ex.ToString())
End Try
Return RecordID
End Function
Private Function GetBondPosition() As Int64
Dim BondPos As Int32 = 0
Try
Dim piserver As New PIServer("valpi", "piadmin", "fatb0y",True)
BondPos = CInt(piserver.GetCurrentValue("PAPERLAB:SBOND.POS"))
Catch ex As Exception
ErrorLog2(ex.ToString())
End Try
Return BondPos
End Function
Private Sub SetBondPosition(pos As String)
Try
Dim piserver As New PIServer("valpi", "piadmin", "fatb0y",True)
piserver.WriteValue("PAPERLAB:SBOND.POS", pos)
Catch ex As Exception
ErrorLog2(ex.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Private Function BondTestType() As String
Dim TestType As String = ""
Try
Dim piserver As New PIServer("valpi", "piadmin", "fatb0y",True)
TestType = piserver.GetCurrentValue("M1:BOND.TYPE")
Catch ex As Exception
ErrorLog2(ex.ToString())
End Try
Return TestType
End Function
Private Function BondReelLoc() As String
Dim ReelLoc As String = ""
Try
Dim piserver As New PIServer("valpi", "piadmin", "fatb0y",True)
ReelLoc = piserver.GetCurrentValue("M1:BOND.ReelLoc")
Catch ex As Exception
ErrorLog2(ex.ToString())
End Try
Return ReelLoc
End Function
Private Function GetBondInterfaceStatus() As Integer
Dim Status As Integer = 0
Try
Dim piserver As New PIServer("valpi", "piadmin", "fatb0y",True)
Status = CInt(piserver.GetCurrentValue("PAPERLAB:BOND_INTERFACE.S"))
Catch ex As Exception
ErrorLog2(ex.ToString())
End Try
Return Status
End Function
#End Region
#Region "Debug"
Private Sub ErrorLog(RecordID As Int32, BondTest As Integer, ReelLoc As String, TestType As String, StartingTestPos As Integer, dataArray() As Double)
Dim SavePath As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\PIPC\Interfaces\Lab"
Dim NameOfFile As String = "BondTest Debug File"
Dim TestPos = StartingTestPos + (CInt(dataArray(0)) - 1)
If System.IO.File.Exists(SavePath & "\" & NameOfFile & ".txt") Then
Using sw As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(SavePath & "\" & NameOfFile & ".txt", True)
' For i = 0 To dataArray.Count -1
sw.WriteLine(" ")
sw.WriteLine(RecordID & " " & BondTest & " " & ReelLoc & " " & TestType & " " & TestPos & " " & dataArray(1).ToString)
' TestPos = TestPos + 1
' Next
End Using
else
File.Create(SavePath & "\" & NameOfFile & ".txt").Dispose()
Using sw As StreamWriter = File.CreateText(SavePath & "\" & NameOfFile & ".txt")
'For i = 0 To dataArray.Count -1
sw.WriteLine(" ")
sw.WriteLine(RecordID & " " & BondTest & " " & ReelLoc & " " & TestType & " " & TestPos & " " & dataArray(1).ToString)
' TestPos = TestPos + 1
'Next
End Using
End If
End Sub
Private Sub ErrorLog2(dataArray as string)
Dim SavePath As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\PIPC\Interfaces\Lab"
Dim NameOfFile As String = "BondTest Debug File"
' Dim TestPos = StartingTestPos
If System.IO.File.Exists(SavePath & "\" & NameOfFile & ".txt") Then
Using sw As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(SavePath & "\" & NameOfFile & ".txt", True)
sw.WriteLine(" ")
sw.WriteLine(dataArray)
End Using
else
File.Create(SavePath & "\" & NameOfFile & ".txt").Dispose()
Using sw As StreamWriter = File.CreateText(SavePath & "\" & NameOfFile & ".txt")
sw.WriteLine(" ")
sw.WriteLine(dataArray)
End Using
End If
End Sub
#End Region
This is a screenshot of the errors:
Thanks in advance
Normally, after opening the serial port in .NET it stays opened for arbitrary time. I've written several .NET applications were serial ports are used for months or years without app or computer restart and they work well.
According to the exception info you posted it looks like that serial port has been disposed. There are several possible reasons.
Using bad driver or HW, that disconnects your serial port. I've been using many USB-to-RS232 converters and some of them had bad drivers so sometimes ports were randomly disconnected and ObjectDisposedException was thrown. In earlier Windows editions (XP) the OS even 'blue-screened'. Here is more info about such situation where ObjectDisposedException is thrown.
This is a known problem with SerialPort. Device removal causes an uncatchable exception in a background thread it uses (WaitForCommEvent). The only solutions are to not use SerialPort or create a .config file that puts unhandled exception trapping mode back to .NET 1.1 behavior.
The USB cable of your RS232 converter is manually disconnected. If you do this, most drivers normally disconnect all handles to your serial port and .NET throws ObjectDisposedException.
Also check your power management settings on your USB port if USB-to-RS232 converter is used. Try to uncheck this option on USB device to which converter is connected.
SW bug in your code.
It's always advisable (especially if converter used) to try more types of converters just to be sure there is no problem in HW device/driver.
Update: So as Timmy was saying the connection was getting disposed by garbage collection. so i declared the object as a shared variable in the class
Shared Dim WithEvents serialPort as IO.Ports.SerialPort
and in the OnStart method i initiated it as a new Serial port and rocked on. has not throw any errors since garbage collection wont disposed of it. Hope this helps somebody having a similar issue.
I'm Trying to communicate with a com port using a visual basic console application. The com port never receives data, and times out every time. I've confirmed with a different program written in python that the com port and device are working correctly. I am sure that I am just missing something since I am new to VB. I've tried opening the com port using two method, neither of which returned an error (the first method I used is commented out). Below is my script.
Imports System
Imports System.IO.Ports
Imports System.IO
Module Module1
Function ReceiveSerialData(ByVal data As String) As String
' Receive strings from a serial port.
Dim returnStr As String = ""
Dim add As String = "Com6"
'Dim port As New SerialPort("Com6", 9600, Parity.None, 8, StopBits.One)
Dim port As SerialPort = My.Computer.Ports.OpenSerialPort("COM6", 9600, Parity.None, 8, StopBits.One)
Try
Dim state As Boolean = (port.IsOpen)
If state = False Then
Console.Write("Opening Port" + vbNewLine)
port.Open()
End If
port.ReadTimeout = 5000
port.Write("z")
Dim cat As String = port.ReadLine()
Catch ex As TimeoutException
returnStr = "Error: Serial Port read timed out."
Finally
If port IsNot Nothing Then port.Close()
End Try
Console.Write(returnStr)
Return returnStr
End Function
Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine("Enter Command for Telescope!:")
Dim stdin As TextReader = Console.In
Dim sInput As String = stdin.ReadLine
Console.Write("Sending Command " + sInput + "." + vbNewLine)
Dim sent As String
sent = "z"
Dim recv As String
recv = ReceiveSerialData(sent)
Console.Write(recv)
End Sub
End Module
I have an MS Access database which now requires me to 'attach' documents to it. My intention is to store the documents on Google Drive and have a link on the database for users to retrieve the documents.
As there are many users spread through different cities, it is not practical to require them to have synced Google Drive folders. All the users will need the ability to upload to the database/GD so my intention is to have a separate Google account for the database - with its own login details.
example:
User clicks button to upload file
Save as dialog box appears and user selects file
Database logs into its Google Drive and uploads selected file
Lots of problems with this though, the main one being that Google Drive does not support VBA.
If the user is logged into their own Gmail account, that will probably be another issue.
I came across this code for vb.net on another site.
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports DotNetOpenAuth.OAuth2
Imports Google.Apis.Authentication.OAuth2
Imports Google.Apis.Authentication.OAuth2.DotNetOpenAuth
Imports Google.Apis.Drive.v2
Imports Google.Apis.Drive.v2.Data
Imports Google.Apis.Util
Imports Google.Apis.Services
Namespace GoogleDriveSamples
Class DriveCommandLineSample
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String)
Dim CLIENT_ID As [String] = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID"
Dim CLIENT_SECRET As [String] = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
'' Register the authenticator and create the service
Dim provider = New NativeApplicationClient(GoogleAuthenticationServer.Description, CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET)
Dim auth = New OAuth2Authenticator(Of NativeApplicationClient)(provider, GetAuthorization)
Dim service = New DriveService(New BaseClientService.Initializer() With { _
.Authenticator = auth _
})
Dim body As New File()
body.Title = "My document"
body.Description = "A test document"
body.MimeType = "text/plain"
Dim byteArray As Byte() = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("document.txt")
Dim stream As New System.IO.MemoryStream(byteArray)
Dim request As FilesResource.InsertMediaUpload = service.Files.Insert(body, stream, "text/plain")
request.Upload()
Dim file As File = request.ResponseBody
Console.WriteLine("File id: " + file.Id)
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to end this process.")
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
Private Shared Function GetAuthorization(ByVal arg As NativeApplicationClient) As IAuthorizationState
' Get the auth URL:
Dim state As IAuthorizationState = New AuthorizationState( New () {DriveService.Scopes.Drive.GetStringValue()})
state.Callback = New Uri(NativeApplicationClient.OutOfBandCallbackUrl)
Dim authUri As Uri = arg.RequestUserAuthorization(state)
' Request authorization from the user (by opening a browser window):
Process.Start(authUri.ToString())
Console.Write(" Authorization Code: ")
Dim authCode As String = Console.ReadLine()
Console.WriteLine()
' Retrieve the access token by using the authorization code:
Return arg.ProcessUserAuthorization(authCode, state)
End Function
End Class
End Namespace
It was suggested that the IE library could be utilised to log into the Google Drive and the API calls made from the above to upload. I don't know how to do this. Somewhere else it was mentioned that a 'COM wrapper' may be suitable. I don't have experience with any coding other than VBA (self taught) so am struggling to understand what the next step should be.
If anyone has done something similar or can offer any advice, I would be grateful to hear from you.
This thread might be dead now but if you are working with forms in your database and the user needs to be attaching the files to a particular record displayed in a form with a unique identification number then this is definitely possible but you would have to do it in an external application written in .NET I can provide you with the necessary code to get you started, vb.net is very similar to VBA.
What you would need to do is create a windows form project and add references to Microsoft access core dll and download the nugget package for google drive api from nugget.
Imports Google
Imports Google.Apis.Services
Imports Google.Apis.Drive.v2
Imports Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2
Imports Google.Apis.Drive.v2.Data
Imports System.Threading
Public Class GoogleDriveAuth
Public Shared Function GetAuthentication() As DriveService
Dim ClientIDString As String = "Your Client ID"
Dim ClientSecretString As String = "Your Client Secret"
Dim ApplicationNameString As String = "Your Application Name"
Dim secrets = New ClientSecrets()
secrets.ClientId = ClientIDString
secrets.ClientSecret = ClientSecretString
Dim scope = New List(Of String)
scope.Add(DriveService.Scope.Drive)
Dim credential = GoogleWebAuthorizationBroker.AuthorizeAsync(secrets, scope, "user", CancellationToken.None).Result()
Dim initializer = New BaseClientService.Initializer
initializer.HttpClientInitializer = credential
initializer.ApplicationName = ApplicationNameString
Dim Service = New DriveService(initializer)
Return Service
End Function
End Class
This code will authorise your drive service then you create a Public Shared Service As DriveService under your imports that can be used from any sub or function then call this function on your form load event like
Service = GoogleDriveAuth.GetAuthentication
Add a reference to your project to Microsoft Access 12.0 Object Library or whatever version you have
Then this piece of code will look at the form you want to get the value of the record no from and upload a file to your choice of folder
Private Sub UploadAttachments()
Dim NumberExtracted As String
Dim oAccess As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Application = Nothing
Dim connectedToAccess As Boolean = False
Dim SelectedFolderIdent As String = "Your Upload Folder ID"
Dim CreatedFolderIdent As String
Dim tryToConnect As Boolean = True
Dim oForm As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Form
Dim oCtls As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Controls
Dim oCtl As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Control
Dim sForm As String 'name of form to show
sForm = "Your Form Name"
Try
While tryToConnect
Try
' See if can connect to a running Access instance
oAccess = CType(Marshal.GetActiveObject("Access.Application"), Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Application)
connectedToAccess = True
Catch ex As Exception
Try
' If couldn't connect to running instance of Access try to start a running Access instance And get an updated version of the database
oAccess = CType(CreateObject("Access.Application"), Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Application)
oAccess.Visible = True
oAccess.OpenCurrentDatabase("Your Database Path", False)
connectedToAccess = True
Catch ex2 As Exception
Dim res As DialogResult = MessageBox.Show("COULD NOT CONNECT TO OR START THE DATABASE" & vbNewLine & ex2.Message, "Warning", MessageBoxButtons.AbortRetryIgnore, MessageBoxIcon.Warning)
If res = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Abort Then
Exit Sub
End If
If res = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Ignore Then
tryToConnect = False
End If
End Try
End Try
' We have connected successfully; stop trying
tryToConnect = False
End While
' Start a new instance of Access for Automation:
' Make sure Access is visible:
If Not oAccess.Visible Then oAccess.Visible = True
' For Each oForm In oAccess.Forms
' oAccess.DoCmd.Close(ObjectType:=Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.AcObjectType.acForm, ObjectName:=oForm.Name, Save:=Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.AcCloseSave.acSaveNo)
' Next
' If Not oForm Is Nothing Then
' System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(oForm)
' End If
' oForm = Nothing
' Select the form name in the database window and give focus
' to the database window:
' oAccess.DoCmd.SelectObject(ObjectType:=Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.AcObjectType.acForm, ObjectName:=sForm, InDatabaseWindow:=True)
' Show the form:
' oAccess.DoCmd.OpenForm(FormName:=sForm, View:=Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.AcFormView.acNormal)
' Use Controls collection to edit the form:
oForm = oAccess.Forms(sForm)
oCtls = oForm.Controls
oCtl = oCtls.Item("The Name Of The Control Where The Id Number Is On The Form")
oCtl.Enabled = True
' oCtl.SetFocus()
NumberExtracted = oCtl.Value
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(oCtl)
oCtl = Nothing
' Hide the Database Window:
' oAccess.DoCmd.SelectObject(ObjectType:=Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.AcObjectType.acForm, ObjectName:=sForm, InDatabaseWindow:=True)
' oAccess.RunCommand(Command:=Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.AcCommand.acCmdWindowHide)
' Set focus back to the form:
' oForm.SetFocus()
' Release Controls and Form objects:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(oCtls)
oCtls = Nothing
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(oForm)
oForm = Nothing
' Release Application object and allow Access to be closed by user:
If Not oAccess.UserControl Then oAccess.UserControl = True
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(oAccess)
oAccess = Nothing
If NumberExtracted = Nothing Then
MsgBox("The Number Could Not Be Obtained From The Form" & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & "Please Ensure You Have The Form Open Before Trying To Upload")
Exit Sub
End If
If CheckForDuplicateFolder(SelectedFolderIdent, NumberExtracted + " - ATC") = True Then
CreatedFolderIdent = GetCreatedFolderID(NumberExtracted + " - ATC", SelectedFolderIdent)
DriveFilePickerUploader(CreatedFolderIdent)
Else
CreateNewDriveFolder(NumberExtracted + " - ATC", SelectedFolderIdent)
CreatedFolderIdent = GetCreatedFolderID(NumberExtracted + " - ATC", SelectedFolderIdent)
DriveFilePickerUploader(CreatedFolderIdent)
End If
Catch EX As Exception
MsgBox("The Number Could Not Be Obtained From The Form" & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & "Please Ensure You Have The Form Open Before Trying To Upload" & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & EX.Message)
Exit Sub
Finally
If Not oCtls Is Nothing Then
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(oCtls)
oCtls = Nothing
End If
If Not oForm Is Nothing Then
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(oForm)
oForm = Nothing
End If
If Not oAccess Is Nothing Then
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(oAccess)
oAccess = Nothing
End If
End Try
End
End Sub
Check For Duplicate Folders In The Destination Upload Folder
Public Function CheckForDuplicateFolder(ByVal FolderID As String, ByVal NewFolderNameToCheck As String) As Boolean
Dim ResultToReturn As Boolean = False
Try
Dim request = Service.Files.List()
Dim requeststring As String = ("'" & FolderID & "' in parents And mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder' And trashed=false")
request.Q = requeststring
Dim FileList = request.Execute()
For Each File In FileList.Items
If File.Title = NewFolderNameToCheck Then
ResultToReturn = True
End If
Next
Catch EX As Exception
MsgBox("THERE HAS BEEN AN ERROR" & EX.Message)
End Try
Return ResultToReturn
End Function
Create New Drive Folder
Public Sub CreateNewDriveFolder(ByVal DirectoryName As String, ByVal ParentFolder As String)
Try
Dim body1 = New Google.Apis.Drive.v2.Data.File
body1.Title = DirectoryName
body1.Description = "Created By Automation"
body1.MimeType = "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
body1.Parents = New List(Of ParentReference)() From {New ParentReference() With {.Id = ParentFolder}}
Dim file1 As Google.Apis.Drive.v2.Data.File = Service.Files.Insert(body1).Execute()
Catch EX As Exception
MsgBox("THERE HAS BEEN AN ERROR" & EX.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Get The Created Folder ID
Public Function GetCreatedFolderID(ByVal FolderName As String, ByVal FolderID As String) As String
Dim ParentFolder As String
Try
Dim request = Service.Files.List()
Dim requeststring As String = ("'" & FolderID & "' in parents And mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder' And title='" & FolderName & "' And trashed=false")
request.Q = requeststring
Dim Parent = request.Execute()
ParentFolder = (Parent.Items(0).Id)
Catch EX As Exception
MsgBox("THERE HAS BEEN AN ERROR" & EX.Message)
End Try
Return ParentFolder
End Function
Drive File Picker Uploader To Upload Files Selected From A File Dialog Box To The Newly Created Folder
Public Sub DriveFilePickerUploader(ByVal ParentFolderID As String)
Try
ProgressBar1.Value = 0
Dim MimeTypeToUse As String
Dim dr As DialogResult = Me.OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
If (dr = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK) Then
Dim file As String
Else : Exit Sub
End If
Dim i As Integer = 0
For Each file In OpenFileDialog1.FileNames
MimeTypeToUse = GetMimeType(file)
Dim filetitle As String = (OpenFileDialog1.SafeFileNames(i))
Dim body2 = New Google.Apis.Drive.v2.Data.File
body2.Title = filetitle
body2.Description = "J-T Auto File Uploader"
body2.MimeType = MimeTypeToUse
body2.Parents = New List(Of ParentReference)() From {New ParentReference() With {.Id = ParentFolderID}}
Dim byteArray = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(file)
Dim stream = New System.IO.MemoryStream(byteArray)
Dim request2 = Service.Files.Insert(body2, stream, MimeTypeToUse)
request2.Upload()
Next
Catch EX As Exception
MsgBox("THERE HAS BEEN AN ERROR" & EX.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Get The Mime Type Of The Files Being Uploaded
Public Shared Function GetMimeType(ByVal file As String) As String
Dim mime As String = Nothing
Dim MaxContent As Integer = CInt(New FileInfo(file).Length)
If MaxContent > 4096 Then
MaxContent = 4096
End If
Dim fs As New FileStream(file, FileMode.Open)
Dim buf(MaxContent) As Byte
fs.Read(buf, 0, MaxContent)
fs.Close()
Dim result As Integer = FindMimeFromData(IntPtr.Zero, file, buf, MaxContent, Nothing, 0, mime, 0)
Return mime
End Function
<DllImport("urlmon.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
Private Shared Function FindMimeFromData( _
ByVal pBC As IntPtr, _
<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> _
ByVal pwzUrl As String, _
<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, ArraySubType:=UnmanagedType.I1, SizeParamIndex:=3)> ByVal _
pBuffer As Byte(), _
ByVal cbSize As Integer, _
<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> _
ByVal pwzMimeProposed As String, _
ByVal dwMimeFlags As Integer, _
<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> _
ByRef ppwzMimeOut As String, _
ByVal dwReserved As Integer) As Integer
End Function
Hopefully this helps you make a start I am 100% convinced this is achievable as I have already done this for my manager.
This reply might be late but just wanna share one of the approach!
I have done this successfully with VBA and the demo link is here
http://www.sfdp.net/thuthuataccess/demo/democAuth.rar?attredirects=0&d=1
With this, you can upload, download or delete a file with your GoogleDrive in Access..
Just Wininet + WinHTTP enough
Dang Dinh ngoc
Vietnam
I am facing a problem in VB .net Client/Server application where I am successfully able to talk between them using TCPListener and TCPClient class usage. However, when I try to connect another Client to the same server on the same welcome port, it errors out throwing an exception or behaves very unexpectedly.
Isn't it true that the Server connection is on a WELCOME PORT for all the clients, and that each client connected gets a new port to carry on its communication with the server AUTOMATICALLY (according to the Tomcat webserver working)?
OR, is the above statement untrue and that the APP program handle the connections manually?
Pls clarify with an example in VB .net, if possible?
The answer to your question is 'Yes it is true'. I do not have VB.NET code ready but you can have a look at C# code here C# sockets handling multiple clients.
Okay.. pasting my server code here for your comments... Pls pardon my ignorance in coding and teach me if I were wrong. Thanks.
The Client is more obvious... so dint paste it here.
Server:
Public Class ServerSide2
...other stuff...
Public Class Packet
Public packetType As String = "Data"
Public packetOwnerIPAddress As String
Public packetOwnerPort As String
Public content As String
Public Sub New(ByVal type As String, ByVal ip As String, ByVal port As String, ByVal data As String)
packetType = type
packetOwnerIPAddress = ip
packetOwnerPort = port
content = data
End Sub
End Class
Public Class Worker
Dim myLogger As Logger
Dim name As String
Dim ipClientAddress As IPAddress 'Client's IP address
Dim ipClientPort As Integer = 22222 'Client listening on this port
Dim tcpServer As TcpListener
Dim tcpClient As TcpClient
Dim networkStream As NetworkStream
Dim readSize As Integer = 100
Public Sub New(ByRef logger As Logger, ByVal id As String)
myLogger = logger
name = id
myLogger.Trace("A new Worker object has been created for client: {0}", ipClientAddress)
End Sub
'Listener code
Public Sub runClientHandler(ByVal ar As IAsyncResult)
'code to listen to independent client
Dim clientdata As String
Dim numBytesRead As Integer = 0
Thread.CurrentThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Highest
' Get the listener that handles the client request.
Dim listener As TcpListener = CType(ar.AsyncState, TcpListener)
' End the operation and display the received data on
' the console.
tcpClient = listener.EndAcceptTcpClient(ar)
' Process the connection here. (Add the client to a
' server table, read data, etc.)
myLogger.Info("Client connected completed")
' Signal the calling thread to continue.
tcpClientConnected.Set()
networkStream = tcpClient.GetStream()
Dim ipEndPoint As IPEndPoint = tcpClient.Client.RemoteEndPoint
ipClientAddress = ipEndPoint.Address
myLogger.Info("A new Worker thread has been started.")
While Not stopping
myLogger.Trace("Start looping.")
Dim bytes(readSize) As Byte
numBytesRead = networkStream.Read(bytes, 0, bytes.Length)
clientdata = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes, 0, numBytesRead)
'check for validity of the data
If numBytesRead = 0 Then
'connection lost
myLogger.Trace("No data read.")
Exit While
End If
If clientdata.Contains("SampleTest : {") Then
'Message box the client data
MsgBox("Test data from Client = " + clientdata)
myLogger.Trace("Test data from Client = " + clientdata)
ElseIf clientdata.Contains("Recieve Port : ") Then
'Heed to Client's request on the port number server should reply
Dim dest(5) As Char
Dim destString As String = ""
clientdata.CopyTo(15, dest, 0, clientdata.Length - 15)
ipClientPort = CInt(CStr(dest))
myLogger.Trace("Client Waiting on Port# : " + CStr(dest) + "for sorted packets.")
'MsgBox("Client Waiting on Port# : " + CStr(dest))
ElseIf clientdata.Contains("Packet Size : ") Then
Dim dest(5) As Char
Dim destString As String = ""
clientdata.CopyTo(14, dest, 0, clientdata.Length - 14)
readSize = CInt(CStr(dest))
myLogger.Trace("Client's communicated Packet Size : " + CStr(dest))
Else
myLogger.Info("Begin to queue Data Packets.")
While True
myLogger.Info("Data Packet.")
SyncLock Stats.locker
myLogger.Info("Got the lock.")
Stats.queueLength = Stats.requestQueue.Count
If Stats.queueLength < Stats.MAX_QUEUE_LENGTH Then
'Queue has some space to fit more packets
myLogger.Info("Queue has some space for this packet.")
Stats.packetNum = Stats.packetNum + 1
Dim newPacket As Packet = New Packet("Data", ipClientAddress.ToString, ipClientPort, clientdata)
Stats.requestQueue.Enqueue(newPacket)
Stats.sumQueueLength = Stats.sumQueueLength + Stats.requestQueue.Count
Stats.meanQueueLength = Stats.sumQueueLength / Stats.packetNum
myLogger.Info("Stats :: Packet #: {0}, QueueLength: {1}, MeanQueueLength: {2}.", Stats.packetNum, Stats.requestQueue.Count, Stats.meanQueueLength)
Else
'Queue is FULL, Ignore the packet
Stats.numDropPackets = Stats.numDropPackets + 1
myLogger.Info("Stats :: Dropped Packets: {0}.", Stats.numDropPackets)
End If
End SyncLock
numBytesRead = networkStream.Read(bytes, 0, bytes.Length)
clientdata = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes, 0, numBytesRead)
'check for validity of the data
If numBytesRead = 0 Then
'connection lost
myLogger.Trace("No data read.")
Exit Sub
End If
End While
End If
End While
myLogger.Trace("End looping.")
End Sub
End Class
Sub ListeningThread()
Dim count As Integer = 0
tcpServer = New TcpListener(ipAddress, iPort)
tcpServer.Start()
Try
While Not stopping And count < Stats.MAX_CLIENTS
count = count + 1
Dim workerName = "worker:" + CStr(count)
Dim worker As Worker = New Worker(logger, workerName)
logger.Info("Waiting for a client to connect")
DoBeginAcceptTcpClient(worker, tcpServer)
logger.Info("Connected to {0}.", workerName)
'Add the client to the hashTable
'ADITYA later clients.Add(workerName, client)
If SortAndSendThrd Is Nothing Then
'Start a new thread
SortAndSendThrd = New Thread(SortAndSendThrdStart)
SortAndSendThrd.Priority = ThreadPriority.Highest
End If
If Not SortAndSendThrd.IsAlive Then
SortAndSendThrd.Start()
logger.Debug("Started off a Sort thread")
End If
'Dim i As Integer = 0
'Dim objValue As Object
'For Each objKey In clients.Keys
' objValue = clients.Item(objKey)
' 'MsgBox("[" & objKey.ToString & ", " & objValue.ToString & "]")
'Next objKey
End While
Catch ex As IOException
ToolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "ERROR : SocketException: {0}" + ex.Message
'MsgBox(ex.Message + ":::2")
Catch ex As SocketException
ToolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "ERROR : SocketException: {0}" + ex.Message
'MsgBox(ex.Message + ":::1")
End Try
'tcpServer.Stop()
'client.Close()
logger.Debug("The Server's listening handler has come to an end.")
End Sub
End Class
When I try to connect a second client to this, the server drops the connection 1 and behaves unpredictably.