/// <summary>
/// Creates a new CSVWriter object which will write to a new file
/// This is performed weekly every monday or if a file does not exist for the week
/// </summary>
/// <param name="file_name">name of csv file</param>
public void CreateLog(string file_name, FileMode mode) {
//create a new writer
try
{
if (mode == FileMode.Create)
{
int i = 0;
string fname = _log_path + "\\" + file_name + "-" + i.ToString() + ".csv";
while (File.Exists(fname)) // this loop guarantees that it will not overwrite the file, but instead append a number to the end and create a new file
{
i += 1;
fname = _log_path + "\\" + file_name + "-" + i.ToString() + ".csv";
}
_writer = new CSVWriter(fname, mode);
//basic header stuff for the csv
//the name of the log, the time it started
_writer.addToCurrent("Log for: ");
_writer.addToCurrent(file_name);
_writer.addToCurrent(" ");
_writer.addToCurrent("Log Start Time: ");
_writer.addToCurrent(DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString());
_writer.WriteLine();
//and then header for the collumns
_writer.addToCurrent("Time");
_writer.addToCurrent("ID Number");
_writer.addToCurrent("Problem");
_writer.addToCurrent("Description");
_writer.WriteLine();
}
else if (mode == FileMode.Append)
{
_writer = new CSVWriter(file_name, mode);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.Message, "Error Creating Log");
return;
}
}