public bool LoadSettingFromFile() //ref TestingForm oTestingForm)
{
bool bRet = false;
string sFile = string.Empty;
string sConnectionSettings = string.Empty;
//TestSettingsData oTestSettingsData = null;
this.ClearSettings();
string sFileContents = string.Empty;
if (UserIoHelper.PickLoadFromFile(FormDataFilePath, "*.xml", ref sFile, "XML files (*.xml)|*.xml"))
{
try
{
sFileContents = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(sFile);
SettingsData = SerialHelper.DeserializeObjectFromString <TestSettingsData>(sFileContents);
//SetFormFromData(ref oTestingForm);
bRet = true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Error Saving File");
}
}
//oTestSettingsData = null;
return(bRet);
}
/// <summary>
/// this button handles displaying the File Open dialog and loading the settings from an existing xml file
/// useriohelper is for displaying the dialog and serialhelper is for parsing out the xml for settings
/// once the settings have been parsed from the xml file, setformfromconnectionsettings is called to populate the form
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender"></param>
/// <param name="e"></param>
private void mnuFileLoadSettings_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string sFile = string.Empty;
string sFilter = "XML files (*.xml)|*.xml|All files (*.*)|*.*";
string sConnectionSettings = string.Empty;
ConnectionSettings oConnectionSetting = null;
string sFileContents = string.Empty;
if (UserIoHelper.PickLoadFromFile(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "*.xml", ref sFile, sFilter))
{
try
{
sFileContents = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(sFile);
oConnectionSetting = SerialHelper.DeserializeObjectFromString <ConnectionSettings>(sFileContents);
if (oConnectionSetting == null)
{
throw new Exception("Settings file cannot be deserialized.");
}
SetFormFromConnectionSettings(oConnectionSetting);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
txtBoxErrorLog.Clear();
txtBoxErrorLog.Text = ex.ToString() + "Error Loading File";
}
}
oConnectionSetting = null;
}