public static void Main(string[] args)
{
bool tracedExceptionThrown = false;
try
{
// define the data paths
string subPath = @"CodeReflection\Razor";
// safely use a hosting engine configured with an additional common data path and additional local user data path
using(SnapInHostingEngine host = new SnapInHostingEngine(subPath, subPath))
{
try
{
// run the hosting engine using the command line and the currently executing assembly (aka. the exe for the process)
host.Run(args, System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
}
catch(System.Exception systemException)
{
// flag the fact that we are going to trace this exception and rethrow it
tracedExceptionThrown = true;
// give the loggers a chance to catch it if they have been successfully loaded before the
// host is disposed of and the logging sub system detached from the Trace and Debug output
System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
// rethrow the exception so that it may be displayed for the user
throw systemException;
}
}
}
catch(System.Exception systemException)
{
// if the exception hasn't already been traced
if (!tracedExceptionThrown)
{
tracedExceptionThrown = true;
// trace it now
System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
}
// also, since it's more likely we'll not have a debugger attached, display the exception to the user
string info = string.Format("The following exception was thrown by '{0}'.\n\nPlease refer to the log files for further information.\n\n{1}", Application.ProductName, systemException.ToString());
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(null, info, "Application Exception");
// exit the current thread to force safe application shutdown
Application.ExitThread();
}
finally
{
// one final trace to let everyone know we have shutdown completely
System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("'" + Application.ProductName + "' has " + (tracedExceptionThrown ? "terminated because of an exception." : "exited gracefully."));
}
}
