//method to Read data from the configuration file
private SpecificationData ReadConfig()
{
try
{
SpecificationData fileData = new SpecificationData();
string configurationFile = null, assemblyLocation = null;
//open configuration file
assemblyLocation = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
//convert the active file path into directory name
if (File.Exists(assemblyLocation))
{
assemblyLocation = new FileInfo(assemblyLocation).Directory.ToString();
}
//get parent directory of the current directory
if (Directory.Exists(assemblyLocation))
{
assemblyLocation = Directory.GetParent(assemblyLocation).ToString();
}
configurationFile = assemblyLocation + @"\Spacing Configuration\Configuration.txt";
if (!(File.Exists(configurationFile)))
{
TaskDialog.Show("Error!", "Configuration file doesn't exist!");
return(fileData);
}
else
{
//read all the contents of the file into a string array
string[] fileContents = File.ReadAllLines(configurationFile);
for (int i = 0; i < fileContents.Count(); i++)
{
if (fileContents[i].Contains("SelectedFamily: "))
{
fileData.selectedFamily = fileContents[i].Replace("SelectedFamily: ", "").Trim();
}
else if (fileContents[i].Contains("Discipline: "))
{
fileData.discipline = fileContents[i].Replace("Discipline: ", "").Trim();
}
else if (fileContents[i].Contains("Spacing: "))
{
fileData.minSpacing = (int)(1000 * double.Parse(fileContents[i].Replace("Spacing: ", "").Trim()));
}
else if (fileContents[i].Contains("Support Type: "))
{
fileData.supportType = fileContents[i].Replace("Support Type: ", "").Trim();
if (fileData.supportType.Contains("Threaded_Rod_Support"))
{
type = -1;
}
else if (fileData.supportType.Contains("Angle_Support"))
{
type = 1;
}
}
else if (fileContents[i].Contains("File Location: "))
{
fileData.specsFile = fileContents[i].Replace("File Location: ", "").Trim();
}
}
}
return(fileData);
}
catch
{
throw new Exception();
}
}
//constructors
public ConfigurationData()
{
configFileData = ReadConfig();
GetElectricalSpecs();
}