private void ConnectToLog(string readerName, string initialisationString)
{
string displayString;
IMessageReader reader;
try
{
if (initialisationString == null)
{
initialisationString = _modules.GetInitialisationString(readerName);
}
displayString = initialisationString ?? readerName;
// Create the message reader and set its initialisation string, prompting the user if necessary.
reader = _modules.CreateMessageReader(readerName, initialisationString);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw new ApplicationException(string.Format("Failed to initialise a '{0}' message reader"
+ " using configuration string '{1}'.", readerName, initialisationString), ex);
}
// Not found - create and show a new log form for the message reader.
var form = new LogForm {
MdiParent = this
};
#if DEBUG
form.Closed += logForm_Closed;
#endif
string displayText = displayString + " (" + _modules.GetDisplayName(readerName) + ")";
string fullConfigurationString = readerName + "|" + displayString + "|" + initialisationString;
form.ConfigurationString = fullConfigurationString;
form.Initialise(reader, displayText);
form.Show();
_recentlyUsed.ItemUsed(fullConfigurationString, displayText);
using (new LongRunningMonitor(this))
{
form.AutoStart(); // Now that the form is visible populate it with messages.
}
}