/// <summary>
/// this method retrives the persisted data from the xml file in the start up directory
/// </summary>
public static void ReadData(){
try{
if (File.Exists(_path)) {
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Data));
FileStream fs = new FileStream(_path, FileMode.Open);
Data = (Data)serializer.Deserialize(fs);
fs.Close();
} else {
DialogResult result = MessageBox.Show("Error reading data from XML file, Do you want to restore a previous version?", "ERROR",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
if (result == DialogResult.Yes) {
RestoreData();
ReadData();
} else {
PersistData();
}
}
} catch (Exception ex){
Utilities.ShowErrorMessage("Error reading data from XML file.", ex);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor for Persistince.Persist class
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Path"></param>
static Persist(){
_path = (Application.StartupPath + @"\Persistince.Persist.xml");
Data = new Data();
ReadData();
}