/// <summary>
/// It is essential that logout is called to avoid leaving cached information in the database and to
/// ensure that reports of who is logged in are as accurate as possible.
/// That said, don't keep logging in and out, it is an expensive process.
/// </summary>
public static void Logout()
{
mIsLoggedInToSIMS = false;
try
{
if (mSignature != 0)
{
mLoginProcess.Logout();
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
mErrorMessage = ex.Message;
}
mSignature = 0;
mLoginProcess = null;
return;
}
/// <summary>
/// SIMS Login function
/// </summary>
/// <param name="server"></param>
/// <param name="database"></param>
/// <param name="user"></param>
/// <param name="password"></param>
/// <returns>True if successful/</returns>
public static bool SIMSlogin(string server, string database, string user, string password)
{
mSIMSServer = server;
mSIMSDatabase = database;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(user))
{
mSIMSUser = Environment.UserDomainName + "\\" + Environment.UserName;
}
else
{
mSIMSUser = user;
}
mSIMSPassword = password;
if (mIsLoggedInToSIMS)
{
Logout();
}
mIsLoggedInToSIMS = false;
try
{
//
// Reference required is LoginProcesses.dll
//
// Attempt to login
if (mSIMSServer == "")
{
mLoginProcess = new SIMS.Processes.Login();
}
else
{
mLoginProcess = new SIMS.Processes.Login(mSIMSServer, mSIMSDatabase);
}
//mLoginProcess.
mSignature = mLoginProcess.GetDatabaseSignature(mSIMSUser, mSIMSPassword, "TPA1", true);
mLoginProcess.Init(mSignature, mSIMSUser, mSIMSPassword);
//
// References required are
// Cache.dll
// CacheProcesses.dll
// AbstractProcesses.dll
// BaseInterfaces.dll
//
SIMS.Entities.DatabaseMode dm = new SIMS.Entities.DatabaseMode(false);
SIMS.Entities.Cache.CurrentDatabase.DatabaseMode = dm;
// It is essential that the third party conenction flag is set to avoide access being denied due to licensing.
SIMS.Entities.Cache.ThirdPartyLogin = true;
// If we get to this point we have been successful and can then build upon it.
mIsLoggedInToSIMS = true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
WriteToFile(mErrorMessage);
mErrorMessage = ex.Message;
}
return(mIsLoggedInToSIMS);
}