public Int32 _Main()
{
Int32 returnValue = -1; //default to fail code
try
{
ViewModel.StatusMessage = String.Format("{0} starting...", ViewName);
//init settigns
ViewModel.StatusMessage = String.Format("{0} started.", ViewName);
_Run();
ViewModel.StatusMessage = String.Format("{0} completing...", ViewName);
DisposeSettings();
ViewModel.StatusMessage = String.Format("{0} completed.", ViewName);
//return success code
returnValue = 0;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
ViewModel.ErrorMessage = String.Format("{0} did NOT complete: '{1}'", ViewName, ViewModel.ErrorMessage);
Log.Write(ex, MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod(), EventLogEntryType.Error);
}
finally
{
ViewModel = null;
}
return(returnValue);
}
protected void InitViewModel()
{
Dictionary <String, String> d = default(Dictionary <String, String>);
try
{
//tell controller how model should notify view about non-persisted properties AND including model properties that may be part of settings
ModelController <MVCModel> .DefaultHandler = PropertyChangedEventHandlerDelegate;
//tell controller how settings should notify view about persisted properties
SettingsController <MVCSettings> .DefaultHandler = PropertyChangedEventHandlerDelegate;
InitModelAndSettings();
#if USE_CUSTOM_VIEWMODEL
//class to handle standard behaviors
d = new Dictionary <String, String>();
d.Add("New", "New");
d.Add("Save", "Save");
d.Add("Open", "Open");
d.Add("Print", "Print");
d.Add("Copy", "Copy");
d.Add("Properties", "Properties");
ViewModelController <String, MVCConsoleViewModel> .New
(
ViewName,
new MVCConsoleViewModel
(
this.PropertyChangedEventHandlerDelegate,
d
)
);
//select a viewmodel by view name
ViewModel =
ViewModelController <String, MVCConsoleViewModel> .ViewModel[ViewName];
#else
//class to handle standard behaviors
ViewModelController <String, ConsoleViewModel <String, MVCSettings, MVCModel> > .New
(
ViewName,
new ConsoleViewModel <String, MVCSettings, MVCModel>
(
this.PropertyChangedEventHandlerDelegate,
new Dictionary <String, String>()
{
{ "New", "New" },
{ "Save", "Save" },
{ "Open", "Open" },
{ "Print", "Print" },
{ "Copy", "Copy" },
{ "Properties", "Properties" }
}
)
);
//select a viewmodel by view name
ViewModel =
ViewModelController <String, ConsoleViewModel <String, MVCSettings, MVCModel> > .ViewModel[ViewName];
#endif
//Init config parameters
if (!LoadParameters())
{
throw new Exception(String.Format("Unable to load config file parameter(s)."));
}
//DEBUG:filename coming in is being converted/passed as DOS 8.3 format equivalent
//Load
if ((SettingsController <MVCSettings> .FilePath == null) || (SettingsController <MVCSettings> .Filename == SettingsController <MVCSettings> .FILE_NEW))
{
//NEW
ViewModel.FileNew();
}
else
{
//OPEN
ViewModel.FileOpen();
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
if (ViewModel != null)
{
ViewModel.ErrorMessage = ex.Message;
}
Log.Write(ex, MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod(), EventLogEntryType.Error);
}
}