The following is code to open the oldest file, decode it, save it, and move the original file to a new directory every 4 seconds. It works great, except!
When decoding a large amount of files it slows down. Dramatically! I added the EpicorData() clear to clean out the List of String, and that helped a lot. I am also using other lists of string but do not want to clean them out every time.
I noticed when I went to look at the directory with file explore it would suddenly decode every 4 seconds again. This was happening because the form Visible routine was being run from the beginning cleaning things out, I think!
So I decided to add another form that I will call every 20th file read. That would close the main form and open form3.
When form 3 was active or visible it would close form 3 and reopen the Main form. I found a routine on the forum
If Myform isnot nothing then
Myform=new form3
end if
Myform.Show
My question is. Don't I have to close the form I am on? If the above code is in the Main form then the following should be in the form3 visible routine?
If Myform isnot nothing then
Myform=Main form
end if
Myform.show
Thanks,
Dave
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Net.Security
Imports System.IO
Public Class MainForm
Dim Machine As String
'Dim Employee As String
Dim file As String
Dim EMPLOYEES As New List(Of String)
Dim MACHINENUM As New List(Of String)
Dim parameter As New List(Of String)
Dim EpicorData As New List(Of String)
Dim LenOfDir As New List(Of Integer)
Dim FtpAddress As String
Dim FtpUserName As String
Dim FtpPassword As String
Dim FtpFileName As String
'*******************************************************************************
'* Stop polling when the form is not visible in order to reduce communications
'* Copy this section of code to every new form created
'*******************************************************************************
Private NotFirstShow As Boolean
Private Sub Form_VisibleChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.VisibleChanged
'* Do not start comms on first show in case it was set to disable in design mode
If NotFirstShow Then
AdvancedHMIDrivers.Utilities.StopComsOnHidden(components, Me)
Else
NotFirstShow = True
End If
End Sub
'***************************************************************
'* .NET does not close hidden forms, so do it here
'* to make sure forms are disposed and drivers close
'***************************************************************
Private Sub MainForm_FormClosing(sender As Object, e As FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
Dim index As Integer
While index < My.Application.OpenForms.Count
If My.Application.OpenForms(index) IsNot Me Then
My.Application.OpenForms(index).Close()
End If
index += 1
End While
End Sub
Private Sub MainForm_Activated(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Activated
'setup length of file variables
Debug.WriteLine("Activated")
For i = 0 To 31
LenOfDir.Insert(i, 0)
Next i
'read parameters to find ftp address ect.
Using sr As New System.IO.StreamReader("C:/fILES/EpicParm.txt")
While Not sr.EndOfStream
parameter.Add(sr.ReadLine())
End While
End Using
TextBox1.Text = parameter(1)
'read EMPLOYEES to MATCH NUMBER TO NAME
Using sr As New System.IO.StreamReader("C:/files/EMPLOYEEs.TXT")
While Not sr.EndOfStream
EMPLOYEES.Add(sr.ReadLine())
End While
End Using
'read MACHINE to MATCH NUMBER TO NAME
Using sr As New System.IO.StreamReader("C:/files/MACHINE.TXT")
While Not sr.EndOfStream
MACHINENUM.Add(sr.ReadLine())
End While
End Using
RichTextBox1.Text = MACHINENUM.Count
FtpAddress = parameter(0)
FtpUserName = parameter(1)
FtpPassword = parameter(2)
' RichTextBox1.Text = FtpAddress & Chr(13) & FtpUserName & Chr(13) & FtpPassword & Chr(13) & parameter(3) & Chr(13) & parameter(4) & Chr(13) & parameter(5)
End Sub
Private Sub MainForm_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
' Timer1.Enabled = True
Timer2.Enabled = True
End Sub
Private Sub Timer1_Tick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
End Sub
Private Sub Timer2_Tick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Timer2.Tick
Dim LineCount As Integer = 0
Dim fileCount As Integer = IO.Directory.GetFiles("C:\Epicor_Programs", "*.*").Length
'if a file exists decode it
If fileCount > 0 Then
EpicorData.Clear()
'get the directory and display in text box 4
Dim files() As String = IO.Directory.GetFiles("c:\Epicor_Programs")
RichTextBox4.Text = files(0)
'read the oldest FILE TO FIND MACHINE INFO FROM EPICOR
Using sr As New System.IO.StreamReader(files(0))
TextBox3.Text = (files(0))
While Not sr.EndOfStream
EpicorData.Add(sr.ReadLine())
TextBox3.Text = TextBox3.Text + (LineCount.ToString) & (vbCrLf)
End While
End Using
'convert epicor data into single strings
For i = 0 To EpicorData.Count - 1
RichTextBox6.Text = (EpicorData(i))
RichTextBox5.Text = RichTextBox6.Text.Replace(",", vbCrLf)
'find employee number and match it to name
'Then reinsert it into textbox 5 for saving to file
For j = 0 To (EMPLOYEES.Count - 1)
RichTextBox1.Text = RichTextBox1.Text + EMPLOYEES(j).Substring(0, 4) & (vbCrLf)
If EMPLOYEES(j).Substring(0, 4) = RichTextBox5.Lines(0) Then
Dim lines() As String = Me.RichTextBox5.Lines
lines(0) = EMPLOYEES(j)
Me.RichTextBox5.Lines = lines
End If
Next j
'find MACHINE NAME and match it to number
'Then reinsert it into textbox 5 for saving to file
Dim Machines2() As String
For k = 0 To (MACHINENUM.Count - 1)
Machines2 = MACHINENUM(k).Split(",")
RichTextBox2.Text = RichTextBox2.Text + Machines2(0) & (vbCrLf)
If Machines2(0) = RichTextBox5.Lines(1) Then
Dim lines() As String = Me.RichTextBox5.Lines
lines(1) = MACHINENUM(k)
Me.RichTextBox5.Lines = lines
End If
Next k
' Write decoded data to file with machine number for name
Machine = RichTextBox5.Lines(1)
TextBox3.Text = Machine
'Check if data exists in machine string
If Machine.Length > 2 Then
Machine = Machine.Substring(Machine.Length - 3)
End If
'If it doesnt have a machine number asign it noname
If Machine.Length < 1 Then
Machine = "noname"
End If
Dim strWrite As New StreamWriter("C:\MachineData\" & Machine & ".txt")
For Each line As String In RichTextBox5.Lines
strWrite.WriteLine(line)
Next
strWrite.Close()
Next i
'GET THE FILENAME AND COPY IT TO EPICOR PROGRAM OLD DIRECTORY
Dim file2 As String
file = RichTextBox4.Lines(0)
file2 = file.Substring(file.Length - 34)
TextBox1.Text = file
My.Computer.FileSystem.MoveFile(file, "C:\Epicor_Programs_Old\" & file2)
End If
End Sub
End Class
