diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/Program.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/Program.cs index 248ea598..112b9fd0 100644 --- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/Program.cs +++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/Program.cs @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Windows.Forms; +using Volian.Base.Library; namespace VEPROMS { @@ -36,7 +37,30 @@ namespace VEPROMS static void Application_ThreadException(object sender, System.Threading.ThreadExceptionEventArgs e) { + // Roaming folders copied to the server when the user logs off the client computer in a Domain environment. + // Windows uses the Local folder for application data that does not roam with the user. Usually this data is + // either machine specific or too large to roam. The AppData\Local folder in Windows Vista is the same as + // the Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data folder in Windows XP. + // Windows uses the Roaming folder for application specific data, such as custom dictionaries, which are + // machine independent and should roam with the user profile. The AppData\Roaming folder in Windows Vista + // is the same as the Documents and Settings\username\Application Data folder in Windows XP. + // SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData returns \Local & SpecialFolder.ApplicationData returns \Roaming + // for example - the SpecialFolder: + // LocalApplicationData: C:\Users\Kathy.VOLIAN0\AppData\Local + // ApplicationData: C:\Users\Kathy.VOLIAN0\AppData\Roaming + // CommonApplicationData: C:\ProgramData + // MyDocuments: C:\Users\Kathy.VOLIAN0\Documents + + // The error log is created using log4Net. The variables that were tested were: + // - puts in document directory + // - puts in roaming directory + // - Vista - puts in local directory. !Exist for XP + + // Decided to use 'documents directory' for error log file so that it is easily accessible by user: + string dpath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) + @"\VE-PROMS\ErrorLog.txt"; _log.Error("PROMS2010 Main ThreadException", e.Exception); + string msg = string.Format("An error has occurred so the program will terminate. Please send the error log, {0}, to Volian.", dpath); + MessageBox.Show(msg); Application.Exit(); } }