C#

Dave Kreskowiak wrote:

leave the data collection code running and not worry about killing the thread

Jacob Dixon wrote:

Users don't like to wait

Jacob Dixon wrote:

cancel a form close then abort the threads

Jacob Dixon wrote:

check if a thread is alive on FormClosing

using ( WMI wmi = new WMI() )
{
    Application.Run ( new MyForm ( WMI ) ) ;
}

Jacob Dixon wrote:

Well even if I called a abort on a thread will it abort during the call to WMI or wait for it to finish?

Jacob Dixon wrote:

I'm a little new to using threads like this, but creating a new thread (not as background) will run even if the application is closed correct?

public delegate void UserRetrievalDelegate();
public event UserRetrievalDelegate UserRetrievalFinished;

private void frmMain_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    UserRetrievalFinished += new UserRetrievalDelegate(frmMain_UserRetrievalFinished);
}

void frmMain_UserRetrievalFinished()
{
    PopulateUsers();
}

// Gets users from active directory
private void FillUsers()
{
    users = new List<User>();

    LDAP ldap = Login();

    if (ldap != null)
    {
        PrincipalSearchResult<Principal> usrs = ldap.AllADUsers();
        foreach (Principal principal in usrs)
        {
            // Create a new User object (gets more information about the user and stores it)
            User temp = ldap.GetUserInfo(principal.Name, "name");

            // Add the User object to our private list
            users.Add(temp);
            temp = null;
        }

        UserRetrievalFinished();
    }
}

private void GetServices()
        {
            WMI_Commands wmi = new WMI_Commands(Username, Password,
                System.Management.ImpersonationLevel.Impersonate, System.Management.AuthenticationLevel.Default);

            List<Services> services = wmi.GetServices(NetBios);
            if (!this.IsDisposed)
            {
                foreach (Services s in services)
                {
                    AddServices(s);
                }

                SetPBVisible("pbservices", false);
            }

            services = null;
        }

//The event that will be fired upon completion
private delegate void ApplicationsLoadedDel(List<Product> apps);
private event ApplicationsLoadedDel ApplicationsLoaded;

private void frmMain_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   //Create the new thread
   appThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(GetApplications));
   appThread.IsBackground = true;

   //add the event handler
   this.ApplicationsLoaded += AddApplications;
   
   //Start the thread
   appThread.Start();
}

private void LoadApplications()
{
     //Just run the WMI_Commands and return the apps
     WMI_Commands wmi = new WMI_Commands(Username, Password,
                            System.Management.ImpersonationLevel.Impersonate, 
                            System.Management.AuthenticationLevel.Default);

     //Get the list of apps
     List<Product> products = wmi.InstalledApplications(NetBios);

     //Raise the event
     ApplicationsLoaded(products);
}

Delegate void AddApplicationsDel(List<Product> products)

private void AddApplications(List<Product> products)
{
   if (this.InvokeRequired)
      this.Invoke(new AddApplciationsDel(Address of AddApplications),
                  new Object() {products});

   foreach (Product p in products)
   {
       AddApplication(p);
   }

   products = null;

   SetPBVisible("pbapplications", false);
}

public void form_close(Object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
   this.Hide();
   this.ApplicationsLoaded -= AddApplications;
   this.ApplicationsLoaded =+ CloseFormOnCompletion;
}

public void CloseFormOnCompletion(List<Product> products)
{
   this.Close();
}