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Delete file which cannot delete because is used by another process

I know you are going to tell me that this question is stupid but I really cannot find a solution to delete my file.
In fact, I open a connection to an .add file (same style as SQL in a way) but afterwards I cannot delete it because it is used by another process which is the process of my application.
While doing some research on the internet I was able to find the solution to kill the process however if I do this it stops my application. Then I also found the GC collect but it doesn't work : /
There is my code :
try
{
string idClient = "parfilux";
string tableName = "ACT,ACF";
string dataSourceDBF = "C:/winbooks/data/parfilux";
string path = dataSourceDBF ;
string pathTemp = dataSourceDBF + "/CopyTempWebService/";
if (!Directory.Exists(pathTemp)) Directory.CreateDirectory(pathTemp);
string addFile = path + "/" + idClient + ".add";
File.Copy(addFile, pathTemp + idClient.ToUpper() + ".add");
File.Copy(addFile.Replace(".add", ".ai"), pathTemp + "/" + idClient.ToUpper() + ".ai");
File.Copy(addFile.Replace(".add", ".am"), pathTemp + "/" + idClient.ToUpper() + ".am");
tableName = tableName.Replace(" ", "");
string[] tables = tableName.Split(',');
string pathTable = null;
foreach (string tab in tables)
{
pathTable = path + "/" + idClient.ToUpper() + "_" + tab.ToUpper() + ".dbf";
File.Copy(pathTable, pathTemp + idClient.ToUpper() + "_" + tab.ToUpper() + ".dbf");
File.Copy(pathTable.Replace(".dbf", ".cdx"), pathTemp + idClient.ToUpper() + "_" + tab.ToUpper() + ".cdx");
}
AdsConnection dbfCo;
//dbfCo.Close();
dbfCo = new AdsConnection(#"data Source=" + dataSourceDBF + "/CopyTempWebService/" + idClient + ".add;User ID=admin;Password=;ServerType=Local;ReadOnly=true;pooling=true;TrimTrailingSpaces=true;ShowDeleted=TRUE;TableType=CDX;LockMode=COMPATIBLE");
dbfCo.Open();
//QueryDataDBF(tableName, idClient, false);
dbfCo.Close();
dbfCo.Dispose();
//Process process = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
//Console.WriteLine(process.MainModule);
//process.Kill();
//foreach(Process pro in process)
//{
// Console.WriteLine(pro);
// if(pro.ProcessName == pathTemp + idClient.ToUpper() + ".add")
// {
// pro.Kill();
// }
//}
//System.GC.Collect();
//System.GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
//File.Delete(pathTemp + idClient.ToUpper() + ".add");
Directory.Delete(dataSourceDBF + "/CopyTempWebService", true);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
I open a connection to my .add with the Advantage Data Provider library.
Do you have any idea to fix this problem ? thank you in advance ;)

StackOverflow in WCF caused by R.Net

Good Day,
i am trying to write an R code in .net to run as a WCF function. this function is suppose to import a csv file to MSSQL using R using .net code.
I am getting a stackoverflow error when i try to reference the odbc library over wcf, however if i try to run the function using debug instance it passes that point.
public string R_to_MSSQL_Server(string data, string Server, string Database,string Tablename)
{
StartupParameter rinit = new StartupParameter();
rinit.Quiet = true;
rinit.RHome = #"C:\Program Files\R\R-3.4.4\";
rinit.Home = #"C:\R";
REngine.SetEnvironmentVariables();
REngine engine = REngine.GetInstance(null, true, rinit);
StringBuilder Data = new StringBuilder();
Data.Append(data);
string filepath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "RTable.csv");
//"UID= Tester;" +
//"PWD= rstudioapi::askForPassword(\"password\"); " +
try
{
UploadCSV(Data);
filepath = PathCleaning(filepath);
engine.Evaluate("Data <- read.csv(file<- '" + filepath + "', heade= TRUE, sep=',')");
engine.Evaluate("Table <- data.frame(Data)");
engine.Evaluate("connectionString <- ' " +
"driver={SQL Server}; " +
"server= "+ Server + "; " +
"database=" + Database + ";" +
"UID= Tester;" +
"PWD= rstudioapi::askForPassword(\"password\"); " +
"'");
engine.Evaluate("library(odbc)");
engine.Evaluate("library(healthcareai)");
engine.Evaluate("con<- DBI::dbConnect(odbc::odbc(),.connection_string=connectionString)");
engine.Evaluate("DBI::dbwriteTable(conn=con," + Tablename + " , Table)");
return "Completed successfully";
}
catch( Exception x)
{
return "Fail to complete" + x;
}
}
the error when i run it through WCF hits at "engine.evaluate("library(odbc)");"
This is where its being called by another machine accessing it through wcf.
static void Main(string[] args)
{
MainServiceClient client = new MainServiceClient();
string tablename = "Test Table";
string Table = "";
string Pkey ="Name";
Table=File.ReadAllText(#"\\lonvmfs02\Home\kr.williams\TestTable2.csv");
string query = client.R_to_MSSQL_Server(Table, "stage04", "CWDataSets", "Tester");
this is the error thats being thrown inside the WCF Machine ( W3wp debugging ).
System.StackOverflowException
HResult=0x800703E9
Source=
StackTrace:
this is all the exception details give.
how do it increase the size of the stack / get around this problem?
Thanks

Create a dropdownlist of checkboxes using EPPlus

I am using EPPlus (http://epplus.codeplex.com/) to create Excel files in my ASP.NET application. I was wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to create a dropdownlist with checkboxes in one cell. I've checked the documentation, but found nothing so far. I've also tried Googling it but haven't found anything in the right direction yet.
This question on their forum is actually a pretty good demonstration of what I'm looking for, but it hasn't received any answers: http://epplus.codeplex.com/discussions/585879
Does anyone happen to have any ideas and can point me in the right direction?

You can use:
var validationCell = sheet.DataValidations.AddListValidation("A1");
validationCell.Formula.Values.Add("a");
validationCell.Formula.Values.Add("b");
validationCell.Formula.Values.Add("c");
...
but you can choose only one single value. I think that multiple values are not supported by excel.

For others reference, here is how I could enable multiple values select:
By inserting VBA Code:
see how to do it in here , using EPPlus you can insert VBA code using something like:
package.Workbook.CreateVBAProject();
worksheet.CodeModule.Code = code;
This following code did the trick:
using (var package = new ExcelPackage(new System.IO.FileInfo("D:\\b.xlsm")))
{
ExcelWorksheet worksheet = package.Workbook.Worksheets.Add("11");
var validationCell = worksheet.DataValidations.AddListValidation("A1");
validationCell.Formula.Values.Add("a");
validationCell.Formula.Values.Add("b");
validationCell.Formula.Values.Add("c");
string code = "Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)\n" +
"Dim Oldvalue As String\n" +
"Dim Newvalue As String\n" +
"Application.EnableEvents = True\n" +
"On Error GoTo Exitsub\n" +
"If Target.Address = \"$A$1\" Then\n" +
" If Target.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeAllValidation) Is Nothing Then\n" +
" GoTo Exitsub\n" +
"Else: If Target.Value = \"\" Then GoTo Exitsub Else\n" +
" Application.EnableEvents = False\n" +
"Newvalue = Target.Value\n" +
"Application.Undo\n" +
"Oldvalue = Target.Value\n" +
" If Oldvalue = \"\" Then\n" +
" Target.Value = Newvalue\n" +
"Else\n" +
" If InStr(1, Oldvalue, Newvalue) = 0 Then\n" +
" Target.Value = Oldvalue & \", \" & Newvalue\n" +
"Else: \n" +
" Target.Value = Oldvalue\n" +
"End If\n" +
"End If\n" +
"End If\n" +
"End If\n" +
"Application.EnableEvents = True\n" +
"Exitsub: \n" +
" Application.EnableEvents = True\n" +
"End Sub";
package.Workbook.CreateVBAProject();
worksheet.CodeModule.Code = code;
package.Save();
}

Code for Google Analytic product hit in c#

I'm new in google analytic. I go through some regarding this. I found that there is no direct method to hit a windows application in google analytic. But i found some solutions in stackoverflow. I tried that, but didn't work for me. Below is the code that I'm using.
private void analyticsmethod4(string trackingId, string pagename)
{
Random rnd = new Random();
long timestampFirstRun, timestampLastRun, timestampCurrentRun, numberOfRuns;
// Get the first run time
timestampFirstRun = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
timestampLastRun = DateTime.Now.Ticks - 5;
timestampCurrentRun = 45;
numberOfRuns = 2;
// Some values we need
string domainHash = "123456789"; // This can be calcualted for your domain online
int uniqueVisitorId = rnd.Next(100000000, 999999999); // Random
string source = "Shop";
string medium = "medium123";
string sessionNumber = "1";
string campaignNumber = "1";
string culture = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name;
string screenRes = Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Width + "x" + Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height;
string statsRequest = "http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif" +
"?utmwv=4.6.5" +
"&utmn=" + rnd.Next(100000000, 999999999) +
// "&utmhn=hostname.mydomain.com" +
"&utmcs=-" +
"&utmsr=" + screenRes +
"&utmsc=-" +
"&utmul=" + culture +
"&utmje=-" +
"&utmfl=-" +
"&utmdt=" + pagename + // Here i passed my profile name "MyWindowsApp"
"&utmhid=1943799692" +
"&utmr=0" +
"&utmp=" + pagename +
"&utmac=" + trackingId + //Tracking id : ie "UA-XXXXXXXX-X"
"&utmcc=" +
"__utma%3D" + domainHash + "." + uniqueVisitorId + "." + timestampFirstRun + "." + timestampLastRun + "." + timestampCurrentRun + "." + numberOfRuns +
"%3B%2B__utmz%3D" + domainHash + "." + timestampCurrentRun + "." + sessionNumber + "." + campaignNumber + ".utmcsr%3D" + source + "%7Cutmccn%3D(" + medium + ")%7Cutmcmd%3D" + medium + "%7Cutmcct%3D%2Fd31AaOM%3B";
try
{
using (var client = new WebClient())
{
//byte[] bt = client.DownloadData(statsRequest);
Stream data = client.OpenRead(statsRequest);
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(data);
string s = reader.ReadToEnd();
MessageBox.Show(s);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
This example is also got from this site itself. I don't know where was the problem. Please direct me, how can i make it. This is the output i'm getting "GIF89a".
Thanks
Bobbin Paulose

So it's working. The Google Analytics call loads a tiny GIF image, and the querystring parameters provided in the request trigger all the Google Analytics goodness. If you're getting a response back, you have registered your event successfully with Google.

How to convert a HTML File to PDF using WkHTMLToSharp / wkhtmltopdf with Images in C#

I am generating HTML files on the fly, and I would like to create a PDF from the final file. I am using the following to generate the HTML file:
public static void WriteHTML(string cFile, List<Movie> mList)
{
int lineID = 0;
string strHeader, strMovie, strGenre, tmpGenre = null;
string strPDF = null;
// initiates streamwriter for catalog output file
FileStream fs = new FileStream(cFile, FileMode.Create);
StreamWriter catalog = new StreamWriter(fs);
strHeader = "<style type=\"text/css\">\r\n" + "<!--\r\n" + "tr#odd {\r\n" + " background-color:#e2e2e2;\r\n" + " vertical-align:top;\r\n" + "}\r\n" + "\r\n" + "tr#even {\r\n" + " vertical-align:top;\r\n" + "}\r\n" + "div#title {\r\n" + " font-size:16px;\r\n" + " font-weight:bold;\r\n" + "}\r\n" + "\r\n" + "div#mpaa {\r\n" + " font-size:10px;\r\n" + "}\r\n" + "\r\n" + "div#genre {\r\n" + " font-size:12px;\r\n" + " font-style:italic;\r\n" + "}\r\n" + "\r\n" + "div#plot {\r\n" + " height: 63px;\r\n" + " font-size:12px;\r\n" + " overflow:hidden;\r\n" + "}\r\n" + "-->\r\n" + "</style>\r\n" + "\r\n" + "<html>\r\n" + " <body>\r\n" + " <table>\r\n";
catalog.WriteLine(strHeader);
strPDF = strHeader;
foreach (Movie m in mList)
{
tmpGenre = null;
strMovie = lineID == 0 ? " <tr id=\"odd\" style=\"page-break-inside:avoid\">\r\n" : " <tr id=\"even\" style=\"page-break-inside:avoid\">\r\n";
catalog.WriteLine(strMovie);
strPDF += strMovie;
foreach (string genre in m.Genres)
tmpGenre += ", " + genre + "";
strGenre = tmpGenre != null ? tmpGenre.Substring(2) : null;
strMovie = " <td>\r\n" + " <img src=\".\\images\\" + m.ImageFile + "\" width=\"75\" height=\"110\">\r\n" + " </td>\r\n" + " <td>\r\n" + " <div id=\"title\">" + m.Title + "</div>\r\n" + " <div id=\"mpaa\">" + m.Certification + " " + m.MPAA + "</div>\r\n" + " <div id=\"genre\">" + strGenre + "</div>\r\n" + " <div id=\"plot\">" + m.Plot + "</div>\r\n" + " </td>\r\n" + " </tr>\r\n";
catalog.WriteLine(strMovie);
strPDF += strMovie;
lineID = lineID == 0 ? 1 : 0;
}
string closingHTML = " </table>\r\n" + " </body>\r\n" + "</html>";
catalog.WriteLine(closingHTML);
strPDF += closingHTML;
WritePDF(strPDF, cFile + ".PDF");
catalog.Close();
}
Once completed, I want to call the following function to generate the PDF file:
public static void WritePDF(string cFile, string pdfFile)
{
WkHtmlToPdfConverter w = new WkHtmlToPdfConverter();
byte[] strHTML = w.Convert(cFile);
File.WriteAllBytes(pdfFile, strHTML);
w.Dispose();
}
I've discovered that the .Convert function will convert HTML code to PDF, not a file. Secondly, when I pass in the HTML code directly, the images are not appearing in the PDF. I know there is an issue with .GIF files, but these are all .JPG files.
I've read a lot about how good wkhtmltopdf is, and the guy who wrote WkHTMLToSharp posted his project all over SO, but I've been disappointed by the lack of documentation for it.
I WANT to be able to pass in a file to convert, change the margins (I know this is possible, I just need to figure out the correct settings), have it convert images correctly, and most importantly, to not break up my items across multiple pages (support "page-break-inside:avoid" or something similar).
I'd love to see how others are using this!

I have coded an example about how to create a PDF from HTML. I just updated it to also print images.
https://github.com/hmadrigal/playground-dotnet/tree/master/MsDotNet.PdfGeneration
(In my blog post I explain most of the project https://hmadrigal.wordpress.com/2015/10/16/creating-pdf-reports-from-html-using-dotliquid-markup-for-templates-and-wkhtmltoxsharp-for-printing-pdf/ )
Pretty much you have two options:
1: Using file:// and the fullpath to the file.
<img alt="profile" src="{{ employee.PorfileFileName | Prepend: "Assets\ProfileImage\" | ToLocalPath }}" />
2: Using URL Data (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_URI_scheme)
<img alt="profile" src="data:image/png;base64,{{ employee.PorfileFileName | Prepend: "Assets\ProfileImage\" | ToLocalPath | ToBase64 }}" />
Cheers,
Herb

Use WkHtmlToXSharp.
Download the latest DLL from Github
public static string ConvertHTMLtoPDF(string htmlFullPath, string pageSize, string orientation)
{
string pdfUrl = htmlFullPath.Replace(".html", ".pdf");
try
{
#region USING WkHtmlToXSharp.dll
//IHtmlToPdfConverter converter = new WkHtmlToPdfConverter();
IHtmlToPdfConverter converter = new MultiplexingConverter();
converter.GlobalSettings.Margin.Top = "0cm";
converter.GlobalSettings.Margin.Bottom = "0cm";
converter.GlobalSettings.Margin.Left = "0cm";
converter.GlobalSettings.Margin.Right = "0cm";
converter.GlobalSettings.Orientation = (PdfOrientation)Enum.Parse(typeof(PdfOrientation), orientation);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(pageSize))
converter.GlobalSettings.Size.PageSize = (PdfPageSize)Enum.Parse(typeof(PdfPageSize), pageSize);
converter.ObjectSettings.Page = htmlFullPath;
converter.ObjectSettings.Web.EnablePlugins = true;
converter.ObjectSettings.Web.EnableJavascript = true;
converter.ObjectSettings.Web.Background = true;
converter.ObjectSettings.Web.LoadImages = true;
converter.ObjectSettings.Load.LoadErrorHandling = LoadErrorHandlingType.ignore;
Byte[] bufferPDF = converter.Convert();
System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes(pdfUrl, bufferPDF);
converter.Dispose();
#endregion
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw new Exception(ex.Message, ex);
}
return pdfUrl;
}

You can use Spire.Pdf to do so.
This component could convert html to pdf.
PdfDocument pdfdoc = new PdfDocument();
pdfdoc.LoadFromHTML(fileFullName, true, true, true);
//String url = "http://www.e-iceblue.com/";
//pdfdoc.LoadFromHTML(url, false, true, true);
pdfdoc.SaveToFile("FromHTML.pdf");

We're also using wkhtmltopdf and are able to render images correctly. However, by default the rendering of images is disabled.
You have to specify those options on your converter instance:
var wk = _GetConverter()
wk.GlobalSettings.Margin.Top = "20mm";
wk.GlobalSettings.Margin.Bottom = "10mm";
wk.GlobalSettings.Margin.Left = "10mm";
wk.GlobalSettings.Margin.Right = "10mm";
wk.GlobalSettings.Size.PaperSize = PdfPaperSize.A4;
wk.ObjectSettings.Web.PrintMediaType = true;
wk.ObjectSettings.Web.LoadImages = true;
wk.ObjectSettings.Web.EnablePlugins = false;
wk.ObjectSettings.Web.EnableJavascript = true;
result = wk.Convert(htmlContent);