my.computer

[amitairos]

Hi,
I'm a Vb.net programmer moving to C#.
I wanted to know if anbody could tell me how to use the my.computer object -from Vb.net- in C#.
Thanks!

[Shuja Ali]

Simplest way would be to add a Reference to Microsoft.Visualbasic.dll. And then add using Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices; at the top of your module. And then you can use the code like this

MyComputer thisComputer = new MyComputer();

[jmcilhinney]

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=my...ient=firefox-a

[Shuja Ali]

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=my...ient=firefox-a

Sometime I think people just forget that there is something known as GOOGLE too in this world. And for that matter they even forget that MS has a dedicated network for developers who need to learn new things and search for resources, which is known as MSDN.

[Bombdrop]

Is it really best practice to use these libraries in C#?

[jmcilhinney]

Is it really best practice to use these libraries in C#?

The My namespace makes many tasks easier, which is why it was created. If you don't want to do things the long way in C# then you could create your own library to make these tasks easier. You would then have a .NET assembly that you could reference in your C# projects that would make performing certain tasks easier. Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll is a .NET assembly that you can reference in your C# projects that makes performing certain tasks easier, and you don't have to spend the time writing it yourself. You choose.

[David Anton]

Simplest way would be to add a Reference to Microsoft.Visualbasic.dll. And then add using Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices; at the top of your module. And then you can use the code like this

MyComputer thisComputer = new MyComputer();

Unfortunately, this is a case where google is not your friend. That 'solution' has been widely circulated, but doesn't work. You can't access "My" even with a reference to the Microsoft.VisualBasic assembly.

Here is a support file we include with Instant C# which will provide some of what you need - the missing parts are converted in-line by Instant C#. Download the demo edition for details:

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//	Copyright © 2005 - 2007 Tangible Software Solutions Inc.
//
//	This file provides classes to reproduce most of the My.Computer and My.User
//	functionality in VB. Calls to My.Computer.Clipboard, My.Computer.FileSystem,
//	and My.Computer.Registry have been converted where they were referenced.
//
//	Note: My.Settings is converted elsewhere to the standard C# Properties.Settings.
//	Note: My.Resources is converted elsewhere to the standard C# Properties.Resources.
//	Note: My.Application calls are redirected to the converted My.MyApplication.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

using Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices;
using System.Security.Principal;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace My
{
	internal static class Computer
	{
		//Instant C# Notes:
		//Calls to My.Computer.Clipboard have been redirected to System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard
		//Calls to My.Computer.FileSystem have been redirected to Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem
		//Calls to My.Computer.Registry have been redirected to Microsoft.Win32.Registry

		internal readonly static Audio Audio;
		internal readonly static Clock Clock;
		internal readonly static ComputerInfo Info;
		internal readonly static Keyboard Keyboard;
		internal readonly static Mouse Mouse;
		internal readonly static string Name;
		internal readonly static Network Network;
		internal readonly static Ports Ports;
		internal readonly static Screen Screen;

		static Computer()
		{
			Audio = new Audio();
			Clock = new Clock();
			Info = new ComputerInfo();
			Keyboard = new Keyboard();
			Mouse = new Mouse();
			Network = new Network();
			Ports = new Ports();
			Screen = Screen.PrimaryScreen;

			ServerComputer ThisServerComputer = new ServerComputer();
			Name = ThisServerComputer.Name;
		}
	}

	internal static class User
	{
		private static Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.User ThisUser = new Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.User();

		internal static IPrincipal CurrentPrincipal
		{
			get
			{
				return ThisUser.CurrentPrincipal;
			}
		}
		internal static bool IsAuthenticated
		{
			get
			{
				return ThisUser.IsAuthenticated;
			}
		}
		internal static string Name
		{
			get
			{
				return ThisUser.Name;
			}
		}
		internal static void InitializeWithWindowsUser()
		{
			ThisUser.InitializeWithWindowsUser();
		}
		internal static bool IsInRole(BuiltInRole ThisRole)
		{
			return ThisUser.IsInRole(ThisRole);
		}
		internal static bool IsInRole(string ThisRole)
		{
			return ThisUser.IsInRole(ThisRole);
		}
	}
}