Hi Simon,
CCNet is generally used for automated/unattended builds. What is the core
problem you are trying to solve with this solution, ie, why do you want user
input during a CCNet build?
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On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Simon H <yo...@live.com> wrote:
>
> "Can you store the username, password, an database in a database and have
> the nant script look at that if a console isn't available?" This is not a
> viable solution due to security considerations.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:03:58 -0700
> From: rongrabow...@yahoo.com
>
> To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
>
>
> How will ccnet accept user input if its running as a service on an
> unattended build server?
>
> Can you store the username, password, an database in a database and have
> the nant script look at that if a console isn't available?
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Simon H <yo...@live.com>
> *To:* nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> *Sent:* Tue, April 20, 2010 10:32:20 PM
> *Subject:* [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
>
> Hi guys,
> I have a C# script within my NAnt build file which allows me to accept user
> input from the commandline. A truncutated excerpt of the NAnt build file is:
> ...
> <property name="username" value="" />
> <property name="password" value="" />
> <property name="database" value="" />
> ...
> <target name="menu">
> <script language="C#" mainclass="GetInput">
> <code>
> <![CDATA[
> class GetInput
> {
> public static void ScriptMain(Project project)
> {
> Console.Clear();
>
> Console.WriteLine("===================================================================");
> Console.WriteLine("Welcome to the Compile and Deploy Oracle
> Forms and Reports Facility");
>
> Console.WriteLine("===================================================================");
> Console.Write("Please enter username: ");
> project.Properties["username"] = Console.ReadLine();
> Console.WriteLine();
> Console.Write("Please enter password: ");
> project.Properties["password"] = Console.ReadLine();
> Console.WriteLine();
> Console.Write("Please enter database: ");
> project.Properties["database"] = Console.ReadLine();
> Console.WriteLine();
> ...
> ]]>
> </code>
> </script>
> </target>
>
> When I run this build file from the commandline, it works perfectly.
> However, when I call this build file from CCNet it does not work. The only
> reason for this I can think of is that when CCNet calls the NAnt script, it
> is not sure how to pass the C# script calls to the System.Console class to
> the commandline. I'm not sure how to do this though.
>
> I've also been playing around with the idea of the C# script opening a new
> instance of cmd.exe and then trying to execute the remainder of the script.
> From searches on Google, I found the following solution that works as a C#
> class:
>
> using System;
> using System.Windows.Forms;
> using System.Text;
> using System.IO;
> using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
> using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;
> class Program
> {
> [DllImport("kernel32.dll",
> EntryPoint = "GetStdHandle",
> SetLastError = true,
> CharSet = CharSet.Auto,
> CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
> private static extern IntPtr GetStdHandle(int nStdHandle);
> [DllImport("kernel32.dll",
> EntryPoint = "AllocConsole",
> SetLastError = true,
> CharSet = CharSet.Auto,
> CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
> private static extern int AllocConsole();
> private const int STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11;
> private const int MY_CODE_PAGE = 437;
> private static string deployment = "\\\\vm-osb-oasd\\sohaan";
> static void Main(string[] args)
> {
> AllocConsole();
> IntPtr stdHandle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
> SafeFileHandle safeFileHandle = new SafeFileHandle(stdHandle,
> true);
> FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(safeFileHandle,
> FileAccess.Write);
> Encoding encoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding(MY_CODE_PAGE);
> StreamWriter standardOutput = new StreamWriter(fileStream,
> encoding);
> standardOutput.AutoFlush = true;
> Console.SetOut(standardOutput);
> Console.Clear();
>
> Console.WriteLine("===================================================================");
> Console.WriteLine("Welcome to the Compile and Deploy Oracle Forms
> and Reports Facility");
>
> Console.WriteLine("===================================================================");
> Console.Write("Please enter username: ");
> string username = Console.ReadLine();
> ....
> }
> }
> This works perfectly in a C# environment. However, I do not know how to
> embed it within a NAnt script correctly...From what I know about NAnt, I may
> need to create an extension, but am uncertain of how to go about this. Can
> anyone help me out?
>
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