how to make a boolean default to True in web service

[cj2]

In the code below I want when this web service is first published for
the boolean Running.running to be True. It seems to default to false.
How can I make this default to True? Once the web service is running
and I call it with "start" it works fine as coded. I just don't want
to have to call it with start the first time.

Imports System.Web.Services
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Data.Odbc

' To allow this Web Service to be called from script, using ASP.NET
AJAX, uncomment the following line.
' <System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptService()> _
<System.Web.Services.WebService(Namespace:="http://tempuri.org/")> _
<System.Web.Services.WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo:=WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)>
_
<ToolboxItem(False)> _
Public Class Running
Public Shared running As Boolean
End Class

Public Class CashOnly
Inherits System.Web.Services.WebService

Dim result As String

<WebMethod()> _
Public Function CashOnly(ByVal act As String) As String
If act = "stop" Then
Running.running = False
result = "stopped"
ElseIf act = "start" Then
Running.running = True
result = "started"
elseIf IsNumeric(act) And act.Trim.Length = 10 Then
If Running.running Then
Dim myDs As New DataSet
Dim myOdbcConnection As New
OdbcConnection("Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};" + _
"SourceType=DBF;" + _
"SourceDB=c:;" + _
"Exclusive=No;" + _
"Collate=Machine;" + _
"NULL=NO;" + _
"DELETED=NO;" + _
"BACKGROUNDFETCH=NO")
Dim myOdbcCommand As New OdbcCommand("select flag from
\\fileserver\i\probill\act_frau.DBF where act = '" + act.Trim + "'",
myOdbcConnection)
myOdbcConnection.Open()
result = myOdbcCommand.ExecuteScalar.ToString
myOdbcConnection.Close()
Else
result = "Try again later"
End If
Else
result = "Invalid request"
End If


Return result
End Function

End Class

 

[Steven Cheng [MSFT]]

Hi Cj,

From your description, you are wantting to set some initial value for a
shared/static variable of your webservice class , correct?

In .net, there are several ways you can initialize a static/shared class
member:

1. Class can have a static constructor which can help you do some
initialize tasks for the entire class(not specific to an particular
instance).

#9.3.2 Shared Constructors
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa711965(VS.71).aspx

e.g.
==============
Class YourClass
Private Shared running as Boolean

Shared Sub New()
running = True
End Sub

..................


End Class
===================

2. Or you can directly assignt the initial value at the variable's
declaration place. e.g.

===================
Class YourClass
Private Shared running as Boolean = True

...................
=====================

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

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[cj2]

Steven,

I had tried your second example but it didn't work--it does now. I must
have had something else wrong at that time too. Thanks for confirming
that that should work in web apps too.

 

[Steven Cheng [MSFT]]

You're welcome Cj,

I'm glad that it works for you.

Have a good day!

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead


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