Question

I need some assistance regarding to how to auto update StartDate and EndDate for next execution. At this moment, I manually add the StartDate and EndDate in sql database and if I didn’t change the StartDate and EndDate, my report will be generating using same StartDate and EndDate. Appreciate if you all can give any idea or suggestion about that. Thanks.

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    DateTime start = System.DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(1);
    Schedule.PeriodicSchedules schedule = 
        new Schedule.PeriodicSchedules(start,
            Schedule.PeriodicSchedules.Frequency.Minutely);
    schedule.Elapsed += new System.Timers.ElapsedEventHandler(GenerateReport);
    schedule.Enabled = true;

    Console.ReadLine();
}

static void GenerateReport(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (TypeOfReport == "BillingReport")
    {
        DateOfExecution = DateTime.Parse(strDOE);
        Schedule.PeriodicSchedules s = 
            new Schedule.PeriodicSchedules(DateOfExecution,
                Schedule.PeriodicSchedules.Frequency.Weekly);

        crRpt.Load(BillingReport);
        ReportLogin(crRpt);

        while (ThisReader.Read())
        {
            //StartDate and EndDate >>next execution?
            crRpt.SetParameterValue("@CollectionStartDate", StartDate);
            crRpt.SetParameterValue("@CollectionEndDate", EndDate);
            crRpt.SetParameterValue("@SpokeCode", SpokeCode);
        }
    }
    if (TypeOfReport == "ImageReport")
    {
        DateOfExecution = DateTime.Parse(strDOE);
        Schedule.PeriodicSchedules s = 
            new Schedule.PeriodicSchedules(DateOfExecution,         
                Schedule.PeriodicSchedules.Frequency.Monthly);

        crRpt.Load(ImageReport);
        ReportLogin(crRpt);

        crRpt.SetParameterValue("@CollectionStartDate", StartDate);
        crRpt.SetParameterValue("@CollectionEndDate", EndDate);
        crRpt.SetParameterValue("@SpokeCode", SpokeCode);
    }
}    

Answer 1

I manage to do it by call another method to auto update my DateOfExecution. Let me know if someone have another way. 🙂

static void GenerateReport(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (TypeOfReport == "BillingReport")
        {
           ......
           DateOfExecution = DateTime.Parse(strDOE);
           Schedule.PeriodicSchedules s = new Schedule.PeriodicSchedules(DateOfExecution, Schedule.PeriodicSchedules.Frequency.Minutely);
           //weekly
           DateTime StartDate = DateOfExecution.AddDays(-7);
           DateTime EndDate = DateOfExecution.AddDays(-1);
           ..........
           UpdateWeekly(DateOfExecution, strReportType);             
        }        
    }

static void UpdateWeekly(DateTime DateOfExecution, String strReportType)
    {
        DateOfExecution = DateOfExecution.AddMinutes(2);
        SqlConnection thisConnection = new SqlConnection(SQLConnection);
        thisConnection.Open();
        SqlCommand thisCommand = thisConnection.CreateCommand();
        //thisCommand.CommandText = "INSERT INTO dbo.Schedules (DateOfExecution)" + "Values('"+DateOfExecution+"')";
        thisCommand.CommandText = "UPDATE dbo.Schedule set DateOfExecution = '" + DateOfExecution + "' WHERE TypeOfReport = '" + strReportType + "'";
        thisCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
    }