EA ignores registry values

[Tehila1]

Hello,

Is there an addition location where the EA registry values are saved?
When I change registry entries, there is no effect on EA.
The registry I modified is EA400/OPTIONS -> VC_TIMEOUT.

Any ideas?

[qwerty]

There's a possibility that you looked in the wrong branch. Nowadays EA allows for storing values in HKEY User and Local Machine.

No idea which takes over precedence.

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[Eve]

EA will only read the key when it first uses it. After that it will cache the result. You're not trying to change it while EA is running are you?

[Tehila1]

EA will only read the key when it first uses it. After that it will cache the result. You're not trying to change it while EA is running are you?

I change it via an addin, so EA is running at the change time.
What do you mean in 'you have to use the key'? close and re-open EA or another meaning?

[Eve]

I change it via an addin, so EA is running at the change time.

Then that's your problem. It will not work.

[Tehila1]

I tried to change the registry entry via a  stand-alone application, EA is not running. The result was the same - no influence on EA.

Any ideas?

Code: [Select]

RegistryKey currentUserRegistryKey = Registry.CurrentUser;
const string optionsSubkey = @"Software\Sparx Systems\EA400\EA\OPTIONS";
RegistryKey optionsRegistryKey = currentUserRegistryKey.OpenSubKey(optionsSubkey);
//Modify the relevant registry values. If the values were not found
//the program creates them with the right content.                        
Registry.SetValue(optionsRegistryKey.Name, "VC_TIMEOUT", "40");


[qwerty]

Have you verified that the key was actually changed? I mean, did you look into the registry after running your program. Windoze often silently ignores those things and leaves you (like EA) in the believe that all is well.

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[Tehila1]

Have you verified that the key was actually changed? I mean, did you look into the registry after running your program. Windoze often silently ignores those things and leaves you (like EA) in the believe that all is well.

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Yes, I did.  The registry key was changed as expected, but does not affect EA.
How can I trigger EA to read the new value?

[qwerty]

Could you tell me where in EA this value is set manually?

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[Tehila1]

Could you tell me where in EA this value is set manually?

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Of course: The appropriate location of VC_TIMEOUT registry key inside EA is:
Project -> Version Control -> Version Control Setting. At the bottom of the window there is a textbox named VC TIMEOUT Value.

Thanks in advance!

[qwerty]

Ok. Found that. Now, how can I force the SVNserve to produce a time out? If I stop the server EA complains that there is no service at all. Is there a simple way to force it timing out? Would I need to setup some dummy service. And if so, on which port?

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[qwerty]

I did setup a dummy server and actually it worked. Changing the value in the registry made EA wait for the appropriate number of seconds as specified in the registry.

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[Tehila1]

I did setup a dummy server and actually it worked. Changing the value in the registry made EA wait for the appropriate number of seconds as specified in the registry.

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When I try to add a configuration to the VC_CONFIGS registry key, EA is not affected, and still "Requires configuration".
Any ideas?

[qwerty]

Oh. This is a different thing. I thought you were just after the timeout not working. I might look into that later again.

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[qwerty]

You need to add a row to t_genopt:
AppliesTo=VCConfigs
Option=<VCConfigs><Config><Guid>test</Guid><Type>2</Type></Config></VCConfigs>

Of course you need to supply something else than test and if it's not SVN the "2" must also be changed.

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