BackgrounWorker Pass Results Back

[RJL1]

I have the following piece of code that searches a directory for a file containing a specific order number and return the full path. Depending on the directory it searches it can take some time so I like to run this using the BackgroundWorker but I am not sure how to pass the resulth (full path) back so I can use it on my next method.

Currently I am setthing a string variable _FilePath with the result (full path) and using it on the next method to load the file into a rich text box

If anyone can help mme get the information back from the BackGroundWorker it would be much appreciated

Thanks
RJL

Right now I do not have anything on the backgroundWorker1_DoWork or backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted

        private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
        {
            BackgroundWorker worker = sender as BackgroundWorker;            
        }

        private void FindInFiles(string directoryArg, string containsTextArg, bool ignoreCaseArg, params string[] fileWildcardsArg)
        {   
            // This List accumulates files found.
            List<String> files = new List<string>(); 

            foreach (string fileWildcard in fileWildcardsArg)
            {
                string[] xFiles = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(directoryArg, fileWildcard);

                foreach (string x in xFiles)
                {
                    // If file not already found...
                    if (!files.Contains(x)) 
                    {
                        bool containsText =
                            containsTextArg.Length == 0 ||
                            ignoreCaseArg ?
                            System.IO.File.ReadAllText(x).ToLower().Contains(containsTextArg.ToLower()) :
                            System.IO.File.ReadAllText(x).Contains(containsTextArg);

                        if (containsText)
                        {
                            // This file is a keeper. Add it to the list. and set is as a varialbe                                                        
                            [highlight #FCE94F]_FilePath = x;[/highlight]
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
                        
            LoadFile();
        }

        private void backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
        {

        }

 

[MakeItSo]

Hi RJL1,

just add

e.Result = x;

at the end of your backgroundWorker code, and then you can use a

var filename = (string)e.Result;

in your RunWorkerCompleted and call the next method from there.

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[MakeItSo]

Did you get it to work?

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” (Kofi Annan)
Oppose SOPA, PIPA, ACTA; measures to curb freedom of information under whatever name whatsoever.