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BitcoinLib usage in c#

So this is maybe dumb but I am using BitcoinLib for c# and I am trying to get to work this line:
IBitcoinService BitcoinService = new BitcoinService("https://localhost:5051/", "aaa" ,"aaa","vvvv", 5);
What I dont know: What to input there. I tried watching videos or documentation but theres anywhere said what website/password/acc and all to input. Then When I know what to input, how can I mine and then send bitcoins to my wallet? I know this is stupid but I really dont understand how to programate it...
What I tried: I have tried reading a documentation, I have tried watching some videos, downloading demo of app and nothing helped me. Either I am dumb or it's complicated.
Btw: I know how mining and bitcoin works (basics)

Configure your Bitcoin Core wallet properly in bitcoin.conf:
rpcuser = MyRpcUsername
rpcpassword = MyRpcPassword
server=1
txindex=1
Then you can just initiate the BitcoinService like that:
IBitcoinService BitcoinService = new BitcoinService();
and it will work; you don't need to explicitly define them inside the code. If you need to change these parameters in runtime you can do so by calling:
(IBitcoinService).Parameters

Directory.Exists(#"\\SERVERIP\aFolder\bFolder"); always returns false

The following path always returns false:
Directory.Exists(#"\\SERVERIP\aFolder\bFolder");
// where SERVERIP is the server-IP which is being accessed using Impersonation
After debugging the code, it places double-slashes in the Debugger.
I have accessed the above file path without the # and double-quotes in WindowsExplorer.
What am I doing wrong?
[ The code will run on a network ]

The problem might be in the paths-[Source/Destinations] (both or one of it[source/destination] might be causing the problem) due to the default-paths used by Visual-Studio. So let me explain how to check wether the paths are correct/incorrect step by step.
Configuring ** SOURCE-PATH **:
Some times this path DRIVE:\ProgramFiles\IISExpress (or some other path depending on the installation location of IIS) gets concatenated with the SOURCE-PATH you give in the input To solve this problem, follow/verify these steps:
Ensure that the SOURCE-PATH or File you are using is in the Project-Folder
To Access the SOURCE-PATH or File. Always use this path/way:
// 1. SOURCE-PATH + fileName with Extension<br>
Server.MapPath("~\FolderInsideProjectFolder\", "fileName.extension");
Configuring ** DESTINATION-PATH (to a Mapped-NETWORK) **:
This path creates a problem if the path you entered has some words mispelled OR if you don't have access to the specified Server-IP[DestinationServerIP]. To solve this problem, follow/verify these steps:
Before Accessing the DESTINATION-PATH or File , ensure that the IP-Address you are referring to is Accessible to the Account under which your Application-code is running.To learn how to run Applications under an Account. See Impersonization
To Access the DESTINATION-PATH or File. Always use this path/way:
// 2. DESTINATION-PATH + fileName with Extension
#"\\SERVERIP\aFolder\bFolder" + "fileName.extension";
NOTE:
Remember that the SOURCE-PATH can be checked if it (exists/does not exist) by addressing its Fully-Qualified-Address and in that case, it will return true if it exists (The full-path that windows-explorer shows you in the Address Bar (Windows-Explorer) like DRIVE:/....../
EXTRA-INFORMATION: (as it was the basic INTENSION)
One line instruction to Copy the file from local-system → networked-mapped drive/path is:
System.IO.File.Copy(
Server.MapPath("~\FolderInsideProjectFolder\", "fileName.extension"),
#"\\SERVERIP\aFolder\bFolder" + "fileName.extension"
[, true ] // Optional if you want the file to be over-written or not
);
Please inform, if any thing still is not cleared (but after some nice searching ☋ ☛ )

Many a times I have seen file (or directory) access problems when the user (a human, system user such as IIS_IUSR or an application) lacks required privileges.
According to this question where the asker is facing similar problem, I believe that this may help you.
Let us know, if it helps.

Playing Audio with pipeline in Gstreamer (C#)

I've been struggling with GStreamer for a while because I can't find any C# examples/tutorials.
As far as I know, Gstreamer uses pipelines in order to decode and then be able to send, for instance a song, to the speakers, but I tried the following, which didn't work:
Gst.Element pipeline;
string path = #"some_path.mp3";
string command = "filesrc location=" + path + " ! oggdemux ! vorbisdec ! audioconvert ! gconfaudiosink";
pipeline = Gst.Parse.Launch(command);
pipeline.SetState(Gst.State.Playing);
However, it raises an exception in the Gst.Parse.Launch line
Does anyone know any good application example, and/or can actually post some code, so I can start getting used to the library? Also, if you can tell me what's wrong on the code above, I'd be thankful
Without further ado,
Regards

Just change your command string to "filesrc location=" + path + " ! decodebin2 ! gconfaudiosink", that should work.
On a side note you should use the gst-launch tool on the command line to check if your pipeline is working and to debug it. Also use gst-inspect to find which plugins are available on your system and what is their functionality.

vmware .net api help vmware.vim.dll problems

Vmware's .net api reference is somewhat confusing and hard to follow. I have been able to connect to my vcenter host then get a list of esxi hosts. Then I have been able get all the running modules on the host using HostKernelModuleSystem, and probe the properties on the variable "mod"... but I am not able to figure out how to get license info, I tried creating an object lic below, trying all different kinds of "types" from vmware with the word license in the type. but, it never works it has a problem converting the line with LicenseManagerLicenseInfo lic = .... I always get the following:
"Cannot convert type 'Vmware.Vim.Viewbase' to
'Vmware.Vim.LicenseManagerLicenseInfo'"
but the declaration above it for "mod" works fine.
I have also tried:
HostLicenseConnectInfo
LicenseAssignmentManagerLicenseAssignment
LicenseManager
I am hoping someone who has worked with vmware .net api can shed some light on what i am doing wrong? I am new to C# about 1 year :) but these VMware APIs are somewhat confusing to me.
esxList = client.FindEntityViews(typeof(HostSystem), null, null, null);
foreach (HostSystem host in esxList)
{
HostKernelModuleSystem mod = (HostKernelModuleSystem)client.GetView(host.ConfigManager.KernelModuleSystem, null);
LicenseManagerLicenseInfo lic = (LicenseManagerLicenseInfo)client.GetView(host.ConfigManager.LicenseManager, null);
string name = lic.Name;
}

I'll have to go to work tomorrow to look at this ( don't have ESX and VMWare SDK for .NET at home ) but I've done a bit of this work.
I wrote a generics method that wraps FindEntityViews and takes a filter as an argument. That makes it easy to search for anything. Also I've noticed that searches come back as ManagedObjectReferences and can't be cast to the subclasses. You have to construct them passing the ManagedObjectReference as an argument.
Also I find searching for PowerCLI examples and watching the classes in the immeadiate window very help in navigating this API. It's a fairly decent SDK but they put all of the classes in a single namespace and there's lots of little style inconsistencies ( Device instead of Devices and properties that take strings instead of enums when an enum exists ).

i figured out how to do it :) , by using http://vcenter_hostname/mob I was able to walk through api better. here is what I did, plus instead of of using "host" which was type HostSystem I jused my instance of my vCenter host "client"
VMware.Vim.LicenseManager lic_manager = (VMware.Vim.LicenseManager)client.GetView(client.ServiceContent.LicenseManager, null);
LicenseManagerLicenseInfo[] lic_found = lic_manager.Licenses;
foreach (LicenseManagerLicenseInfo lic in lic_found)
{
string test = lic.Name.ToString();
string test2 = lic.LicenseKey.ToString();
}

Getting wrong serial-port names from bluetoothdevice (c#)

To get all avaliable Serialports from the system i use the following command.
SerialPort.GetPortNames
It works fine for the mainboard serial port, but with the bluetooth device i get the wrong portnames.
For Example: Instead of COM7 i get sometimes COM70 or COM7ö. Its always 1 letter to much.
any suggestens?
PS: I am using newest Visual Studio Express in Windows 7
PPS: The dirty hack to cut the last letter didn't work because i don't know which one is the bluetooth serial port (with various bluetoothstick or devices it changes the number of the comport) and after trying various sticks i reached COM10, ergo COM100 or COM10f
EDIT: the code i am using right now. reading the regestry, but still the same problem.
RegistryKey myRegistry = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("Hardware\\DeviceMap\\SerialComm");
foreach (string valuename in myRegistry.GetValueNames())
{
if (myRegistry.GetValue(valuename) is String)
{
if (valuename.Contains("BthModem"))
{
richTextBox1.AppendText(">" + myRegistry.GetValue(valuename) + "<" + Environment.NewLine);
}
}
}
Normally the second or third request is working with a result like
COM11ᯋ<
COM10S<
COM11<
COM10<
COM11<
COM10<
how can that be?

This has been reported as a bug with non-null terminated strings:
Can you manually walk the registry?
HKLM\Hardware\DeviceMap\SerialComm

You can utilize WMI to query the system for serial ports, including those that are added by bluetooth devices and USB-To-Serial devices. Maybe that way you won't encounter this issue. See at CodeProject.

I have the same issue. SerialPort.GetPortNames basically uses the registry anyway- both of those methods don't seem to work with bluetooth.
The workaround I'm currently using is to loop through the first X com ports and see if they exist, which is hardly elegant. MS: FAIL.