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Capturing Image in Windows Service c#

I need to create an Windows Service that will capture images from camera. After serching the internet, i do not find any similar project. I decided to use Aforge.net but got stuck in how to capture image because the Bitmap is not supported in windows Service.
here is my code so far:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Deployment;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using AForge.Video;
using AForge.Video.DirectShow;
using AForge.Imaging;
namespace PCSecurityCamera
{
partial class PCSecurityCamera : ServiceBase
{
System.Timers.Timer timeDelay;
string pixDrive = "", journalLoc = "", txnDate = "", txnTime = "", txnDate1 = "";
int retVal, timeFrame = 0, count = 0, txn_count = 0, retention = 0;
string picdirectory;
int i = 0;
string[] availableCameras = new string[5];
private FilterInfoCollection VideoCaptureDevices; //stores all available camera
private VideoCaptureDevice FinalVideoSource; //stores camera to be used
public PCSecurityCamera()
{
InitializeComponent();
timeDelay = new System.Timers.Timer();
timeDelay.Elapsed += new System.Timers.ElapsedEventHandler(WorkProcess);
}
public void WorkProcess(object sender, System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
}
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
// TODO: Add code here to start your service.
LogService("PCSecuritycamera Service is Started");
try
{
int camCount = 0;
Array.Clear(availableCameras,0,availableCameras.Length);
VideoCaptureDevices = new FilterInfoCollection(FilterCategory.VideoInputDevice);
foreach(FilterInfo VideoCaptureDevice in VideoCaptureDevices)
{
availableCameras[camCount] = VideoCaptureDevice.Name.ToString();
LogService(availableCameras[camCount]);
camCount++;
}
if (availableCameras[0] == "")
{
LogService("No Available Camera");
}
else
{
FinalVideoSource = new VideoCaptureDevice(VideoCaptureDevices[0].MonikerString);
LogService("Camera Selected: " + FinalVideoSource.ToString());
FinalVideoSource.NewFrame +=FinalVideoSource_NewFrame;
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
LogService(e.ToString());
}
timeDelay.Enabled = true;
}
private void FinalVideoSource_NewFrame(object sender, NewFrameEventArgs eventArgs)
{
}
protected override void OnStop()
{
// TODO: Add code here to perform any tear-down necessary to stop your service.
LogService("Service Stoped");
timeDelay.Enabled = false;
}
private void LogService(string content)
{
FileStream fs = new FileStream(#"C:\Users\talatj\Desktop\Me\ServiceLog.txt", FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write);
StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(fs);
sw.BaseStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.End);
sw.WriteLine(content);
sw.Flush();
sw.Close();
}
}
}
my problem is how to capture the image in windows service.
Please help

System.Drawing Namespace
Classes within the System.Drawing namespace are not supported for use
within a Windows or ASP.NET service. Attempting to use these classes
from within one of these application types may produce unexpected
problems, such as diminished service performance and run-time
exceptions. For a supported alternative, see Windows Imaging
Components.
GDI+
GDI+ functions and classes are not supported for use within a Windows
service. Attempting to use these functions and classes from a Windows
service may produce unexpected problems, such as diminished service
performance and run-time exceptions or errors
HOWEVER!
System.Drawing does work in Services, it's just not supported. There can be issues with high load (running out of unmanaged resources), memory or resource leaks (badly implemented or called dispose patterns)
My suspicions is you have just not referenced the System.Drawing.dll
Note : You will just have to be wary and do this on a trial and error basis, though IMO saving bitmaps should be fine

Call a 'host' callback from a 'compiled assembly from source'

I'm compiling code on-the-fly using System.CodeDom.Compiler. Everything inside the compiled source works well, whatever I'm putting inside this source. I know how to call my functions:
o = results.CompiledAssembly.CreateInstance("Foo.Bar");
MethodInfo mi = o.GetType().GetMethod("SayHello");
mi.Invoke(o, null);
But let's say I'm using a WebClient to retrieve a string asynchronously using WebClient.DownloadStringAsync. Or any other context where I want my compiled source to tell to the host "Hey, I got a nice string ready for you." For the example, I've used a WebBrowser. Basically, I know how to deal with each of the two instances: My hosting program and the compiled program, but I want my compiled program to communicate with the host. By the way, I'm not a super-experimented programmer, so no obvious method comes to my mind.
What I've tried:
1 . I don't really need to try it because it would work, but I could use a timer reading a strings stack or tasks queue inside the compiled source, but the purpose of my application is to have +- 60 scripts able to execute ponctual tasks, not continuous background processes, so it wouldn't be efficient on the CPU.
2 . I've passed the handler to the compiled source like if it was in the hosting app:
//In the hosting app
MethodInfo mi2 = o.GetType().GetMethod("attachCallbackToHost");
mi2.Invoke(o2, new object[] { new WebBrowserNavigatedEventHandler (wb_navigated) });
//... And the handler
public static void wb_navigated(object sender, WebBrowserNavigatedEventArgs e)
{
string browserHtmlFromCompiledSource = ((WebBrowser)sender).DocumentText;
MessageBox.Show(browserHtmlFromCompiledSource);
}
// Plain text from the compiled source code
public void attachCallbackToHost(WebBrowserNavigatedEventHandler handlerFromTheHost)
{
wb.Navigated += handlerFromTheHost;
}
And it did nothing.
3 . Maybe I could share a class or variable by passing it to the compiled assembly?
So, the question is either this or the other:
How to watch efficiently for change inside a specific variable or property inside the compiled program?
How to attach a callback to the host?

Ok. I got it: In order to access the host from the compiled source, the only thing required is to add the host assembly to the refered assemblies in the compiler parameters:
compilerParams.ReferencedAssemblies.Add(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
So no need for any special callback or INotifier.
Here's the full code that strictly answers my question and nothing more:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.CSharp;
using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
using System.Reflection;
namespace MamaProgram
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string source =
#"
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Net;
using MyMama = MamaProgram;
namespace Baby
{
public class Program
{
public WebBrowser wb = new WebBrowser();
public void navigateTo(string url)
{
wb.Navigated += wb_navigated;
wb.Navigate(url);
}
public void wb_navigated(object sender, WebBrowserNavigatedEventArgs e)
{
MyMama.Form1.getResult(wb.DocumentText);
}
}
}
";
Dictionary<string, string> providerOptions = new Dictionary<string, string>
{
{"CompilerVersion", "v3.5"}
};
CSharpCodeProvider provider = new CSharpCodeProvider(providerOptions);
CompilerParameters compilerParams = new CompilerParameters
{
GenerateInMemory = true,
GenerateExecutable = false,
TreatWarningsAsErrors = false
};
compilerParams.ReferencedAssemblies.Add(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
compilerParams.ReferencedAssemblies.Add("System.Data.dll");
compilerParams.ReferencedAssemblies.Add(typeof(System.Linq.Enumerable).Assembly.Location); // Trick to add assembly without knowing their name
compilerParams.ReferencedAssemblies.Add(typeof(System.ComponentModel.Component).Assembly.Location); // Trick to add assembly without knowing their name
compilerParams.ReferencedAssemblies.Add("System.Windows.Forms.dll");
CompilerResults results = provider.CompileAssemblyFromSource(compilerParams, source);
if (results.Errors.Count != 0)
throw new Exception("Compilation failed");
object o = results.CompiledAssembly.CreateInstance("Baby.Program");
MethodInfo mi2 = o.GetType().GetMethod("navigateTo");
mi2.Invoke(o, new object[] { "http://www.google.com" });
}
public static void getResult(string result)
{
MessageBox.Show(result);
}
}
}

String overflowing when concatting

I'm trying to make a program packer but i always fail because when i concat three strings(one contains prefix of source, one contains executable content, other contains suffix of source) content overflows into suffix. Code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
using Microsoft.CSharp;
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Compression;
namespace ProgramPacker
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
static string prefix = #"using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
namespace ProgramPacker
{
class Program
{
static string inside = #" + "\"";
static string suffix = "\";\n" + #"static void Main(string[] args)
{
string temp = Path.GetRandomFileName() +" + "\"" + #".exe" + "\"" + #";
BinaryWriter sw = new BinaryWriter(new FileStream(temp, FileMode.Create));
sw.Write(inside);
sw.Flush();
sw.Close();
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(temp);
}
}
}";
public string code = "";
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();
BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(new FileStream(openFileDialog1.FileName, FileMode.Open));
byte[] data = new byte[br.BaseStream.Length];
br.Read(data, 0, (int)br.BaseStream.Length);
br.Close();
string inside = Encoding.UTF7.GetString(data);
code = string.Concat(prefix, string.Concat(inside, suffix));
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Console.Write(code);
CSharpCodeProvider cs = new CSharpCodeProvider();
ICodeCompiler compile = cs.CreateCompiler();
CompilerParameters param = new CompilerParameters();
param.GenerateInMemory = false;
param.ReferencedAssemblies.Add("mscorlib.dll");
param.ReferencedAssemblies.Add("System.dll");
param.ReferencedAssemblies.Add("System.Core.dll");
param.GenerateExecutable = true;
param.OutputAssembly = Environment.CurrentDirectory + "/a.exe";
param.WarningLevel = 4;
CompilerResults comp = compile.CompileAssemblyFromSource(param, code);
foreach (CompilerError error in comp.Errors)
{
MessageBox.Show(error.Line + " " + error.Column + " " + error.ErrorText);
}
MessageBox.Show(comp.PathToAssembly);
MessageBox.Show("Finish!");
}
}
}
It outputs:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
namespace ProgramPacker
{
class Program
{
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Any help?
EDIT: Why is everyone down-voting? I just asked a question.

Don't use bare UTF7 or UTF8 strings, use Base64 encoding instead.
// given: byte[] data = new byte[...]
string inside = System.Convert.ToBase64String(data);
code = string.Concat(prefix, string.Concat(inside, suffix));
// in your target code
sw.Write(System.Convert.FromBase64String(inside));

You've run into a problem of representation, one that you're not likely to fix with your code as-is.
However, you can choose to follow a similar approach with just minor modifications (which don't actually compress your program much at all).
Remove the # from the definition of the string inside. This is one of the causes of your problems.
You can't just put a BELL character or NUL character in-line in your string, instead write out their unicode escape sequences:
string inside = String.Concat(
data.Select(b => String.Format(#"\u{0:X4}", b)));
Now, in your suffix code, reinterpret your inside string as characters which you cast to bytes:
sw.Write(inside.Select(c => (byte)c).ToArray()); // hardly efficient
I was able to use these modifications and successfully "pack" and execute the following:
C:\temp>type hello.cs
using System;
class M {
static void Main(string[] args) {
System.IO.File.Create("hello.world");
}
}
C:\temp>csc hello.cs
Microsoft (R) Visual C# 2010 Compiler version 4.0.30319.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\temp>pack.exe hello.exe
3584 bytes
C:\temp>a.exe
C:\temp>dir *.world
Volume in drive C is OSDisk
Volume Serial Number is AABD-D663
Directory of C:\temp
03/22/2012 16:36 0 hello.world
1 File(s) 0 bytes
0 Dir(s) 279,351,762,944 bytes free

Better use CodeCompileUnit to generate C# code from a C# program:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.codedom.codecompileunit.aspx
You can also use this to compile the generated ATS into an assembley.
Or parse your template parts from files. That would make the code much more readable.

You can't just express executable binary code as a C# string without escaping it. At least you need to replace any occurrences of the double-quote character ('"') with a sequence of two double-quote characters. I would be very surprised if that's the only problem you encounter, however.
Note that the string might contain control characters that cause the screen to display the string in a garbled way, but that wouldn't necessarily cause the code containing that string to compile improperly. For example, if you have a verbatim string containing a backspace ("stac{backspace}koverflow", say), the character after the backspace would overwrite the character before the backspace, so viewing the string on the screen would give an inaccurate representation of its contents ("stakoverflow"). The compiler would presumably see the full 14-character string including the backspace.

C# Run From Bytes

I am working on making my client open another program by downloading the bytes and using reflection to open it. I have currently got this working on a C# Console Application, but when I try and do it on a Windows Form Application I get this error.
"Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation."
Here is the code
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text;
private void listBox1_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (listBox1.SelectedItem.ToString() != null)
{
if (MessageBox.Show("Run " + listBox1.SelectedItem.ToString() + "?", "Run this program?", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.Yes)
{
byte[] bytes;
using (WebClient client = new WebClient())
{
bytes = client.DownloadData(new Uri("http://example.net/program.exe"));
}
RunFromBytes(bytes);
}
}
}
private static void RunFromBytes(byte[] bytes)
{
Assembly exeAssembly = Assembly.Load(bytes);
exeAssembly.EntryPoint.Invoke(null, null);
}

You must do the following:
Create a new application domain
Write the byte array to a file
Execute it by ExecuteAssembly
This is the code:
File.WriteAllBytes("yourApplication.exe", bytes);
AppDomain newDomain= AppDomain.CreateDomain("newDomain");
newDomain.ExecuteAssembly("file.exe");
Good luck!

That's because you are trying to access your form controls from another thread.
see here: http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/threads/winforms.shtml

You can do like:
private static void RunFromBytes(byte[] bytes)
{
Assembly exeAssembly = Assembly.Load(bytes);
var entryPoint = exeAssembly.EntryPoint;
var parms = exeAssembly.CreateInstance(entryPoint.Name);
entryPoint.Invoke(parms, null);
}

C#: execute a function stored in a string variable

Is it possible to write a simple and fast function in C# that will execute arbitrary methods from a string? For example, if I set MyString="MessageBox.Show("Some Message")" and then call ExecuteString(MyString), a message box would pop up with "Some Message" in it.
(I've probably made some sort of error in the above code. I don't yet know C#; I'm trying to evaluate whether it would be appropriate for a specific project.)

You should be able to use this and wrap the code required to run a string into a function.
Essentially what you're doing is wrapping the small bit of C# code in a Program.Mainstyle function, referencing some assemblies for basic functionality (maybe including your own assembly) then run the compiled program in memory.
It's likely a bit of more overhead than you need to simply run one or two lines of code mind you.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304655

what you appear to be looking for is CS-Script

Alas, C# is not a dynamic language in that way. You can't really do this easily, and if it's really something you need to do, consider using a .Net language more in line with your needs, like IronPython or IronRuby.
Your best available alternative is to use the CodeDom namespace, as this truly convoluted and heinous example from this forum thread shows:
using System;
using System.CodeDom;
using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Emit;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace TestApp
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
SampleLib.SampleType test = new SampleLib.SampleType();
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Dynamically build and call the method
label1.Text = test.MyText;
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
StringBuilder DynamicCode = new StringBuilder();
DynamicCode.Append("namespace TestDynamic");
DynamicCode.Append("{");
DynamicCode.Append("public class DynamicCode");
DynamicCode.Append("{");
DynamicCode.Append("public static void EditText(SampleLib.SampleType t)");
DynamicCode.Append("{");
DynamicCode.Append("t.MyText = \"Goodbye!\";");
DynamicCode.Append("}");
DynamicCode.Append("}");
DynamicCode.Append("}");
string CodeString = DynamicCode.ToString();
System.IO.FileInfo fi = new System.IO.FileInfo(Application.ExecutablePath);
CodeDomProvider provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("C#");
CompilerParameters CompileParams = new CompilerParameters(new string[] { fi.DirectoryName + "\\SampleLib.dll" },
fi.DirectoryName + "\\Dynamic.dll");
CompileParams.MainClass = "DynamicCode";
CompileParams.GenerateExecutable = false;
//CompileParams.GenerateInMemory = true;
CompilerResults r = provider.CompileAssemblyFromSource(CompileParams, new string[] {CodeString});
foreach (CompilerError er in r.Errors)
{
Console.WriteLine(er.ErrorText);
}
}
private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Dynamically call assembly
System.IO.FileInfo fi = new System.IO.FileInfo(Application.ExecutablePath);
Assembly dynAsm = Assembly.LoadFile(fi.DirectoryName + "\\Dynamic.dll");
if (dynAsm != null)
{
object o = dynAsm.CreateInstance("TestDynamic.DynamicCode", true);
Type t = dynAsm.GetType("TestDynamic.DynamicCode");
t.GetMethod("EditText").Invoke(o, new object[]{test});
}
}
}
}