Hya.

I would like to embed the Security Application into my application.

I'm looking for some guidance in doing that.

Should I copy the SecurityMaintenance.EXE into my solution directory and just call it from the menu? I don't even know at this point how to call an external app.

Do I have to import the localized keys into the app localization project?

Thanks for your patience.

Hello Ivan!

using (MicroFour.StrataFrame.Security.SecurityDialog fsec = new SecurityDialog(false))
  {
    fsec.ShowDialog(this);
  }

The false in the custructor hides the permissions node. Simply use new SecurityDialog() to show the permissions node.

Hope this helps!

Hehe, I just wrote a help topic on how to call the security dialog in your app... but it's not in the release, yet.  No, you don't want to use the SecurityMaintenance.exe because it is for design-time only and requires the licensing.  However, you can call the SecurityDialog directly through one of 2 constructor overloads:

Sample – Showing the SecurityDialog [Visual Basic]

Imports MicroFour.StrataFrame.Security
...
Private Sub ShowSecurityDialog()
    '-- Create the form and show it
    Using loDialog As New SecurityDialog()
        loDialog.ShowDialog()
    End Using
End Sub

Sample – Showing the SecurityDialog without Permissions or Restriction Sets [Visual Basic]

Imports MicroFour.StrataFrame.Security
...
Private Sub ShowSecurityDialog()
    '-- Create the form and show it
    Using loDialog As New SecurityDialog()
        loDialog.ShowDialog(False, False)
    End Using
End Sub

Yes, Kevin's advice will work, but your version is probably in limbo... the constructor that accepts False is in the currently downloadable version, but the next udpate will have an overload that accepts False, False to hide both the permissions and the restriction sets (per Kevin's request ).

What about hiding the users?

By the way, thanks a lot to you both.

WOW ... my application now has a complete Security module. In PORTUGUESE!

One last thing (what a lie) ... Do I need to import the localized keys into the application localization project? In the login form, when the user enters a wrong password, for instance, the messages are not localized, and I know for sure they've been translated.

No, all of the localized values are embedded within the assembly, so you don't have to include them.  However, are you setting the MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Localization.MessageLocaleID = 1046? or is it still left at 1033?

It is 1046, and what is strange, when set to 1033, the english message comes, when set to 1046, a "test" message appears! I need to find where this "test" is.

huahuauahuahuah ... I tried 2058 (Spanish) and it works perfectly. All solved, I just have to persuade the other 179.999.999 brazilians to make the shift.

You can blame this one on me

The localized messages are there, and the framework is properly displaying them, it's just that a few of the Portuguese (sp?) messages within the data were somehow replaced with "test" messages or "t" messages or "asdf" messages.

But, we have the .tpe file still from when you sent it back to us, so we'll just re-import it and we'll be fixed.  I'll let you know when the next update is posted that will contain the proper messages.

The good news is that only the Portuguese was affected... Spanish, German, and English were ok.