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Readme for C# (DotNet) Samples


This document contains summary information about building and running the .NET samples provided with the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone SDK.

  • Running the Samples
  • Samples Listing
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    Building the Sample Using Visual Studio 2019 Community

    First you need to install Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition On installation wizard make sure the ".NET Desktop development" is selected

    To build the samples using the Visual Studio 2019 Community

    • Start the Visual Studio Dev Cmd
      • From disk location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\Tools\LaunchDevCmd.bat
      • By selecting Start Menu –> All Programs –> Visual Studio 2019 –> Visual Studio Tools –> Developer Command Prompt for VS 2019
    • In the console windows navigate via cd to the SDK\samples\DotNet sub-directory
    • Enter BuildSamplesVS.cmd to build the sample

    Running the Samples

    You can run samples from the \bin or \debug directory of a project or using the Visual Studio .NET console. In the console, you can invoke help about an application by running the application without specifying its parameters.

    To run a sample using Visual Studio .NET

    • Open the ConverterSamples.sln file in Visual Studio .NET.
    • From the Project menu, select Properties. The Property Pages dialog opens.
    • In the Property Pages dialog, select Configuration Properties.
    • In the left-hand pane, select Debugging.
    • In the right-hand pane, select Command Line Arguments.
    • Click OK to save your changes.
    • Run the sample in the command prompt.

    Sample Applications

    SampleDescription, command-line syntax, and example...
    SubmitWinP2VJob Performs one or more Converter operations. The sample takes properties files as input. A sample properties file is provided along with the sample (submitwinp2vjob.properties). The properties file contains information about the operations to perform, the source, the destination, Converter Standalone server details, and the conversion job details.

    Command line syntax:
    ConverterSamples <Converter server address> <Converter server user name> <Converter server password> <properties file> ...

    Examples:
    ConverterSamples 10.0.0.1 administrator password submitwinp2vjob.properties

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