app.config How to use them? 2

[mheppler]

I have "SimpleClient.exe". I created an application configuration file "app.config"(see code below)to point SimpleClient to a new version of "Simple.dll" which is in the GAC. Should "app.config" be in the same directory or the root perhaps? When I run "SimpleClient.exe" MS wants to send an error report. Hope I didn't hose the GAC. Thanks.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Simple"
publicKeyToken="63498d099a31a153"
culture="neutral" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.1"
newVersion="1.0.0.2"/>
</dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>

 

[JurkMonkey]

typically, you would create a section under configuration called appSettings and add a key with a value.

<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="SimpleLocation" value="C:\Simple.dll" />
<appSettings>
</configuration>


Then from your code you would say

using System.Configuration;

public string GetSimpleLocation()
{
return ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["SimpleLocation"].ToString();
}

 

[chiph]

app.config files work well enough, but they're read-only.

If you have a need to write to a configuration file, I like NIni, which is available on Sourceforge. It uses INI files instead of xml .config files, which are easier for many people to edit by hand.

Chip H.


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