app.exe.comfig question...

[netjkus]

Hi,

I have a req.. I need to have a appname.exe.config file to be read by an application ABC. But by default the ABC.EXE.Config file is taken. I need to read the XYZ.exe.config file to take. This may be peculiar.. But any help is appreciated.
thanks

 

[johnrbradley]

Unfortunately I don't understand what you are trying to accomplish here.. If you could clarify:

But by default the ABC.EXE.Config file is taken

and

I need to read the XYZ.exe.config file to take

I may be able to help more..
Ignore this if I'm just missing something obvious.

Regards,
John

 

[Larsson]

I don't think thats possible.
It's build into the ramework that an application shall use applicationName.exe.config, nothing else.

Markus

 

[chiph]

I think Larsson is correct - the built-in methods to access config values assume the file is named ABC.exe.config. If you want to access XYZ.exe.config, you will need to open it via an XmlReader instance and parse it yourself.

Chip H.


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[hollyni]

why can't you just add your needs into the "ABC.EXE.Config" file?
for example: i have an application that needs config stuff loaded. i just added new sections in to the "ABC.EXE.Config" file and voila! config stuff read!