config file using .net 2.0

[Ashish]

I am writing a business layer component and want to store some
configuration parameters for it, i dont want to use web.config of the
web application that would use this business layer because of testing
reasons...

I created a file called Mydllname.dll.config file and set the build
action to 'Copy Always'.

Iam trying to read the configuration elements using following code..
string myValue = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["somekey"];

and my config file looks like

<configuration>
<add key ="somekey" value ="somevalue"/>
</configuration>
but the appsettings collection is empty...,

can some one guide me to right direction ?

many thanks

[Christopher Reed]

You need to add an <appSettings> node inside the <configuration> node.

<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key ="somekey" value ="somevalue"/>
</appSettings>
</configuration>

--
Christopher A. Reed
"The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient."

"Ashish" <as*****@thisisjunk.com> wrote in message
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I am writing a business layer component and want to store some
configuration parameters for it, i dont want to use web.config of the web
application that would use this business layer because of testing
reasons...

I created a file called Mydllname.dll.config file and set the build action
to 'Copy Always'.

Iam trying to read the configuration elements using following code..
string myValue = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["somekey"];

and my config file looks like

<configuration>
<add key ="somekey" value ="somevalue"/>
</configuration>
but the appsettings collection is empty...,

can some one guide me to right direction ?

many thanks

[Ashish]

thanks Christopher,
but iam already doing that

Christopher Reed wrote:

You need to add an <appSettings> node inside the <configuration> node.

<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key ="somekey" value ="somevalue"/>
</appSettings>
</configuration>

[Christopher Reed]

So, do you still have the problem?
--
Christopher A. Reed
"The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient."

"Ashish" <as*****@thisisjunk.com> wrote in message
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thanks Christopher,
but iam already doing that

Christopher Reed wrote:

You need to add an <appSettings> node inside the <configuration> node.

<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key ="somekey" value ="somevalue"/>
</appSettings>
</configuration>