Does section order matter in a config file?

Thirsty Traveler

For some reason, a config file similar to the following config file was
throwing an error:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuratio n>
<appSettings>
<add key="RpcQmsTrac e" value="Off" />
<add key="RpcBizTalk Trace" value="Off" />
<add key="RemotingSe rverFlood" value="xxxxxx"/>
</appSettings>
<applicationSet tings>
<COMPANY.SYSTEM .Properties.Set tings>
<setting name="SYSTEM_QM SWS_QMSws"
serializeAs="St ring">
<value>xxxxxx </value>
</setting>
<setting name="SYSTEM_BT WS_ManualReceiv ePort"
serializeAs="St ring">
<value>xxxxxx </value> </setting>
</COMPANY.SYSTEM. Properties.Sett ings>
</applicationSett ings>
<configSections >
<sectionGroup name="applicati onSettings"
type="System.Co nfiguration.App licationSetting sGroup,
System, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= b77a5c561934e08 9" >
<section name="COMPANY.S YSTEM.Propertie s.Settings"
type="System.Co nfiguration.Cli entSettingsSect ion,
System, Version=2.0.0.0 ,
Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= b77a5c561934e08 9"
requirePermissi on="false" />
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
</configuration>

Whereas this works:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuratio n>
<configSections >
<sectionGroup name="applicati onSettings"
type="System.Co nfiguration.App licationSetting sGroup,
System, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= b77a5c561934e08 9" >
<section name="COMPANY.S YSTEM.Propertie s.Settings"
type="System.Co nfiguration.Cli entSettingsSect ion,
System, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= b77a5c561934e08 9" requirePermissi on="false"
/>
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
<applicationSet tings>
<COMPANY.SYSTEM .Properties.Set tings>
<setting name="SYSTEM_QM SWS_QMSws"
serializeAs="St ring">
<value>xxxxxx </value>
</setting>
<setting name="SYSTEM_BT WS_ManualReceiv ePort"
serializeAs="St ring">
<value>xxxxxx </value>
</setting>
</COMPANY.SYSTEM. Properties.Sett ings>
</applicationSett ings>
<appSettings>
<add key="RpcQmsTrac e" value="On" />
<add key="RpcBizTalk Trace" value="On" />
<add key="RemotingSe rverFlood" value="xxxxxx"/>
</appSettings>
</configuration>

It seems that the order of the <configuratio n> sections makes a difference.
Is that true and, if so, why does it matter?

Apr 21 '06 #1

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