Deserialize XML string to Object error

[ink]

Hi All

I am relatively new to doing this and i think that i am making some king of
school boy error.

The error i am getting is on the following line of code.

XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(ImportRec ord));
The error is.

"Configurat ion system failed to initialize"
Below i have attached the class code and the XML i am attempting to work
with.

Please if any one can see what i am doing wrong i would much appreciate a
hand
Thanks
ink
//// Code Start

using System;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;
using System.Componen tModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows. Forms;
using System.Configur ation;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Seri alization;
using System.IO;

namespace AppConfigTest
{

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeCompo nent();
}

private void button2_Click(o bject sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Get the configuration file.
System.Configur ation.Configura tion config =
ConfigurationMa nager.OpenExeCo nfiguration(Con figurationUserL evel.None);

StringReader stringReader;
stringReader= new
StringReader(co nfig.GetSection ("importFormat" ).SectionInform ation.GetRawXml ());
XmlTextReader xmlReader;
xmlReader = new XmlTextReader(s tringReader);
XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(ImportRec ord));
ImportRecord importFormat =
(ImportRecord)x s.Deserialize(x mlReader);

}

}

[Serializable]
[XmlType("import Record")]
public class ImportRecord
{

[XmlAttribute("T ableName")]
public string TableName;

[XmlAttribute("R owIdentifier")]
public string RowIdentifier;

[XmlAttribute("I ndexOfInsertion ")]
public string IndexOfInsertio n;

[XmlAttribute("N oOfRowsPerRecor d")]
public string NoOfRowsPerReco rd;

[XmlAttribute("H eaderRowIdentif ier")]
public string HeaderRowIdenti fier;

[XmlElement("fie ldData")]
public FieldData FieldData = new FieldData();

}

[Serializable]
[XmlType("fieldD ata")]
public class FieldData
{
[XmlAttribute("C olumnName")]
public string ColumnName;

[XmlAttribute("F ieldName")]
public string FieldName;

[XmlAttribute("C olumnIndex")]
public string ColumnIndex;

[XmlAttribute("R owIndex")]
public string RowIndex;

[XmlAttribute("R equired")]
public Boolean Required;

}

}

//// Code End

//// XML String start

<importFormat >

<importRecord TableName="Good sExpected" RowIdentifier=" H"
IndexOfInsertio n="0" NoOfRowsPerReco rd="5" HeaderRowIdenti fier="">

<fieldData ColumnName="STO RAGE PROVIDER" FieldName="Comp anyID"
ColumnIndex="2" RowIndex="0" Required="True" />
<fieldData ColumnName="WAR EHOUSE" FieldName="Ware houseID" ColumnIndex="2"
RowIndex="1" Required="True" />
<fieldData ColumnName="ASN REFERENCE" FieldName="Refe renceID"
ColumnIndex="2" RowIndex="2" Required="True" />
<fieldData ColumnName="EXP ECTED DATE" FieldName="Expe ctedDate"
ColumnIndex="2" RowIndex="3" Required="True" />
<fieldData ColumnName="CUS TOMERID" FieldName="Supp lierID" ColumnIndex="2"
RowIndex="4" Required="True" />

</importRecord>
<importRecord TableName="Good sReceivedBatch" RowIdentifier=" D"
IndexOfInsertio n="1" NoOfRowsPerReco rd="1" HeaderRowIdenti fier="H">

<fieldData ColumnName="PAL LET ID" FieldName="Pall etID" ColumnIndex="1"
RowIndex="0" Required="False " />
<fieldData ColumnName="ITE M CODE" FieldName="Item ID" ColumnIndex="2"
RowIndex="0" Required="True" />
<fieldData ColumnName="QTY " FieldName="Qty" ColumnIndex="3" RowIndex="0"
Required="True" />
<fieldData ColumnName="ITE M DESCRIPTION" FieldName="Desc ription"
ColumnIndex="4" RowIndex="0" Required="False " />

</importRecord>

</importFormat>


//// XML String END

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

On Oct 18, 1:50 pm, "ink" <i...@notmyemai l.comwrote:

I am relatively new to doing this and i think that i am making some king of
school boy error.

The error i am getting is on the following line of code.

XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(ImportRec ord));

The error is.

"Configurat ion system failed to initialize"

That sounds unlikely. It seems much more likely that it's *actually*
failing on this line:

System.Configur ation.Configura tion config =

ConfigurationMa nager.OpenExeCo nfiguration(Con figurationUserL evel.None);

Could you check this carefully, preferrably in the debugger, with a
fresh build, stepping through the code one line at a time and seeing
if it genuinely gets to the XmlSerializer constructor line?

Jon

[ink]

Hi Jon

I have commented out everything except this line.

XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(ImportRec ord));

and still it fails.

ink


"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.co mwrote in message
news:11******** *************@i 13g2000prf.goog legroups.com...

On Oct 18, 1:50 pm, "ink" <i...@notmyemai l.comwrote:

>I am relatively new to doing this and i think that i am making some king
of
school boy error.

The error i am getting is on the following line of code.

XmlSerialize r xs = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(ImportRec ord));

The error is.

"Configurati on system failed to initialize"

That sounds unlikely. It seems much more likely that it's *actually*
failing on this line:

System.Configur ation.Configura tion config =

ConfigurationMa nager.OpenExeCo nfiguration(Con figurationUserL evel.None);

Could you check this carefully, preferrably in the debugger, with a
fresh build, stepping through the code one line at a time and seeing
if it genuinely gets to the XmlSerializer constructor line?

Jon

[Marc Gravell]

is your app.config / web.config file valid? missing section handlers,
etc - try removing (or renaming) this file...

Marc

[ink]

There was a funny Char in my app.config file so you were correct.


"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.co mwrote in message
news:11******** *************@i 13g2000prf.goog legroups.com...

On Oct 18, 1:50 pm, "ink" <i...@notmyemai l.comwrote:

>I am relatively new to doing this and i think that i am making some king
of
school boy error.

The error i am getting is on the following line of code.

XmlSerialize r xs = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(ImportRec ord));

The error is.

"Configurati on system failed to initialize"

That sounds unlikely. It seems much more likely that it's *actually*
failing on this line:

System.Configur ation.Configura tion config =

ConfigurationMa nager.OpenExeCo nfiguration(Con figurationUserL evel.None);

Could you check this carefully, preferrably in the debugger, with a
fresh build, stepping through the code one line at a time and seeing
if it genuinely gets to the XmlSerializer constructor line?

Jon