System.Configur ation.Configura tionManager.App Settings - question

[Thomas Bauer]

Hello,

I have a config file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuratio n>
<appSettings>
<add key="Directory" value="C:\_Data base\" />
<add key="CloseAppli cation" value="0" />
<add key="Extension" value="*.txt,*. log" />
</appSettings>
</configuration>
I read it.
string Directory;
bool CloseApplicatio n;
Directory =
System.Configur ation.Configura tionManager.App Settings["Directory"];
string help =
System.Configur ation.Configura tionManager.App Settings["CloseApplicati on"];
Int32 ret = Convert.ToInt32 ( help );
// #####// CloseApplicatio n = Convert.ToBoole an( help );
if ( ret == 0 )
CloseApplicatio n = false;
else
CloseApplicatio n = true;
A) Why can I not convert to bool? // #####// CloseApplicatio n =
Convert.ToBoole an( help );
B) All values are string in ConfigurationMa nager?
C) It is possible in the direct way boolean, double, etc?
Regards Thomas

[Mr. Arnold]

"Thomas Bauer" <ma******@arcor .dewrote in message
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Hello,

I have a config file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuratio n>
<appSettings>
<add key="Directory" value="C:\_Data base\" />
<add key="CloseAppli cation" value="0" />
<add key="Extension" value="*.txt,*. log" />
</appSettings>
</configuration>
I read it.
string Directory;
bool CloseApplicatio n;
Directory =
System.Configur ation.Configura tionManager.App Settings["Directory"];
string help =
System.Configur ation.Configura tionManager.App Settings["CloseApplicati on"];
Int32 ret = Convert.ToInt32 ( help );
// #####// CloseApplicatio n = Convert.ToBoole an( help );
if ( ret == 0 )
CloseApplicatio n = false;
else
CloseApplicatio n = true;
A) Why can I not convert to bool? // #####// CloseApplicatio n =
Convert.ToBoole an( help );
B) All values are string in ConfigurationMa nager?
C) It is possible in the direct way boolean, double, etc?

(Another Way to read/write configuration values)

http://geekswithblogs.net/akraus1/articles/64871.aspx

You can make it a Bool right out of the gate by using the example, and you
can call the examples by name anything you want, like ConfigData --
ConfigSettings.

And with in the Configdata.cs

[ConfigurationPr operty("closeap plication")]
public bool CloseApplicatio n {

get { return (bool)this["closeapplicati on"]; }

set{ this["closeapplicati on"] = value; }

}

[Thomas Bauer]

Hello,

You can make it a Bool right out of the gate by using the example, and you
can call the examples by name anything you want, like ConfigData -- *
ConfigSettings.

And with in the Configdata.cs

* * * * *[ConfigurationPr operty("closeap plication")]
* * * * * * public bool CloseApplicatio n {

* * * * * * * * * get { return (bool)this["closeapplicati on"]; }

* * * * * * * * * set{ this["closeapplicati on"] = value; }

* * * * * * }

OK how?
With a assistent?

Regards Thomas

Error 1 The type "ConfigurationP roperty" is not found. (Missing using
directive or assembly relation?)

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.Diagnost ics;
namespace RFileCleaner
{
public partial class frmRFileCleaner : Form
{
string Directory;
bool CloseApplicatio n;
Int32 DeleteFilesOlde rThanDays;

[ConfigurationPr operty( "CloseApplicati on" )]
public bool CloseApplicatio n2
{
get { return (bool)this["CloseApplicati on"]; }
set { this["CloseApplicati on"] = value; }
}

public frmRFileCleaner ( )
{
InitializeCompo nent();

//<add key="Directory" value="C:\_Data base\" />
//<add key="CloseAppli cation" value="0" />

Directory =
System.Configur ation.Configura tionManager.App Settings["Directory"];
string help =
System.Configur ation.Configura tionManager.App Settings["CloseApplicati on"];
Int32 ret = Convert.ToInt32 ( help );

if ( ret == 0 )
CloseApplicatio n = false;
else
CloseApplicatio n = true;

help =
System.Configur ation.Configura tionManager.App Settings["DeleteFilesOld erThanDays"];
DeleteFilesOlde rThanDays = Convert.ToInt32 ( help );

}