Passing parameters best practice

[tshad]

I need to pass a few parameters to my Windows Service program. The end user
will be changing the parameters and settings should be saved.

What is the best practice
- use app.config
- use .ini file
- use Registry
- write a Windows Application program and save the settings to database
table

should I trust the end user to modify registry, .config or .ini file?

[David Browne]

"tshad" <ts**********@ftsolutions.comwrote in message
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>I need to pass a few parameters to my Windows Service program. The end user
will be changing the parameters and settings should be saved.

What is the best practice
- use app.config
- use .ini file
- use Registry
- write a Windows Application program and save the settings to database
table

should I trust the end user to modify registry, .config or .ini file?

Don't mulitpost.

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello tshad,

From you list only 2 different approach available - file or DB. What to use
is up to u and depends on you project

Some explanations
app.config is a native solution for the .net xml world
registry is too specific storage to the local user/machine

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[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,
"tshad" <ts**********@ftsolutions.comwrote in message
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>I need to pass a few parameters to my Windows Service program. The end user
will be changing the parameters and settings should be saved.

A windows service with end user interaction?

What is the best practice
- use app.config

Read only

- use .ini file

Possible, I prefer this option

- use Registry

Possible

- write a Windows Application program and save the settings to database
table

You will have to, a window service has not user interaction. You should
write a win app to allow configuration changes.
If you use a file you could use a FileSystemWatcher to detect changes in the
config file and reload the configurations.

should I trust the end user to modify registry, .config or .ini file?

Never instruct an end user to change the registry !!!
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ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

[tshad]

"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.uswrote
in message news:uS***************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

Hi,
"tshad" <ts**********@ftsolutions.comwrote in message
news:uf****************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>I need to pass a few parameters to my Windows Service program. The end
user will be changing the parameters and settings should be saved.

A windows service with end user interaction?

Actually, this was also for non-service non-web applications. But I want to
be able to allow my boss to make changes to the fields - such as email
addresses or Web sites to monitor. Then when he restarts the Windows
service, it would pick up the changes. I don't want him to have to go to
the file on the server to make the changes.

>

>What is the best practice
- use app.config

Read only

>- use .ini file

Possible, I prefer this option

I liked this one also. Easy to modify.

>

>- use Registry

Possible

>- write a Windows Application program and save the settings to database
table

You will have to, a window service has not user interaction. You should
write a win app to allow configuration changes.
If you use a file you could use a FileSystemWatcher to detect changes in
the config file and reload the configurations.

>should I trust the end user to modify registry, .config or .ini file?

Never instruct an end user to change the registry !!!

You're right, of course.

Thanks,

Tom

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Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation