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Why Mulitple user.config Files?

Hi,

My "Local Settings/Application Data" directory contains several
copies "user.config" differentiated by random gibberish added to
program file name. What is the purpose of more than one file?

Not a problem, just curious.

Thanks,
Gary
Feb 23 '07 #1
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:37:30 -0500, "Gary Brown" <ga********@charter.netwrote:
>Hi,

My "Local Settings/Application Data" directory contains several
copies "user.config" differentiated by random gibberish added to
program file name. What is the purpose of more than one file?

Not a problem, just curious.

Thanks,
Gary
To make sure each user has his/her own settings. If you want all settings in a
common config file Set the setting to Application Scope instead of User.

Good luck with your project,

Otis Mukinfus

http://www.otismukinfus.com
http://www.arltex.com
http://www.tomchilders.com
http://www.n5ge.com
Feb 23 '07 #2
On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:37:54 -0600, Otis Mukinfus
<ph******************@phoney.comwrote:
>On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:37:30 -0500, "Gary Brown" <ga********@charter.netwrote:
>>Hi,

My "Local Settings/Application Data" directory contains several
copies "user.config" differentiated by random gibberish added to
program file name. What is the purpose of more than one file?

Not a problem, just curious.

Thanks,
Gary

Timely post. I was wondering where my settings were going! The .config
file in the .exe folder seems to be just the defaults.
>>

To make sure each user has his/her own settings. If you want all settings in a
common config file Set the setting to Application Scope instead of User.

Good luck with your project,

Otis Mukinfus
Big problem: application scope settings are read-only, for no logical
reason that I can ascertain. How do you get around this?

--
Philip Daniels
Feb 25 '07 #3
On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:22:12 +0000, Ph***********@foo.com wrote:
>On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:37:54 -0600, Otis Mukinfus
<ph******************@phoney.comwrote:
>>On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:37:30 -0500, "Gary Brown" <ga********@charter.netwrote:
>>>Hi,

My "Local Settings/Application Data" directory contains several
copies "user.config" differentiated by random gibberish added to
program file name. What is the purpose of more than one file?

Not a problem, just curious.

Thanks,
Gary


Timely post. I was wondering where my settings were going! The .config
file in the .exe folder seems to be just the defaults.
>>>

To make sure each user has his/her own settings. If you want all settings in a
common config file Set the setting to Application Scope instead of User.

Good luck with your project,

Otis Mukinfus

Big problem: application scope settings are read-only, for no logical
reason that I can ascertain. How do you get around this?
No way I know of, using the provided functionality. If you want them the be
changeable they have to be User settings. You can change them by editing in the
file though, but I suspect you don't want to do that.

Good luck with your project,

Otis Mukinfus

http://www.otismukinfus.com
http://www.arltex.com
http://www.tomchilders.com
http://www.n5ge.com
Feb 25 '07 #4

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