config file literally "consumed"

[Paul Klanderud]

I'm encountering a strange situation with a .config file
for a simple windows form test harness I built to test
some components normally invoked by a windows service.

My config file, "testharness.ex e.config," has some
<system.diagnos tics> settings (trace listeners).

When my file is read only, things are fine. However, when
I toggle the read-only attribute off (so I can edit it),
and then run my test harness, as soon as I get to the very
first line of execution ...

static void Main()
{
Application.Run (new Form1());
}

.... my .config file is deleted from the folder!!!

I'm really confused by this behavior, which I've never
observed before.

What's changed on my box is I removed v 1.0.3705 (under
which my service previously had been compiled) and
installed v 1.1.4322, as well as the VS 2003 IDE.

On a hunch I changed a couple attributes in the
<processModel > node of my machine.config file ... set
username and password to a domain account (from "machine"
and "AutoGenera te") and rebooted, but this didn't make any
difference.

Anyone have any ideas?
TIA,
Paul Klanderud
Am I missing something very basic?

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Paul,
Microsoft fixed a 'feature' of VS.NET 2002 in VS.NET 2003. :-|

You need to add your config file to your VS.NET project's root folder as
app.config, it needs to be named "app.config " without the quotes. When you
build your project VS.NET (both 2002 & 2003) will copy the app.config file
from the project root to your output folder and name it appropriately
(myproject.exe. config).

Hope this helps
Jay

"Paul Klanderud" <co*********@no spamhotmail.com > wrote in message
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I'm encountering a strange situation with a .config file
for a simple windows form test harness I built to test
some components normally invoked by a windows service.

My config file, "testharness.ex e.config," has some
<system.diagnos tics> settings (trace listeners).

When my file is read only, things are fine. However, when
I toggle the read-only attribute off (so I can edit it),
and then run my test harness, as soon as I get to the very
first line of execution ...

static void Main()
{
Application.Run (new Form1());
}

... my .config file is deleted from the folder!!!

I'm really confused by this behavior, which I've never
observed before.

What's changed on my box is I removed v 1.0.3705 (under
which my service previously had been compiled) and
installed v 1.1.4322, as well as the VS 2003 IDE.

On a hunch I changed a couple attributes in the
<processModel > node of my machine.config file ... set
username and password to a domain account (from "machine"
and "AutoGenera te") and rebooted, but this didn't make any
difference.

Anyone have any ideas?
TIA,
Paul Klanderud
Am I missing something very basic?

[Paul Klanderud]

Jay,

Thanks a ton!! I couldn't find anything on this "fix"
anywhere, and was just wondering if I'd royally screwed up
my machine with the install.

Thanks again!

Paul

-----Original Message-----
Paul,
Microsoft fixed a 'feature' of VS.NET 2002 in VS.NET 2003. :-|
You need to add your config file to your VS.NET project's root folder asapp.config, it needs to be named "app.config " without the quotes. When youbuild your project VS.NET (both 2002 & 2003) will copy the app.config filefrom the project root to your output folder and name it appropriately(myproject.exe .config).

Hope this helps
Jay

"Paul Klanderud" <co*********@no spamhotmail.com > wrote in messagenews:0c******* *************** ******@phx.gbl. ..

I'm encountering a strange situation with a .config file
for a simple windows form test harness I built to test
some components normally invoked by a windows service.

My config file, "testharness.ex e.config," has some
<system.diagnos tics> settings (trace listeners).

When my file is read only, things are fine. However, when I toggle the read-only attribute off (so I can edit it),
and then run my test harness, as soon as I get to the very first line of execution ...

static void Main()
{
Application.Run (new Form1());
}

... my .config file is deleted from the folder!!!

I'm really confused by this behavior, which I've never
observed before.

What's changed on my box is I removed v 1.0.3705 (under
which my service previously had been compiled) and
installed v 1.1.4322, as well as the VS 2003 IDE.

On a hunch I changed a couple attributes in the
<processModel > node of my machine.config file ... set
username and password to a domain account (from "machine" and "AutoGenera te") and rebooted, but this didn't make any difference.

Anyone have any ideas?
TIA,
Paul Klanderud
Am I missing something very basic?

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