WinForm .Config loading issues

Joe

Hi
Does anyone know of any issues about loading config files for windows
forms applications?

I have an application that utilizes a config file that holds my database
connection string as well as other user settings. With the original VS.NET,
when loading the application through the IDE debugger everything went as
planned and the config file was loaded.

Now with VS.NET 2003 it seems that when I run the debugger the config file
is deleted..... go figure.... Is this some new funky hell annoying
bug/feature or what?

If I set a dynamic property for one of the forms to be stored in the
appSettings section of the config file, when I kick off the debugger again
this time a new config file is created with that setting as one of the keys.

I tried re writting my keys into this generated config file but when loading
from the debugger it always is overwritten.

If I just run the application everything seems to work fine.

Any ideas??

Cheers
Joe

Jul 19 '05 #1

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Joe

Ahhh Figured it out..... VS.NET 2003 now allows you to add a "Applicatio n
Configuration Settings" item to your projects. default name is app.config
which at compile time generates the <application name>.exe.confi g file.

hope it helps someone else :)

Joe.

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Hi
Does anyone know of any issues about loading config files for windows
forms applications?

I have an application that utilizes a config file that holds my database
connection string as well as other user settings. With the original VS.NET, when loading the application through the IDE debugger everything went as
planned and the config file was loaded.

Now with VS.NET 2003 it seems that when I run the debugger the config file
is deleted..... go figure.... Is this some new funky hell annoying
bug/feature or what?

If I set a dynamic property for one of the forms to be stored in the
appSettings section of the config file, when I kick off the debugger again
this time a new config file is created with that setting as one of the keys.
I tried re writting my keys into this generated config file but when loading from the debugger it always is overwritten.

If I just run the application everything seems to work fine.

Any ideas??

Cheers
Joe

Jul 19 '05 #2

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