Configuration.S ave() does not work?

[Shannon Richards]

Hello All: I have implemented a custom configuration section in my
app.config file as follows:

<configSections >
<section name="AdminUICo nfig"
type="TestMgr.U IConfigSection, TestMgr"/>
</configSections>

<AdminUIConfi g name="Admin" caption="Admini strator"
captionLC="admi nistrator">
<lookupLayout s>
<lookupLayout name="c1" caption="Admini strator" imageIndex="0"
property="FullN ame" />
<lookupLayout name="c2" caption="Email Address"
property="Email Address" />
<lookupLayout name="c3" caption="Insert By" property="Inser tBy" />
<lookupLayout name="c4" caption="Insert Date" property="Inser tDate"
/>
<lookupLayout name="c5" caption="Update By" property="Updat eBy" />
<lookupLayout name="c6" caption="Update Date" property="Updat eDate"
/>
</lookupLayouts>
</AdminUIConfig>

I can read the configuration properties from my custom section without
issue. When I modify one of the properties in this section programmaticall y
and save the configuration file nothing seems to happen? The configuration
remains changed while the application is open but when the application
restarts the changes I saved are not available?

I modify and save a property for my custom section as follows:

Dim c As Configuration
Dim s As UIConfigSection
c =
ConfigurationMa nager.OpenExeCo nfiguration(Con figurationUserL evel.None)
s = c.GetSection("A dminUIConfig")
s.captionLC = "MODIFIED!"
s.SectionInform ation.ForceSave = True
c.Save(Configur ationSaveMode.M odified)

AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

Thank you,
Shannon Richards
BBA, AIT, MCP

[Shannon Richards]

All: As it turns out, the issue is not with the code as outlined below...It
is an issue as a result of running the application in the Visual Studio IDE
at design time!

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...31(VS.80).aspx

Basically Visual Studio virtually hosts the application and as a result
utilizes some temporary host files. If you look in the bin directory you'll
notice a myApp.vshost.ex e.Config file. When saving configuration changes it
is actually this vshost file that is being updated not the myApp.exe.Confi g
file. If you open the myApp.vshost.ex e.Config while running your project in
the IDE you'll see your configuration changes taking effect.

Running the application as a compiled executable outside the IDE you will
notice it is indeed the myApp.exe.Confi g that is getting updated.

Shannon Richards
BBA, AIT, MCP

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Hello All: I have implemented a custom configuration section in my
app.config file as follows:

<configSections >
<section name="AdminUICo nfig"
type="TestMgr.U IConfigSection, TestMgr"/>
</configSections>

<AdminUIConfi g name="Admin" caption="Admini strator"
captionLC="admi nistrator">
<lookupLayout s>
<lookupLayout name="c1" caption="Admini strator" imageIndex="0"
property="FullN ame" />
<lookupLayout name="c2" caption="Email Address"
property="Email Address" />
<lookupLayout name="c3" caption="Insert By" property="Inser tBy" />
<lookupLayout name="c4" caption="Insert Date" property="Inser tDate"
/>
<lookupLayout name="c5" caption="Update By" property="Updat eBy" />
<lookupLayout name="c6" caption="Update Date" property="Updat eDate"
/>
</lookupLayouts>
</AdminUIConfig>

I can read the configuration properties from my custom section without
issue. When I modify one of the properties in this section
programmaticall y and save the configuration file nothing seems to happen?
The configuration remains changed while the application is open but when
the application restarts the changes I saved are not available?

I modify and save a property for my custom section as follows:

Dim c As Configuration
Dim s As UIConfigSection
c =
ConfigurationMa nager.OpenExeCo nfiguration(Con figurationUserL evel.None)
s = c.GetSection("A dminUIConfig")
s.captionLC = "MODIFIED!"
s.SectionInform ation.ForceSave = True
c.Save(Configur ationSaveMode.M odified)

AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

Thank you,
Shannon Richards
BBA, AIT, MCP