Configuration

[Eric]

Hi

In .NET it is possible to add a file-attribute in the appSettings-element of
a configuration-file so that if the file exists it will be used instead of
the values in the normal config-file. In .NET 2.0 there are a lot of new
configuration-sections, like connectionstrings, and the ease of using
Settings in projectfile, but I haven't seen any possibility to override that
settings in an external file. Is there anything like the file-attribute of
the appSettings, carried forward to any other parts of the configuration
system (for example in the connectionsstrings-section)?

Thanks, Eric

[W.G. Ryan - MVP]

Eric:

If I understand your problem correctly, you can use the
OpenMappedExeConfiguration method of the ConfigurationManager to accomplish
this
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-US/lib...on(VS.80).aspx
Specifically, you specify a FileMap (ExeconfigurationFileName) to accomplish
this
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-US/lib...onfilemap.aspx

If I understand you correctly, this should work, otherwise let me know and
I'll do what I can.

Cheers,

Bill
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Hi

In .NET it is possible to add a file-attribute in the appSettings-element
of a configuration-file so that if the file exists it will be used instead
of the values in the normal config-file. In .NET 2.0 there are a lot of
new configuration-sections, like connectionstrings, and the ease of using
Settings in projectfile, but I haven't seen any possibility to override
that settings in an external file. Is there anything like the
file-attribute of the appSettings, carried forward to any other parts of
the configuration system (for example in the connectionsstrings-section)?

Thanks, Eric