Can I have a ApplicationSettings on a separate file, if so, how?

Question

After reading about the differences between appSettings and applicationSettings in a web.config file, I'd rather use the applicationSettings section and benefit from the strongly typed settings. But with the appSettings section, you could previously have a separate section on a different file and simply reference it on the web.config using the 'file=' attribute on the section as so.

I would like to keep my application settings separate from the web.config file so that when the user changes any of the settings, the application is not restarted automatically.

Is there a similar way to achieve this using the new applicationSettings section and benefit from strongly typed settings?

Answer 1

Use the application's executable name and add .comfig on the end. Then store the file in the same directory.

e.g. myappname.exe.config

There is an excellent article on TechRepublic that details how to do this.

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1044975.html

Answer 2

this should help

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1058853/what-is-the-difference-between-the-applicationsettings-section-and-the-appsetting

You can also get strongly typed access to web.config (amongst other things) using http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/genuilder.aspx

Answer 3

You can do this via visual studio. The steps are outlined here. msdn link