c# windows service config file

Question

Hello,

I have created a C# .net Windows Service that has a config file.

I am reading the settings of the config file from my code using

string setting1 = Properties.Settings.Default.setting1;

If I change the value of setting1 directly in the .config file of the Windows Service for some reason it maintains the value that I had set for it at design time, in the Settings Dialog of the Project.

I do not understand what I am doing wrong ..

Thanks

Answer 1

Have you restarted the service? I don't think they support dynamic reloading by default.

this question might be helpful or maybe this one

but the gist seems to be to reload the settings using:

Properties.Settings.Default.Reload();

Seeing as its a service you might want to add a FileSystemWatcher to watch the file and call reload when it is changed.

Answer 2

You have the settings as User scope in place of Application scope.

The user scope settings are in user AppData folder. You can delete it in the AppData folder of the user under whose credentials the windows service runs.

Answer 3

Are you setting the settings in the exe.cofig file or in the app.config from visual studio?

are you having this issue