configsections

C# ConfigurationManager.GetSection could not load file or assembly

Hi all, I am stuck! this seems really daft but I can not see where I am going wrong. I am creating a 2.0 C# ASP.NET website. I am trying to use a custom section in the web.config file with: DatabaseFactorySectionHandler sectionHandler = ConfigurationManager.GetSection("DatabaseFactoryConfiguration") as DatabaseFactorySectionHandler;...

Custom app.config Config Section Handler

What is the correct way to pick up the list of "pages" via a class that inherits from System.Configuration.Section if I used a app.config like this? <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration> <configSections> <section name="XrbSettings" type="Xrb.UI.XrbSettings,Xrb.UI" /> </configSections> <XrbSettings> <pag...

log4net configuration exception

I am using log4net for logging. My logging configuration is stored in a separate file. Web.Config:ConfigSections <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler,log4net" /> Specifying my config file in AssemblyInfo.cs [assembly: log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator(ConfigFile="Log4Net.config", Watch = true)...

What is the purpose of configSections?

I've done a little research and ran across this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms228245.aspx So if I'm understanding that correctly, ultimately what this is doing is including some .dlls for use within the project, much like: <add assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=1.0.61025.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad...