Is it possible to create a custom configuration file (other than app.config) that can be processed by classes in the System.Configuration namespace? I have seen a ton of articles that talk about custom sections (inside the app.config file) but I would like to make an entirely new config file. Is there any decent documentation that cov...
I am using the CSD tool to create custom configuration sections in my asp.net 3.5 web application. I have no problem with setting up the section, elements, and collections. However, when I create new instances of these to represent what I need to persist to the file system, I cannot obtain the resultant XML. I'm hoping somebody may ha...
I have created a configuration section designer project to represent nodes of a custom section necessary to read and save from my web application. I am able to successfully create instances of the configuration elements and collections, however when I save the configuration using the referenced System.Configuration.Configuration object ...
Hello, I've just started learning about extending the Configuration file structure by creating custom section types ( using ConfigurationSection class ), but I'm not sure I understand its usefulness. BTW – this is not a »custom section type vs appSettings« question. I already understand the benefits of using custom section types over...
1) If ( inside web.config file ) I declare custom section named songPoem before <configSection> , an error is reported saying songPoem element is not recognized. Thus, the following gives me an error: <songPoem song=”lalala” /> <configSection> <section name=”songPoem” type=”A” /> </configSection> while the following works just fin...
I am binding a textbox's text value setting to my a variable in my configuration file. I only consider the input from this textbox to be valid if it's an integer number bigger than 1. Right now what I was doing is letting the user write whatever he wanted in the box, and I'd only let him save the settings after calling a validation funct...
For a dedicated server, is it better to store the connection string in web.config or machine.config? what's the advantages and disadvantages of each approach? Thanks Edit: I'm concerned about security here, so, the question is about which approach is more secure. ...
I need to be able to store data for a php application in a file. I need to be able to do this without any sort of external dependencies other than PHP itself. Here are the requirements I have: Settings will not be updated/added/removed very often. So updating of settings does not have to be very efficient. However, I do want to be abl...
Hi guys, I have a ccnet.config file which uses my login details to a tfs server. Here is a example: <sourcecontrol type="vsts" autoGetSource="true" applyLabel="false"> <server>http://TFSSERVER</server> <username>USERNAME</username> <password>PASSWORD</password> <domain>DOMAIN</domain> <project...
I'm writing applications that interoperate with a third-party application. This application exposes an API to developers via methods in a DLL. Some time ago, the vendor of this app started integrating their own .NET components into their program, and when they did, they decided that their components should use the ConfigurationManager ...
Hi there, I've battled with modifying Configuration settings in the App.config file in the past, and gave up any hope of making it work. Now again, I find myself in the same shoes, but this time determined to sort it out! The application Im creating is a WindowsForms .NET 3.5 (SP1) app. It is to be used in a closed, networked environm...
I'm implementing an EJB-based system in JBoss. One of my message driven beans will be responsible for sending emails. I want the email template to be stored externally (probably as XML) so that it can easily be changed without having to change the code/redeploy the bean, etc. Where should this file be placed and how do I reference it?...
Is there a better way for using settings (generated by Visial Stidio Settings editor) in Spring.NET configuration file than using PropertyRetrievingFactoryObject: <object id="myUri" type="Spring.Objects.Factory.Config.PropertyRetrievingFactoryObject, Spring.Core"> <property name="TargetObject"> <object type="Properties.Setti...
I'm writing a Multiplayer C++ based game. I need a flexible file format to store information about the game charactors. The game charactors will often not share the same attributes, or use a basew For example: A format that would allow me to do something like this: #include "standardsettings.config" //include other files which thi...
Hi, I am using a third-party library which has a log4j.xml configuration - what's the best way to turn off the logging? ...
I have a odd problem here I can't figure out. This happens each time I open the web.config file in my project. Studio crashes immediately after clicking close. Clicking debug just opens and empty Studio with the debugger attached to nothing. I even resorted to open studio 2008 naked, without and project or solution, and then manual...
I'm using log4net logging in my DLL class library - I'm wondering where people would recommend I put the log4net configuration - in the App.config or in a separate .log4net config file? ...
I'm trying to do something like: $config['first_link'] = 'lang:pagination_first_link'; $config['prev_link'] = 'lang:pagination_prev_link'; $config['next_link'] = 'lang:pagination_next_link'; $config['last_link'] = 'lang:pagination_last_link'; Is there a simple way to do this ? This configuration is specific to the Pagination config f...
I will answer this question myself, but feel free to provide your answers if you are faster than me or if you don't like my solution. I just came up with this idea and would like to have some opinions on that. Goal: a configuration class that is readable (like an INI-file) but without having to write (and adapt after a new configuration...
In large and complex software products managing configurable settings becomes a major pain. Two approaches I've seen to the problem are: have each component in the system load its own configuration from config files or registry settings. have a settings loader class that loads all the configurable system settings and have each compon...