I have a string inside this file would like to retrieve out.
How do I get that?

Alan T wrote:
> I have a string inside this file would like to retrieve out.
> How do I get that?

I have a class that I wrote to save settings in a file. I use a method
that similar to this.

string[] file = File.ReadAllLines(filepath);

// Search each line of the file for the one I want
for(int i = 0; i < file.Length; i++)
{
if(file[i] == "stringiwant")
{
break;
}

}


This is simple example and has really no usability, but it gives you
the idea. If you would like the code to what I wrote then e-mail me.

In app.config, you have some configurations as follows,

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="IpAddress" value="10.255.20.213"/>
<add key="Port" value="8088"/>
</appSettings>
</configuration>

Now , you can get the string like this,

string ipAddress =
System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["IpAddress"];

result : ipAddress = "10.255.20.213";

Useful for you?



Alan T wrote:
> I have a string inside this file would like to retrieve out.
> How do I get that?

Hi,

The app.config file is a XML file with a defined structure, you have classes
in the framework ( System.Configuration ) that deals with this file in an
easy way.

Usually you define your settings inside the <AppSettings> section. in this
case you can use
Syste,Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["YoueKey"] to retrieve
it.
Now if you are working with 2.0 the above code will give you a warning, this
is cause there is a new configuraiton mechanism in place and
ConfigurationSettings is marked as deprecated.

There is an article in MSDN that explain in details the differences between
1.1 and 2.0 refering the config. Unfortunately I cannot find it now

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Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation


"Alan T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a string inside this file would like to retrieve out.
> How do I get that?
>

Yes, I am developing with VS2005.
I tried
System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["YourKey"];

But there was an error saying something like the "ConfigurationSettings" not
known or something else.

"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us> wrote
in message news:eJuxwj%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> The app.config file is a XML file with a defined structure, you have
> classes in the framework ( System.Configuration ) that deals with this
> file in an easy way.
>
> Usually you define your settings inside the <AppSettings> section. in
> this case you can use
> Syste,Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["YoueKey"] to
> retrieve it.
> Now if you are working with 2.0 the above code will give you a warning,
> this is cause there is a new configuraiton mechanism in place and
> ConfigurationSettings is marked as deprecated.
>
> There is an article in MSDN that explain in details the differences
> between 1.1 and 2.0 refering the config. Unfortunately I cannot find it
> now
>
> --
> --
> Ignacio Machin,
> ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
> Florida Department Of Transportation
>
>
> "Alan T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have a string inside this file would like to retrieve out.
>> How do I get that?
>>
>
>

Hi,

Can you post your config file?

also what kind of project is this? remember than the dll has no default
config file associated.


--
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Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation



"Alan T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eB%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes, I am developing with VS2005.
> I tried
> System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["YourKey"];
>
> But there was an error saying something like the "ConfigurationSettings"
> not known or something else.
>
> "Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us>
> wrote in message news:eJuxwj%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> The app.config file is a XML file with a defined structure, you have
>> classes in the framework ( System.Configuration ) that deals with this
>> file in an easy way.
>>
>> Usually you define your settings inside the <AppSettings> section. in
>> this case you can use
>> Syste,Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["YoueKey"] to
>> retrieve it.
>> Now if you are working with 2.0 the above code will give you a warning,
>> this is cause there is a new configuraiton mechanism in place and
>> ConfigurationSettings is marked as deprecated.
>>
>> There is an article in MSDN that explain in details the differences
>> between 1.1 and 2.0 refering the config. Unfortunately I cannot find it
>> now
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Ignacio Machin,
>> ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
>> Florida Department Of Transportation
>>
>>
>> "Alan T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have a string inside this file would like to retrieve out.
>>> How do I get that?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<configuration>

<configSections>

<sectionGroup name="userSettings"
type="System.Configuration.UserSettingsGroup, System, Version=2.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e999" >

<section name="ApplicationLogin.AppLogin"
type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e999"
allowExeDefinition="MachineToLocalUser" requirePermission="false" />

</sectionGroup>

</configSections>

</configuration>

What I want to do is to store a database connection string in this file and
read that out when the progam starts.

> Can you post your config file?

Hi,

Add a <AppSettings> section to the file, then you can use the classes from
Configuration namespace to read the values back.

It seems like a 2.0 file so you use ConfigurationManager.AppSettings also be
aware of a new section in the config file ConnectionStrings and a property
for it ConfigurationManager.AppSettings

I know there is an article in MSDN explaining the new features of the
Configuration in 2.0 , maybe somebody can post a link here.


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Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation


"Alan T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
>
> <configuration>
>
> <configSections>
>
> <sectionGroup name="userSettings"
> type="System.Configuration.UserSettingsGroup, System, Version=2.0.0.0,
> Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e999" >
>
> <section name="ApplicationLogin.AppLogin"
> type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0,
> Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e999"
> allowExeDefinition="MachineToLocalUser" requirePermission="false" />
>
> </sectionGroup>
>
> </configSections>
>
> </configuration>
>
> What I want to do is to store a database connection string in this file
> and read that out when the progam starts.
>
>> Can you post your config file?
>
>