I keep getting a null reference when trying to access my config file
through my windows service, I have placed the xml config file in my
debug folder with my .exe, and my code is shown below.

//where I call the app.config file
f =
X10Unified.Senders.Firecracker.GetInstance(Int32.Parse(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["COM_Port"]));

//the config file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
<sectionGroup name="applicationSettings"
type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
<section name="namespace.Properties.Settings"
type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
requirePermission="false" />
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
<applicationSettings>
<namespace.Properties.Settings>
<setting name="namespace_Service_gLink"
serializeAs="String">
<value>url</value>
</setting>
<setting name="COM_Port" serializeAs="String">
<value>"3"</value>
</setting>
</namespace.Properties.Settings>
</applicationSettings>
</configuration>

Cody,
ConfigurationManager.AppSettings is only for reading the standard
appSettings standalone section that looks like this:

<appSettings>
<add key="yourKey" value="yourValue" />
</appSettings>

You need to use one of the configurationSettings reader classes to read your
custom "applicationSettings" Section.
Peter

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> I keep getting a null reference when trying to access my config file
> through my windows service, I have placed the xml config file in my
> debug folder with my .exe, and my code is shown below.
>
> //where I call the app.config file
> f =
> X10Unified.Senders.Firecracker.GetInstance(Int32.Parse(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["COM_Port"]));
>
> //the config file
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
> <configuration>
> <configSections>
> <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings"
> type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System,
> Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
> <section name="namespace.Properties.Settings"
> type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System,
> Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
> requirePermission="false" />
> </sectionGroup>
> </configSections>
> <applicationSettings>
> <namespace.Properties.Settings>
> <setting name="namespace_Service_gLink"
> serializeAs="String">
> <value>url</value>
> </setting>
> <setting name="COM_Port" serializeAs="String">
> <value>"3"</value>
> </setting>
> </namespace.Properties.Settings>
> </applicationSettings>
> </configuration>
>
>

Peter,
I seem to be having some difficulties with this, what is the simplest
way to use a config file with a windows service? All i need it to do
is be able to contain an int or a string.



Peter wrote:
> Cody,
> ConfigurationManager.AppSettings is only for reading the standard
> appSettings standalone section that looks like this:
>
> <appSettings>
> <add key="yourKey" value="yourValue" />
> </appSettings>
>
> You need to use one of the configurationSettings reader classes to read your
> custom "applicationSettings" Section.
> Peter
>
> --
> Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> UnBlog:
> http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
>
>
>
>
> "(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:
>
> > I keep getting a null reference when trying to access my config file
> > through my windows service, I have placed the xml config file in my
> > debug folder with my .exe, and my code is shown below.
> >
> > //where I call the app.config file
> > f =
> > X10Unified.Senders.Firecracker.GetInstance(Int32.Parse(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["COM_Port"]));
> >
> > //the config file
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
> > <configuration>
> > <configSections>
> > <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings"
> > type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System,
> > Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
> > <section name="namespace.Properties.Settings"
> > type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System,
> > Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
> > requirePermission="false" />
> > </sectionGroup>
> > </configSections>
> > <applicationSettings>
> > <namespace.Properties.Settings>
> > <setting name="namespace_Service_gLink"
> > serializeAs="String">
> > <value>url</value>
> > </setting>
> > <setting name="COM_Port" serializeAs="String">
> > <value>"3"</value>
> > </setting>
> > </namespace.Properties.Settings>
> > </applicationSettings>
> > </configuration>
> >
> >

1) Add an "Application Configurate File" to your project. It will be named
"app.config" during development. After a build, it will automatically be
copied to the runtime folder with the name "yourappname.exe.config".
2) use an appSettings section as detailed in my first response above, and
access the items with ConfigurationManager.AppSettting["keyname"];
That's it, aside from remembering to convert string values to integers.
Peter

--
Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog:
http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com




"(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:

> Peter,
> I seem to be having some difficulties with this, what is the simplest
> way to use a config file with a windows service? All i need it to do
> is be able to contain an int or a string.
>
>
>
> Peter wrote:
> > Cody,
> > ConfigurationManager.AppSettings is only for reading the standard
> > appSettings standalone section that looks like this:
> >
> > <appSettings>
> > <add key="yourKey" value="yourValue" />
> > </appSettings>
> >
> > You need to use one of the configurationSettings reader classes to read your
> > custom "applicationSettings" Section.
> > Peter
> >
> > --
> > Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
> > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> > UnBlog:
> > http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:
> >
> > > I keep getting a null reference when trying to access my config file
> > > through my windows service, I have placed the xml config file in my
> > > debug folder with my .exe, and my code is shown below.
> > >
> > > //where I call the app.config file
> > > f =
> > > X10Unified.Senders.Firecracker.GetInstance(Int32.Parse(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["COM_Port"]));
> > >
> > > //the config file
> > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
> > > <configuration>
> > > <configSections>
> > > <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings"
> > > type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System,
> > > Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
> > > <section name="namespace.Properties.Settings"
> > > type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System,
> > > Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
> > > requirePermission="false" />
> > > </sectionGroup>
> > > </configSections>
> > > <applicationSettings>
> > > <namespace.Properties.Settings>
> > > <setting name="namespace_Service_gLink"
> > > serializeAs="String">
> > > <value>url</value>
> > > </setting>
> > > <setting name="COM_Port" serializeAs="String">
> > > <value>"3"</value>
> > > </setting>
> > > </namespace.Properties.Settings>
> > > </applicationSettings>
> > > </configuration>
> > >
> > >
>
>