just a quick one,

a colleague is writing a windows service, in c#. problem is the app.config
is only picked up when the service installs. i.e. subsequent changes to the
config file and then restart the service has no effect.

is this correct, app config settings are "set" on install and to change
them, you need to reinstall the service?

any ideas welcome.
tia
sam martin

Sam,

No, this is not correct. Are you truly shutting down the service, or
are you only pausing it? The app config file is read when the CLR starts up
for the process. Also, are you sure that the app config file is set to the
name of your executable, and not the install executable?


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"Sam Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> just a quick one,
>
> a colleague is writing a windows service, in c#. problem is the
> app.config is only picked up when the service installs. i.e. subsequent
> changes to the config file and then restart the service has no effect.
>
> is this correct, app config settings are "set" on install and to change
> them, you need to reinstall the service?
>
> any ideas welcome.
> tia
> sam martin
>

thanks nick, you're a star as ever. he's realised the error of his ways.

using a harness to test the onstart event of the service. the process isn't
oviously restarting, just the service in the process.

he says thanks

cheers
sam

"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sam,
>
> No, this is not correct. Are you truly shutting down the service, or
> are you only pausing it? The app config file is read when the CLR starts
> up for the process. Also, are you sure that the app config file is set to
> the name of your executable, and not the install executable?
>
>
> --
> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
> - (E-Mail Removed)
>
> "Sam Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> just a quick one,
>>
>> a colleague is writing a windows service, in c#. problem is the
>> app.config is only picked up when the service installs. i.e. subsequent
>> changes to the config file and then restart the service has no effect.
>>
>> is this correct, app config settings are "set" on install and to change
>> them, you need to reinstall the service?
>>
>> any ideas welcome.
>> tia
>> sam martin
>>
>
>