Hi.

Is it possible to use configuration files with a shared add-in component? I have added one to my solution for the add-in, but I can't pick up the values from my config file.

If my component's name is MyComponent.dll, my config file is named MyComponent.config.

Here is the file contents:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<addkey="data source" value="MyServer\MyShare" />
<addkey="initial catalog" value="MyDB" />
<addkey="security" value="false" />
<addkey="userid" value="myuserid" />
<addkey="password" value="mypassword" />
</appSettings>
</configuration>

Here is the code I've tried from a customized class object method within my component:
strDatasrc = System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("data source")
strInitcatalog = System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("initial catalog")
strSecurity = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("mysection/security")
strUserid = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("userid")
strPassword = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("password")

The values of my string variables stay as "Nothing".

I also tried using configuration sections, but no luck with that either.
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Thanks!
QT

QT,

config files are create per application domain (executable). Therefore, you
will not be able to use it as you are trying to. I did some quick research
and I found an article showing how to create a class that you can use to
overcome this limitation. I have not tested it.

http://www.theserverside.net/develop...hread_id=25076

Telmo Sampaio
"QT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B42A0EFA-12CE-45B9-895F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi.
>
> Is it possible to use configuration files with a shared add-in component?
I have added one to my solution for the add-in, but I can't pick up the
values from my config file.
>
> If my component's name is MyComponent.dll, my config file is named
MyComponent.config.
>
> Here is the file contents:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
> <configuration>
> <appSettings>
> <addkey="data source" value="MyServer\MyShare" />
> <addkey="initial catalog" value="MyDB" />
> <addkey="security" value="false" />
> <addkey="userid" value="myuserid" />
> <addkey="password" value="mypassword" />
> </appSettings>
> </configuration>
>
> Here is the code I've tried from a customized class object method within
my component:
> strDatasrc = System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("data
source")
> strInitcatalog =
System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("initial catalog")
> strSecurity = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("mysection/security")
> strUserid = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("userid")
> strPassword = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("password")
>
> The values of my string variables stay as "Nothing".
>
> I also tried using configuration sections, but no luck with that either.
> --
> Thanks!
> QT