can i put 2 configuration files for my Console application ?

[Guest]

Hi all,

I want to give a sample console application for the user with 2
configuration files.
I want to give also a 2 .bat files for running the sample application, one
for each configuration file.
How can i choose in the .bat file which configuration file to use ?
(something like myApp.exe -D file1.config).

Thanks.

 

[Pohihihi]

if you are asking about command parameter value then use %1 as variable.

I could not get teh correct link but this link do have some examples that
will give you some idea.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/ittasks/maintain/batch.mspx

 

[Guest]

i don't know how to run myApp.exe once with file1.config and once with
file2.config as the configuration file (without copying file1.config or
file2.config to myApp.exe.config).

 

[Pohihihi]

no you can't do that. but what you can do is that you can change the name of
config file to run with another config file.

 

[Guest]

don't understand you, please give an example for your solution.

Thanks.

 

[Pohihihi]

When you compile your application you get a config file with the name of exe
file and config as extension (assuming you have added app.config in your
project). now you can have 2 files wiht different settings e.g.

1- application.exe.config
2- application.exe.config.notinuse

now when you have to use config file #2 then you can change the name of #1
to something like application.exe.config.notinusenow and you can change the
#2 as application.exe.config

now when you will run your application #2 config file will be used.
other way could be that you read second config file (which is nothing more
than xml file) and using xml features in language you can read the tags and
values. little involved process but might work for the settings you are
needing.

just wondering, what is the diff between two files youhave?

 

[Guest]

ok, got you, i hope that there was other option like myApp.exe -D file1.config.

Thanks a lot.