Changing the location of a *.settings file

[Jamie McQuay]

Does any one know if it is possible to set the location of a settings
file? I want to use separate settings files for each user and will
need to change the location.

[using C# with framework 2.0]

Thanks,

Jamie

 

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

Does any one know if it is possible to set the location of a settings
file? I want to use separate settings files for each user and will
need to change the location.

When you save your settings from within the program, the settings file
(user.config) is placed in Documents and Settings/<user name>/Local
Settings/..., so there's already a unique settings file for each user.

Were you looking for something different? (e.g. if your "users" don't
correspond to the logged-in user running the application).

-cd

 

[Jamie McQuay]

When you save your settings from within the program, the settings file
(user.config) is placed in Documents and Settings/<user name>/Local
Settings/..., so there's already a unique settings file for each user.

That would be the idea way but the "users" only exsist w.r.t the
application

Were you looking for something different? (e.g. if your "users" don't
correspond to the logged-in user running the application).

yes, that's my situation.

Regards,

Jamie

 

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

That would be the idea way but the "users" only exsist w.r.t the
application

yes, that's my situation.

Sadly, unless there's a bit of secret sauce that I haven't discovered,
you're out of luck. The settings facility is quite hard-wired as to the
names and locations of the files that it opens. You can of course build
your own settings facility that stores the settings in a file of your
choosing, but you won't be able to make use of the "settings" support in the
IDE going that route.

-cd

 

[Jamie McQuay]

Sadly, unless there's a bit of secret sauce that I haven't discovered,
you're out of luck. The settings facility is quite hard-wired as to the
names and locations of the files that it opens. You can of course build
your own settings facility that stores the settings in a file of your
choosing, but you won't be able to make use of the "settings" support in the
IDE going that route.

thanks carl,

I've been using my own system and was trying to get away from it.

Regards,

Jamie