config file using .net 2.0

[Ashish]

I am writing a business layer component and want to store some
configuration parameters for it, i dont want to use web.config of the
web application that would use this business layer because of testing
reasons...

I created a file called Mydllname.dll.config file and set the build
action to 'Copy Always'.

Iam trying to read the configuration elements using following code..


string myValue = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["somekey"];

and my config file looks like

<configuration>
<add key ="somekey" value ="somevalue"/>
</configuration>


but the appsettings collection is empty...,

can some one guide me to right direction ?

many thanks

 

[Christopher Reed]

You need to add an <appSettings> node inside the <configuration> node.

<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key ="somekey" value ="somevalue"/>
</appSettings>
</configuration>

 

[Ashish]

thanks Christopher,
but iam already doing that

 

[Christopher Reed]

So, do you still have the problem?