Configuration Files Location Problem

[Matthias S.]

hi there,

i'm building a small class library which will be used from classic asp
(com interop), asp.net and for testing purposes from my console test
application. the class library requires an app.config which i have
created. a couple of settings are added to it.

now my problem: in my console test application i've added a reference
to the class library. everything works fine except that the class
library doesn't read the configuration settings as i would expect. the
values read using the ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["MySetting"]
method always return null strings. i've been working with app.config
files before and it always worked fine.

i guess this might have to do with the hierarchy of configuration
settings. i guess, if i would add the configuration file to the console
app instead of adding it to the class library, everything would work
fine. but this is not what i need. i need the configuration to be
attached to the class library. does this have anything to do with
installing the class library in the gac? do i need to do that? and if
so, how do i do that?

thanks for reading thus far. i hope i explained the problem properly.
my english is not the best. any help is greatly appreciated.

--

 

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

".dll" assemblies do not normally read a configuration file. You should put
your settings in a config file named <myExeName>.exe.config. The executable
will then read your settings which may easily be passed to the class library.
-- Peter
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[Matthias S.]

thanks for your reply. so I'll got to roll my own
--

".dll" assemblies do not normally read a configuration file. You
should put your settings in a config file named
<myExeName>.exe.config. The executable will then read your settings
which may easily be passed to the class library. -- Peter
Site: http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog: http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
Short Urls & more: http://ittyurl.net

hi there,

i'm building a small class library which will be used from classic
asp (com interop), asp.net and for testing purposes from my console
test application. the class library requires an app.config which i
have created. a couple of settings are added to it.

now my problem: in my console test application i've added a
reference to the class library. everything works fine except that
the class library doesn't read the configuration settings as i
would expect. the values read using the
ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["MySetting"] method always return
null strings. i've been working with app.config files before and it
always worked fine.

i guess this might have to do with the hierarchy of configuration
settings. i guess, if i would add the configuration file to the
console app instead of adding it to the class library, everything
would work fine. but this is not what i need. i need the
configuration to be attached to the class library. does this have
anything to do with installing the class library in the gac? do i
need to do that? and if so, how do i do that?

thanks for reading thus far. i hope i explained the problem
properly. my english is not the best. any help is greatly
appreciated.

 

[TAB]

I am using Properties.Settings.Default.xxxx for my settings in a class
library without problems.
They are saved in its own app.config as usual, different directory than the
application though.

thanks for your reply. so I'll got to roll my own
--

".dll" assemblies do not normally read a configuration file. You
should put your settings in a config file named
<myExeName>.exe.config. The executable will then read your settings
which may easily be passed to the class library. -- Peter
Site: http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog: http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
Short Urls & more: http://ittyurl.net

hi there,

i'm building a small class library which will be used from classic
asp (com interop), asp.net and for testing purposes from my console
test application. the class library requires an app.config which i
have created. a couple of settings are added to it.

now my problem: in my console test application i've added a
reference to the class library. everything works fine except that
the class library doesn't read the configuration settings as i
would expect. the values read using the
ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["MySetting"] method always return
null strings. i've been working with app.config files before and it
always worked fine.

i guess this might have to do with the hierarchy of configuration
settings. i guess, if i would add the configuration file to the
console app instead of adding it to the class library, everything
would work fine. but this is not what i need. i need the
configuration to be attached to the class library. does this have
anything to do with installing the class library in the gac? do i
need to do that? and if so, how do i do that?

thanks for reading thus far. i hope i explained the problem
properly. my english is not the best. any help is greatly
appreciated.