Access app setting from App.config

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Hi,

I have written a window service and it is taking input from an xml file.That file is placed in the folder of .exe itself.But i want that window service to take input from App.config.
I read that App config name gets changed to service.exe.config and every whereit is mentined how can we acces connection string from that.Can someone tell me a way to get app setting from app config in window service.

I have a googled a lot but could do that.
Current code is :

C#

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{

     current_directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
    XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
    try
    {
          string Xml_Path = System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
         xml.Load(current_directory+"\\Data.xml");//suppose that myXmlString contains "<Names>...</Names>"


            XmlNodeList xnList = xml.SelectNodes("/Names/Name");
             foreach (XmlNode xn in xnList)
             {
                 strDir = xn["Directory"].InnerText;
                 fileMask = xn["FileMask"].InnerText;
                 strBatfile = xn["Batch"].InnerText;
                 strlog = xn["Log"].InnerText;


             }

        m_Watcher = new FileSystemWatcher();


        m_Watcher.Filter = fileMask;
        m_Watcher.Path = strDir + "\\";
        m_Watcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastAccess | NotifyFilters.LastWrite
                         | NotifyFilters.FileName | NotifyFilters.DirectoryName;




        m_Watcher.Created += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnCreated);

        m_Watcher.Deleted += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnDeleated);
        m_Watcher.Renamed += new RenamedEventHandler(OnRenamed);


        m_Watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
    }
    catch (Exception exception)
    {
        CustomException.Write(CustomException.CreateExceptionString(exception.ToString()));
    }

}

Thanks in Advance.

Posted 17-Dec-14 22:47pm

vicvis

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vicvis · Answer 1 · 2014-12-18T02:46:00

ah...used the same code.Just noticed that in window service.Config file name gets changed.

C#

strDir = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Directory"];
                fileMask = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["FileMask"];
                strBatfile = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Batch"];
                strlog = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Log"];

Config name ets changed to .exe.config

Praveen Kumar Upadhyay · Answer 2 · 2014-12-17T22:51:00

Solution 1

It's not that difficult as you are understanding. In window service, put your EXE and App.config in the same folder and then you can access connection string using

C#

ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["SqlConnection"].ConnectionString;

Posted 17-Dec-14 22:51pm

Praveen Kumar Upadhyay

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Praveen Kumar Upadhyay 18-Dec-14 6:41am

Just wanted to know, who is this who has started devoting all my solutions and questions