Application configuration in console application

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I have created a console application where the text file contents are being moved to a database table .I want to declare the text file path in app config can any 1 tell how to declare the text file path in app config n how to call it in a console application

Posted 10-Aug-13 4:32am

Kaushik.Subramanian

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IncredibleRam · Answer 1 · 2013-08-10T04:52:00

Hello there,

I think you can add the required data as Key and Values like :
Open the app.config file and add the "appsetting" node under configuration. Add the values as key and value pair

XML

<appSettings>
    <add key="Key1" value="Key1Value"/>
    <add key="Key2" value="Key2Value"/>
  </appSettings>

To get the values from the app.config you need to add the System.Configuration reffrence in your Console application.
To access the value with the help of Key :

string keyval = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get("Key1");

I think this is going to serve the purpose. Do let me know if this is not what you want.

regards

IncredibleRam · Answer 2 · 2013-08-10T05:39:00

Sorry some of the part of the code you have posted was not visible but If you just want to have the path for a file in app config yes you can save either [Full Path] or [Partial path] for the file like

<appSettings>
    <add key="Key1" value="D:/data.xml"/>
    <add key="Key2" value="Key2Value"/>
  </appSettings>

and to access the value :
string keyval = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get("Key1");

check if the file exists on the location or not :
bool boo = File.Exists(keyval);

You need System.IO reference in your app.

Regards

Kaushik.Subramanian · Answer 3 · 2013-08-10T05:16:00

Solution 2

so if i give my file path like

<appsettings>
<add key="Key1" value="" net.txt="">

is this valid?

string keyval = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get("Key1");

Posted 10-Aug-13 5:16am

Kaushik.Subramanian

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Aug-13 1:02am

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