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  • Mika M
    #1

    Windows Service startup path for settings

    Hi!

    I have made quite simple Windows Service using C# 2005. I also made
    Setup for it into same solution. When I run Setup, it will be installed
    ok into C:\Program Files\<MyCompan y>\<MyService> .

    Setup is also installing self made default "settings.x ml"-file into the
    same directory. It contains DataTable for the service how to work, that
    service is reading into DataTable-object when it is started. These
    settings are not same as <MyService>.exe .config settings.

    Now the problem is that Service is trying to find this
    "settings.x ml"-file of the C:\WINDOWS\Syst em32 instead of C:\Program
    Files\<MyCompan y>\<MyService-path, when my "settingsHandle r"-class
    contains declaration...

    private const string FILE_PATH = "settings.x ml";

    ....and execution fails. How can I tell to the service it should find
    this file of the "Application.St artupPath" ?
    --
    thanks in advance!

    Mika
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    • John Vottero
      #2
      Re: Windows Service startup path for settings

      "Mika M" <mika.mahonen_r emovethis@gmail .comwrote in message
      news:OhXk$7I%23 IHA.2128@TK2MSF TNGP02.phx.gbl. ..
      Hi!
      >
      I have made quite simple Windows Service using C# 2005. I also made Setup
      for it into same solution. When I run Setup, it will be installed ok into
      C:\Program Files\<MyCompan y>\<MyService> .
      >
      Setup is also installing self made default "settings.x ml"-file into the
      same directory. It contains DataTable for the service how to work, that
      service is reading into DataTable-object when it is started. These
      settings are not same as <MyService>.exe .config settings.
      >
      Now the problem is that Service is trying to find this "settings.x ml"-file
      of the C:\WINDOWS\Syst em32 instead of C:\Program
      Files\<MyCompan y>\<MyService-path, when my "settingsHandle r"-class
      contains declaration...
      >
      private const string FILE_PATH = "settings.x ml";
      private const string FILE_PATH =
      System.AppDomai n.CurrentDomain .BaseDirectory +
      "settings.x ml";

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        • Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )
          #3
          Re: Windows Service startup path for settings

          On Aug 7, 9:08 am, Mika M <mika.mahonen_r emovet...@gmail .comwrote:
          Hi!
          >
          I have made quite simple Windows Service using C# 2005. I also made
          Setup for it into same solution. When I run Setup, it will be installed
          ok into C:\Program Files\<MyCompan y>\<MyService> .
          >
          Setup is also installing self made default "settings.x ml"-file into the
          same directory. It contains DataTable for the service how to work, that
          service is reading into DataTable-object when it is started. These
          settings are not same as <MyService>.exe .config settings.
          >
          Now the problem is that Service is trying to find this
          "settings.x ml"-file of the C:\WINDOWS\Syst em32 instead of C:\Program
          Files\<MyCompan y>\<MyService-path, when my "settingsHandle r"-class
          contains declaration...
          >
          private const string FILE_PATH = "settings.x ml";
          >
          ...and execution fails. How can I tell to the service it should find
          this file of the "Application.St artupPath" ?
          --
          thanks in advance!
          >
          Mika
          Hi,

          System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly().Location + "\
          \settings.xml";

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            • Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )
              #4
              Re: Windows Service startup path for settings

              On Aug 7, 9:21 am, "John Vottero" <JVott...@mvpsi .comwrote:
              "Mika M" <mika.mahonen_r emovet...@gmail .comwrote in message
              >
              news:OhXk$7I%23 IHA.2128@TK2MSF TNGP02.phx.gbl. ..
              >
              >
              >
              >
              >
              Hi!
              >
              I have made quite simple Windows Service using C# 2005. I also made Setup
              for it into same solution. When I run Setup, it will be installed ok into
              C:\Program Files\<MyCompan y>\<MyService> .
              >
              Setup is also installing self made default "settings.x ml"-file into the
              same directory. It contains DataTable for the service how to work, that
              service is reading into DataTable-object when it is started. These
              settings are not same as <MyService>.exe .config settings.
              >
              Now the problem is that Service is trying to find this "settings.x ml"-file
              of the C:\WINDOWS\Syst em32 instead of C:\Program
              Files\<MyCompan y>\<MyService-path, when my "settingsHandle r"-class
              contains declaration...
              >
              private const string FILE_PATH = "settings.x ml";
              >
              private const string FILE_PATH =
                              System.AppDomai n.CurrentDomain .BaseDirectory +
              "settings.x ml";- Hide quoted text -
              >
              - Show quoted text -
              you are missing the \ between the foldername and the file name

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                • John Vottero
                  #5
                  Re: Windows Service startup path for settings

                  "Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.machin @gmail.comwrote in
                  message
                  news:b88e1bfc-f7c4-4572-ba85-05a45bdf549b@d4 5g2000hsc.googl egroups.com...
                  On Aug 7, 9:21 am, "John Vottero" <JVott...@mvpsi .comwrote:

                  [snip]
                  >>
                  >private const string FILE_PATH =
                  >System.AppDoma in.CurrentDomai n.BaseDirectory +
                  >"settings.xml" ;- Hide quoted text -
                  >>
                  >- Show quoted text -
                  >
                  >you are missing the \ between the foldername and the file name
                  No I'm not, BaseDirectory includes the trailing \.

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                    • Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )
                      #6
                      Re: Windows Service startup path for settings

                      On Aug 7, 2:47 pm, "John Vottero" <JVott...@mvpsi .comwrote:
                      "Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.mac... @gmail.comwrote in
                      messagenews:b88 e1bfc-f7c4-4572-ba85-05a45bdf549b@d4 5g2000hsc.googl egroups..com...
                      On Aug 7, 9:21 am, "John Vottero" <JVott...@mvpsi .comwrote:
                      >
                      [snip]
                      >
                      >
                      >
                      private const string FILE_PATH =
                      System.AppDomai n.CurrentDomain .BaseDirectory +
                      "settings.x ml";- Hide quoted text -
                      >
                      - Show quoted text -
                      >
                      you are missing the \ between the foldername and the file name
                      >
                      No I'm not, BaseDirectory includes the trailing \.
                      sorry for the error, you are right.
                      You have another error though, you can only assign a constant to a
                      constant string.

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