config file literally "consumed"

[Paul Klanderud]

I'm encountering a strange situation with a .config file
for a simple windows form test harness I built to test
some components normally invoked by a windows service.

My config file, "testharness.ex e.config," has some
<system.diagnos tics> settings (trace listeners).

When my file is read only, things are fine. However, when
I toggle the read-only attribute off (so I can edit it),
and then run my test harness, as soon as I get to the very
first line of execution ...

static void Main()
{
Application.Run (new Form1());
}

.... my .config file is deleted from the folder!!!

I'm really confused by this behavior, which I've never
observed before.

What's changed on my box is I removed v 1.0.3705 (under
which my service previously had been compiled) and
installed v 1.1.4322, as well as the VS 2003 IDE.

On a hunch I changed a couple attributes in the
<processModel > node of my machine.config file ... set
username and password to a domain account (from "machine"
and "AutoGenera te") and rebooted, but this didn't make any
difference.

Anyone have any ideas?
TIA,
Paul Klanderud


Am I missing something very basic?

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Re: config file literally &quot;consumed& quot;

Paul,
Microsoft fixed a 'feature' of VS.NET 2002 in VS.NET 2003. :-|

You need to add your config file to your VS.NET project's root folder as
app.config, it needs to be named "app.config " without the quotes. When you
build your project VS.NET (both 2002 & 2003) will copy the app.config file
from the project root to your output folder and name it appropriately
(myproject.exe. config).

Hope this helps
Jay

"Paul Klanderud" <com_is_good@no spamhotmail.com > wrote in message
news:0c6b01c351 d4$ea414ad0$a30 1280a@phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
> I'm encountering a strange situation with a .config file
> for a simple windows form test harness I built to test
> some components normally invoked by a windows service.
>
> My config file, "testharness.ex e.config," has some
> <system.diagnos tics> settings (trace listeners).
>
> When my file is read only, things are fine. However, when
> I toggle the read-only attribute off (so I can edit it),
> and then run my test harness, as soon as I get to the very
> first line of execution ...
>
> static void Main()
> {
> Application.Run (new Form1());
> }
>
> ... my .config file is deleted from the folder!!!
>
> I'm really confused by this behavior, which I've never
> observed before.
>
> What's changed on my box is I removed v 1.0.3705 (under
> which my service previously had been compiled) and
> installed v 1.1.4322, as well as the VS 2003 IDE.
>
> On a hunch I changed a couple attributes in the
> <processModel > node of my machine.config file ... set
> username and password to a domain account (from "machine"
> and "AutoGenera te") and rebooted, but this didn't make any
> difference.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
> TIA,
> Paul Klanderud
>
>
> Am I missing something very basic?
>
>[/color]

[Paul Klanderud]

Re: config file literally &quot;consumed& quot;

Jay,

Thanks a ton!! I couldn't find anything on this "fix"
anywhere, and was just wondering if I'd royally screwed up
my machine with the install.

Thanks again!

Paul
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>Paul,
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>app.config, it needs to be named "app.config " without the[/color]
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>build your project VS.NET (both 2002 & 2003) will copy[/color]
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>from the project root to your output folder and name it[/color]
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>(myproject.exe .config).
>
>Hope this helps
>Jay
>
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>> I'm encountering a strange situation with a .config file
>> for a simple windows form test harness I built to test
>> some components normally invoked by a windows service.
>>
>> My config file, "testharness.ex e.config," has some
>> <system.diagnos tics> settings (trace listeners).
>>
>> When my file is read only, things are fine. However,[/color][/color]
when[color=blue][color=green]
>> I toggle the read-only attribute off (so I can edit it),
>> and then run my test harness, as soon as I get to the[/color][/color]
very[color=blue][color=green]
>> first line of execution ...
>>
>> static void Main()
>> {
>> Application.Run (new Form1());
>> }
>>
>> ... my .config file is deleted from the folder!!!
>>
>> I'm really confused by this behavior, which I've never
>> observed before.
>>
>> What's changed on my box is I removed v 1.0.3705 (under
>> which my service previously had been compiled) and
>> installed v 1.1.4322, as well as the VS 2003 IDE.
>>
>> On a hunch I changed a couple attributes in the
>> <processModel > node of my machine.config file ... set
>> username and password to a domain account[/color][/color]
(from "machine"[color=blue][color=green]
>> and "AutoGenera te") and rebooted, but this didn't make[/color][/color]
any[color=blue][color=green]
>> difference.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas?
>> TIA,
>> Paul Klanderud
>>
>>
>> Am I missing something very basic?
>>
>>[/color]
>
>
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