Application settings

[John]

Hi

Is there an easy way to allow user to change application settings at run
time short of editing the configuration file manually?

Thanks

Regards

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Application settings

"John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukschr ieb:

Is there an easy way to allow user to change application settings at run
time short of editing the configuration file manually?

This can be done for user settings ('My.Settings') , but it is not possible
for settings whose scope is the whole application. In the latter case users
typically do not have the rights to write the configuration file.

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[Eric Moreau]

Re: Application settings

have a look at

http://www.emoreau.com/Entries/Articles/2007/03/AppSettings-revisited.aspx

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HTH

Éric Moreau, MCSD, Visual Developer - Visual Basic MVP
Conseiller Principal / Senior Consultant
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Hi
>
Is there an easy way to allow user to change application settings at run
time short of editing the configuration file manually?
>
Thanks
>
Regards
>

[John]

Re: Application settings

Actually I have googled and am looking for something like this

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/configeditor.aspx

which would let the user edit application settings easily. Unfortunately
this one does not load my app.config (given below) for some reason.

Regards

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuratio n>
<configSections >
<sectionGroup name="applicati onSettings"
type="System.Co nfiguration.App licationSetting sGroup, System,
Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral , PublicKeyToken= b77a5c561934e08 9">
<section name="EMS.My.My Settings"
type="System.Co nfiguration.Cli entSettingsSect ion, System, Version=2.0.0.0 ,
Culture=neutral , PublicKeyToken= b77a5c561934e08 9" requirePermissi on="false"
/>
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
<connectionStri ngs>
<add name="EMS.My.My Settings.EMSDat aConnection"
connectionStrin g="Provider=Mic rosoft.Jet.OLED B.4.0;Data Source=&quot;C: \EMS
2008\Data\Event s Manager Data.mdb&quot;" providerName="S ystem.Data.OleD b" />
</connectionStrin gs>
<system.diagnos tics>
<sources>
<!-- This section defines the logging configuration for
My.Application. Log -->
<source name="DefaultSo urce" switchName="Def aultSwitch">
<listeners>
<add name="FileLog" />
<!-- Uncomment the below section to write to the Application Event
Log -->
<!--<add name="EventLog"/>-->
</listeners>
</source>
</sources>
<switches>
<add name="DefaultSw itch" value="Informat ion" />
</switches>
<sharedListener s>
<add name="FileLog"
type="Microsoft .VisualBasic.Lo gging.FileLogTr aceListener,
Microsoft.Visua lBasic, Version=8.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= b03f5f7f11d50a3 a, processorArchit ecture=MSIL"
initializeData= "FileLogWri ter" />
<!-- Uncomment the below section and replace APPLICATION_NAM E with the
name of your application to write to the Application Event Log -->
<!--<add name="EventLog"
type="System.Di agnostics.Event LogTraceListene r"
initializeData= "APPLICATION_NA ME"/-->
</sharedListeners >
</system.diagnost ics>
<applicationSet tings>
<EMS.My.MySetti ngs>
<setting name="ClientErr orLogEmailRecip ient" serializeAs="St ring">
<value>info@myd omain.co.uk</value>
</setting>
<setting name="ErrorLogE mailFrequency" serializeAs="St ring">
<value>1</value>
</setting>
<setting name="Sender" serializeAs="St ring">
<value>EMS-Squeeze@mydomai n.co.uk</value>
</setting>
<setting name="SMTPServe r" serializeAs="St ring">
<value>smtp.myi sp.co.uk</value>
</setting>
<setting name="strLocalD DB" serializeAs="St ring">
<value>"C:\Blah Blah\Replica of MyDB.mdb"</value>
</setting>
<setting name="strRemote DDB" serializeAs="St ring">
<value>"F:\Blah Blah\MyDB.mdb"</value>
</setting>
</EMS.My.MySettin gs>
</applicationSett ings>
</configuration>


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On Feb 13, 9:47 am, "John" <J...@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e:

>Hi
>>
>Is there an easy way to allow user to change application settings at run
>time short of editing the configuration file manually?
>>
>Thanks
>>
>Regards

>
Dang, do you search for anything?
>
If you didn't know, this group is archived at:
>

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb/topics?lnk=gschg&safe=on

>
Most of your answers could be found there or by searching google.
>
Thanks,
>
Seth Rowe [MVP]