How to use application config file in C#?
- by badpanda
I am trying to use a config file in my C# console application. I created the file within the project by going New -- Application Configuration File, and naming it myProjectName.config. My config file looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="SSDirectory" value="D:\Documents and Settings\****\MyDocuments\****" />
</appSettings>
</configuration>
The code to access it looks like this:
private FileValidateUtil()
{
sSDirFilePath = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["SSDirectory"];
if (sSDirFilePath == null)
Console.WriteLine("config file not reading in.");
}
Can anyone lend a hint as to why this is not working? (I am getting the error message.)
Thanks!!
badPanda
