No application config file??

Any suggestions for an alternative approach to application configurability?
Preferably some kind of utility assembly that is wrapped nicely.

I downloaded a utility from http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/SmartConfig.asp
but it proved to be very difficult to work with.

Thanks,
Jesse

Peter
Tue May 11 15:39:02 CDT 2004

You can use the configurationSettings class in the Smart Device Framework,
this has a model similar to that in the desktop .NET framework:-
http://www.opennetcf.org/library/OpenNETCF.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.html

Download here:-
http://www.opennetcf.org/sdf/

Peter

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"Jesse" <jaufiero@cascodev.com> wrote in message
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> Any suggestions for an alternative approach to application
> configurability?
> Preferably some kind of utility assembly that is wrapped nicely.
>
> I downloaded a utility from
> http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/SmartConfig.asp
> but it proved to be very difficult to work with.
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse
>
>

Chris
Tue May 11 15:44:07 CDT 2004

OpenNETCF.org has a Configuration namespace that may help.

The docs are here:
http://opennetcf.org/library/

The code is part of the SDF:
www.OpenNETCF.org/sdf


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"Jesse" <jaufiero@cascodev.com> wrote in message
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> Any suggestions for an alternative approach to application
configurability?
> Preferably some kind of utility assembly that is wrapped nicely.
>
> I downloaded a utility from
http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/SmartConfig.asp
> but it proved to be very difficult to work with.
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse
>
>

Alex
Tue May 11 15:45:14 CDT 2004

OpenNETCF.Configuration

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"Jesse" <jaufiero@cascodev.com> wrote in message
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> Any suggestions for an alternative approach to application
configurability?
> Preferably some kind of utility assembly that is wrapped nicely.
>
> I downloaded a utility from
http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/SmartConfig.asp
> but it proved to be very difficult to work with.
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse
>
>

Jesse
Thu May 13 13:42:55 CDT 2004

looks like what i need. downloading now...

thanks!


"Alex Feinman [MVP]" <public_news@alexfeinman.com> wrote in message
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> OpenNETCF.Configuration
>
> --
> Alex Feinman
> ---
> Visit http://www.opennetcf.org
>
> "Jesse" <jaufiero@cascodev.com> wrote in message
> news:OyUSqZ5NEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Any suggestions for an alternative approach to application
> configurability?
> > Preferably some kind of utility assembly that is wrapped nicely.
> >
> > I downloaded a utility from
> http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/SmartConfig.asp
> > but it proved to be very difficult to work with.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jesse
> >
> >
>
>

Jesse
Thu May 13 15:47:09 CDT 2004

After successfully installing the OpenNETCF SDK, I created an "OpenNETCF"
project. I added an xml file to the project called "XMLFile1.xml".

The xml file has the following text:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<configuration>

<appSettings>

<add key="WebServiceURL"
value="http://10.0.0.73/WebService1/Service1.asmx" />

<add key="Key 2" value="app Settings Value 2" />

<add key="Key 3" value="app Settings Value 3" />

</appSettings>

</configuration>


I added the following code behind a button in the application:


Dim o As New OpenNETCF.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings

o.FilePath = "\Program Files\OpenNETCFApplication1\XMLFile1.xml"

MsgBox(CStr(o.AppSettings.Keys.Count))



I would expect to get "3". Instead I get "0". The file path is correct.
Any ideas?



Thanks,

Jesse




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> OpenNETCF.Configuration
>
> --
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> ---
> Visit http://www.opennetcf.org
>
> "Jesse" <jaufiero@cascodev.com> wrote in message
> news:OyUSqZ5NEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Any suggestions for an alternative approach to application
> configurability?
> > Preferably some kind of utility assembly that is wrapped nicely.
> >
> > I downloaded a utility from
> http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/SmartConfig.asp
> > but it proved to be very difficult to work with.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jesse
> >
> >
>
>

Alex
Fri May 14 18:14:49 CDT 2004

Few things:

1) AppSettings is a static member that represents the contents of a
particular file: appname.exe.config.
2) To use this class with an arbitrary file do the following:
Dim o As New OpenNETCF.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings

o.FilePath = "\Program Files\OpenNETCFApplication1\XMLFile1.xml"

o.Read()

MsgBox(CStr(o.List.Keys.Count))


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"Jesse" <jaufiero@cascodev.com> wrote in message
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> After successfully installing the OpenNETCF SDK, I created an "OpenNETCF"
> project. I added an xml file to the project called "XMLFile1.xml".
>
> The xml file has the following text:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
>
> <configuration>
>
> <appSettings>
>
> <add key="WebServiceURL"
> value="http://10.0.0.73/WebService1/Service1.asmx" />
>
> <add key="Key 2" value="app Settings Value 2" />
>
> <add key="Key 3" value="app Settings Value 3" />
>
> </appSettings>
>
> </configuration>
>
>
> I added the following code behind a button in the application:
>
>
> Dim o As New OpenNETCF.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings
>
> o.FilePath = "\Program Files\OpenNETCFApplication1\XMLFile1.xml"
>
> MsgBox(CStr(o.AppSettings.Keys.Count))
>
>
>
> I would expect to get "3". Instead I get "0". The file path is correct.
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jesse
>
>
>
>
> "Alex Feinman [MVP]" <public_news@alexfeinman.com> wrote in message
> news:OMqtdj5NEHA.2244@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > OpenNETCF.Configuration
> >
> > --
> > Alex Feinman
> > ---
> > Visit http://www.opennetcf.org
> >
> > "Jesse" <jaufiero@cascodev.com> wrote in message
> > news:OyUSqZ5NEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > Any suggestions for an alternative approach to application
> > configurability?
> > > Preferably some kind of utility assembly that is wrapped nicely.
> > >
> > > I downloaded a utility from
> > http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/SmartConfig.asp
> > > but it proved to be very difficult to work with.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jesse
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>