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I am working on a web app that I want to be able to use a separate
config file on, in addition to the web.config file that's already
working in the application.

If I put the following in the web.config file (VS 2005, Framework 2.0),
I can retrieve the values fine:

<appSettings>
<add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City Downloads\test"/>
<add key="fileTransaction" value="\Transactions\"/>
<add key="TimerInterval" value="20000"/>
<add key="Conn" value ="Data Source=dellserver\sql2000;Initial
Catalog=CIC_BankModel;Persist Security Info=True;User
ID=sa;Password=adminsql"/>
</appSettings>

I retrieve the value with this line in the codefile in one of the apps
on the page:

Session("MyExchangeServer") =
WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings("fileInputFold er").ToString

The placement of the above appsettings line is right after the
</system.web> in the web.config file, and immediately before the
<system.net> line.

Any of those values can be read with no problem if they're in the
web.config file.

I added a new item to my project, app.config.

It looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
Note: As an alternative to hand editing this file you can use the
web admin tool to configure settings for your application. Use
the Website->Asp.Net Configuration option in Visual Studio.
A full list of settings and comments can be found in
machine.config.comments usually located in
\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config
-->
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City Downloads\test"/>
<add key="fileTransaction" value="\Transactions\"/>
<add key="TimerInterval" value="20000"/>
<add key="Conn" value ="Data Source=dellserver\sql2000;Initial
Catalog=CIC_BankModel;Persist Security Info=True;User
ID=sa;Password=adminsql"/>
</appSettings>
<connectionStrings/>
<system.web>
<!--
Set compilation debug="true" to insert debugging
symbols into the compiled page. Because this
affects performance, set this value to true only
during development.
-->
<compilation debug="false" />
<!--
The <authentication> section enables configuration
of the security authentication mode used by
ASP.NET to identify an incoming user.
-->
<authentication mode="Windows" />
<!--
The <customErrors> section enables configuration
of what to do if/when an unhandled error occurs
during the execution of a request. Specifically,
it enables developers to configure html error pages
to be displayed in place of a error stack trace.

<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly"
defaultRedirect="GenericErrorPage.htm">
<error statusCode="403" redirect="NoAccess.htm" />
<error statusCode="404" redirect="FileNotFound.htm" />
</customErrors>
-->
</system.web>

</configuration>


It returns this message when I try to load the page.

The format of a configSource file must be an element containing the name
of the section. (C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\test\App.config line 10)

The only thing I have changed from the original app.config file was
where appSettings was already in the file, in the form <appSettings/>.
Where you see the <appSettings> and the 3-4 lines followed by the
</appSettings>, I simply replaced it.

The exact error on the page is:

Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration
file required to service this request. Please review the specific error
details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: The format of a configSource file must be an
element containing the name of the section.

Source Error:


Line 8: \Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config
Line 9: -->
Line 10: <configuration>
Line 11: <appSettings>
Line 12: <add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City
Downloads\test"/>


Source File: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\test\App.config Line: 10


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42;
ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.210


Any idea what I am doing wrong on this? I'd like to do some more with
this alternate config file, but I'm just trying to get the simple stuff
to work, before I do anything else.

Thanks,

BC

Blasting Cap,

The use of the ConfigSource attribute is as follows:

Each section that supports configSource gets specified as
<membership configSource="config\membership.config"/>

In the membership.config (name doesn't matter), you would specify only the
membership section.

<membership defaultProvider="CustomSqlMembershipProvider"
userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15">
<providers>
<clear/>
<add name="CustomSqlMembershipProvider"
connectionStringName="<connString>"
type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web,
Version=2.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
applicationName="<appname>"
requiresUniqueEmail="false"
minRequiredPasswordLength="7"
minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="1"
maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5"
passwordAttemptWindow="5"
passwordFormat="Hashed"
enablePasswordRetrieval="false"
enablePasswordReset="true"/>
</providers>
</membership>

Here is some more info:
http://weblogs.asp.net/fmarguerie/ar...ion-files.aspx

Hope this helps,


Steve

"Blasting Cap" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I am working on a web app that I want to be able to use a separate config
> file on, in addition to the web.config file that's already working in the
> application.
>
> If I put the following in the web.config file (VS 2005, Framework 2.0), I
> can retrieve the values fine:
>
> <appSettings>
> <add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City Downloads\test"/>
> <add key="fileTransaction" value="\Transactions\"/>
> <add key="TimerInterval" value="20000"/>
> <add key="Conn" value ="Data Source=dellserver\sql2000;Initial
> Catalog=CIC_BankModel;Persist Security Info=True;User
> ID=sa;Password=adminsql"/>
> </appSettings>
>
> I retrieve the value with this line in the codefile in one of the apps on
> the page:
>
> Session("MyExchangeServer") =
> WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings("fileInputFold er").ToString
>
> The placement of the above appsettings line is right after the
> </system.web> in the web.config file, and immediately before the
> <system.net> line.
>
> Any of those values can be read with no problem if they're in the
> web.config file.
>
> I added a new item to my project, app.config.
>
> It looks like this:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!--
> Note: As an alternative to hand editing this file you can use the
> web admin tool to configure settings for your application. Use
> the Website->Asp.Net Configuration option in Visual Studio.
> A full list of settings and comments can be found in
> machine.config.comments usually located in
> \Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config
> -->
> <configuration>
> <appSettings>
> <add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City Downloads\test"/>
> <add key="fileTransaction" value="\Transactions\"/>
> <add key="TimerInterval" value="20000"/>
> <add key="Conn" value ="Data Source=dellserver\sql2000;Initial
> Catalog=CIC_BankModel;Persist Security Info=True;User
> ID=sa;Password=adminsql"/>
> </appSettings>
> <connectionStrings/>
> <system.web>
> <!--
> Set compilation debug="true" to insert debugging
> symbols into the compiled page. Because this
> affects performance, set this value to true only
> during development.
> -->
> <compilation debug="false" />
> <!--
> The <authentication> section enables configuration
> of the security authentication mode used by
> ASP.NET to identify an incoming user.
> -->
> <authentication mode="Windows" />
> <!--
> The <customErrors> section enables configuration
> of what to do if/when an unhandled error occurs
> during the execution of a request. Specifically,
> it enables developers to configure html error pages
> to be displayed in place of a error stack trace.
>
> <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly"
> defaultRedirect="GenericErrorPage.htm">
> <error statusCode="403" redirect="NoAccess.htm" />
> <error statusCode="404" redirect="FileNotFound.htm" />
> </customErrors>
> -->
> </system.web>
>
> </configuration>
>
>
> It returns this message when I try to load the page.
>
> The format of a configSource file must be an element containing the name
> of the section. (C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\test\App.config line 10)
>
> The only thing I have changed from the original app.config file was where
> appSettings was already in the file, in the form <appSettings/>. Where you
> see the <appSettings> and the 3-4 lines followed by the </appSettings>, I
> simply replaced it.
>
> The exact error on the page is:
>
> Configuration Error
> Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration
> file required to service this request. Please review the specific error
> details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.
>
> Parser Error Message: The format of a configSource file must be an element
> containing the name of the section.
>
> Source Error:
>
>
> Line 8: \Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config
> Line 9: -->
> Line 10: <configuration>
> Line 11: <appSettings>
> Line 12: <add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City
> Downloads\test"/>
>
>
> Source File: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\test\App.config Line: 10
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42;
> ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.210
>
>
> Any idea what I am doing wrong on this? I'd like to do some more with
> this alternate config file, but I'm just trying to get the simple stuff to
> work, before I do anything else.
>
> Thanks,
>
> BC

Steve -

thanks for the assistance. With your example and the link, I finally
saw what I was doing.....

Thanks!!

BC



PlatinumBay wrote:
> Blasting Cap,
>
> The use of the ConfigSource attribute is as follows:
>
> Each section that supports configSource gets specified as
> <membership configSource="config\membership.config"/>
>
> In the membership.config (name doesn't matter), you would specify only the
> membership section.
>
> <membership defaultProvider="CustomSqlMembershipProvider"
> userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15">
> <providers>
> <clear/>
> <add name="CustomSqlMembershipProvider"
> connectionStringName="<connString>"
> type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web,
> Version=2.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
> applicationName="<appname>"
> requiresUniqueEmail="false"
> minRequiredPasswordLength="7"
> minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="1"
> maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5"
> passwordAttemptWindow="5"
> passwordFormat="Hashed"
> enablePasswordRetrieval="false"
> enablePasswordReset="true"/>
> </providers>
> </membership>
>
> Here is some more info:
> http://weblogs.asp.net/fmarguerie/ar...ion-files.aspx
>
> Hope this helps,
>
>
> Steve
>
> "Blasting Cap" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I am working on a web app that I want to be able to use a separate config
>> file on, in addition to the web.config file that's already working in the
>> application.
>>
>> If I put the following in the web.config file (VS 2005, Framework 2.0), I
>> can retrieve the values fine:
>>
>> <appSettings>
>> <add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City Downloads\test"/>
>> <add key="fileTransaction" value="\Transactions\"/>
>> <add key="TimerInterval" value="20000"/>
>> <add key="Conn" value ="Data Source=dellserver\sql2000;Initial
>> Catalog=CIC_BankModel;Persist Security Info=True;User
>> ID=sa;Password=adminsql"/>
>> </appSettings>
>>
>> I retrieve the value with this line in the codefile in one of the apps on
>> the page:
>>
>> Session("MyExchangeServer") =
>> WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings("fileInputFold er").ToString
>>
>> The placement of the above appsettings line is right after the
>> </system.web> in the web.config file, and immediately before the
>> <system.net> line.
>>
>> Any of those values can be read with no problem if they're in the
>> web.config file.
>>
>> I added a new item to my project, app.config.
>>
>> It looks like this:
>>
>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>> <!--
>> Note: As an alternative to hand editing this file you can use the
>> web admin tool to configure settings for your application. Use
>> the Website->Asp.Net Configuration option in Visual Studio.
>> A full list of settings and comments can be found in
>> machine.config.comments usually located in
>> \Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config
>> -->
>> <configuration>
>> <appSettings>
>> <add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City Downloads\test"/>
>> <add key="fileTransaction" value="\Transactions\"/>
>> <add key="TimerInterval" value="20000"/>
>> <add key="Conn" value ="Data Source=dellserver\sql2000;Initial
>> Catalog=CIC_BankModel;Persist Security Info=True;User
>> ID=sa;Password=adminsql"/>
>> </appSettings>
>> <connectionStrings/>
>> <system.web>
>> <!--
>> Set compilation debug="true" to insert debugging
>> symbols into the compiled page. Because this
>> affects performance, set this value to true only
>> during development.
>> -->
>> <compilation debug="false" />
>> <!--
>> The <authentication> section enables configuration
>> of the security authentication mode used by
>> ASP.NET to identify an incoming user.
>> -->
>> <authentication mode="Windows" />
>> <!--
>> The <customErrors> section enables configuration
>> of what to do if/when an unhandled error occurs
>> during the execution of a request. Specifically,
>> it enables developers to configure html error pages
>> to be displayed in place of a error stack trace.
>>
>> <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly"
>> defaultRedirect="GenericErrorPage.htm">
>> <error statusCode="403" redirect="NoAccess.htm" />
>> <error statusCode="404" redirect="FileNotFound.htm" />
>> </customErrors>
>> -->
>> </system.web>
>>
>> </configuration>
>>
>>
>> It returns this message when I try to load the page.
>>
>> The format of a configSource file must be an element containing the name
>> of the section. (C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\test\App.config line 10)
>>
>> The only thing I have changed from the original app.config file was where
>> appSettings was already in the file, in the form <appSettings/>. Where you
>> see the <appSettings> and the 3-4 lines followed by the </appSettings>, I
>> simply replaced it.
>>
>> The exact error on the page is:
>>
>> Configuration Error
>> Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration
>> file required to service this request. Please review the specific error
>> details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.
>>
>> Parser Error Message: The format of a configSource file must be an element
>> containing the name of the section.
>>
>> Source Error:
>>
>>
>> Line 8: \Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config
>> Line 9: -->
>> Line 10: <configuration>
>> Line 11: <appSettings>
>> Line 12: <add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City
>> Downloads\test"/>
>>
>>
>> Source File: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\test\App.config Line: 10
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42;
>> ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.210
>>
>>
>> Any idea what I am doing wrong on this? I'd like to do some more with
>> this alternate config file, but I'm just trying to get the simple stuff to
>> work, before I do anything else.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> BC
>
>

re:
!> I want to be able to use a separate config file on, in addition to
!> the web.config file that's already working in the application.

To use a separate config file for the appsettings section of web.config, use :

<appSettings configSource="somefile.config"/>

To enable the configuration to be recognized on any change to "somefile.config",
edit machine.config, in the <configSections> section, and edit <section name="appSettings" ... >,
adding : restartOnExternalChanges="true"

That'd make it :

<section name="appSettings" type="System.Configuration.AppSettingsSection, System.Configuration,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" restartOnExternalChanges="true"
requirePermission="false" />



Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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"Blasting Cap" <> wrote in message news:...
>
> I am working on a web app that I want to be able to use a separate config file on, in addition to
> the web.config file that's already working in the application.
>
> If I put the following in the web.config file (VS 2005, Framework 2.0), I can retrieve the values
> fine:
>
> <appSettings>
> <add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City Downloads\test"/>
> <add key="fileTransaction" value="\Transactions\"/>
> <add key="TimerInterval" value="20000"/>
> <add key="Conn" value ="Data Source=dellserver\sql2000;Initial Catalog=CIC_BankModel;Persist
> Security Info=True;User ID=sa;Password=adminsql"/>
> </appSettings>
>
> I retrieve the value with this line in the codefile in one of the apps on the page:
>
> Session("MyExchangeServer") = WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings("fileInputFold er").ToString
>
> The placement of the above appsettings line is right after the </system.web> in the web.config
> file, and immediately before the <system.net> line.
>
> Any of those values can be read with no problem if they're in the web.config file.
>
> I added a new item to my project, app.config.
>
> It looks like this:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!--
> Note: As an alternative to hand editing this file you can use the
> web admin tool to configure settings for your application. Use
> the Website->Asp.Net Configuration option in Visual Studio.
> A full list of settings and comments can be found in
> machine.config.comments usually located in
> \Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config
> -->
> <configuration>
> <appSettings>
> <add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City Downloads\test"/>
> <add key="fileTransaction" value="\Transactions\"/>
> <add key="TimerInterval" value="20000"/>
> <add key="Conn" value ="Data Source=dellserver\sql2000;Initial Catalog=CIC_BankModel;Persist
> Security Info=True;User ID=sa;Password=adminsql"/>
> </appSettings>
> <connectionStrings/>
> <system.web>
> <!--
> Set compilation debug="true" to insert debugging
> symbols into the compiled page. Because this
> affects performance, set this value to true only
> during development.
> -->
> <compilation debug="false" />
> <!--
> The <authentication> section enables configuration
> of the security authentication mode used by
> ASP.NET to identify an incoming user.
> -->
> <authentication mode="Windows" />
> <!--
> The <customErrors> section enables configuration
> of what to do if/when an unhandled error occurs
> during the execution of a request. Specifically,
> it enables developers to configure html error pages
> to be displayed in place of a error stack trace.
>
> <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="GenericErrorPage.htm">
> <error statusCode="403" redirect="NoAccess.htm" />
> <error statusCode="404" redirect="FileNotFound.htm" />
> </customErrors>
> -->
> </system.web>
>
> </configuration>
>
>
> It returns this message when I try to load the page.
>
> The format of a configSource file must be an element containing the name of the section.
> (C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\test\App.config line 10)
>
> The only thing I have changed from the original app.config file was where appSettings was already
> in the file, in the form <appSettings/>. Where you see the <appSettings> and the 3-4 lines
> followed by the </appSettings>, I simply replaced it.
>
> The exact error on the page is:
>
> Configuration Error
> Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service
> this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file
> appropriately.
>
> Parser Error Message: The format of a configSource file must be an element containing the name of
> the section.
>
> Source Error:
>
>
> Line 8: \Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config
> Line 9: -->
> Line 10: <configuration>
> Line 11: <appSettings>
> Line 12: <add key="fileInputFolder" value="C:\National City Downloads\test"/>
>
>
> Source File: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\test\App.config Line: 10
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.210
>
>
> Any idea what I am doing wrong on this? I'd like to do some more with this alternate config file,
> but I'm just trying to get the simple stuff to work, before I do anything else.
>
> Thanks,
>
> BC