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Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson

Reputation: 323

Storing and Retrieving Information from app.config/xml file

I have a requirement for storing configuration information relating to a number of different database interfaces. The application will be developed as a Windows Service and I wish to store and retrieve key configuration information from either a custom xml file or the app.config file. The information to be stored/retrieved conforms roughly to the following:

Interface1:
    Source:
        Table: source_table
            Cols:
                column1: source_col1
                column2: source_col2
                column3: source_col3
                column4: source_col4
                column5: source_col5
                column6: source_col6
                etc..
    Dest:
        Table: dest_table
            Cols:
                column1: dest_col1 
                column2: dest_col2
                column3: dest_col3
                column4: dest_col4
                column5: dest_col5
                column6: dest_cols6 
                etc...

Interface2:
    Source:
        Table: source_table
            Cols:
                column1: source_col1
                column2: source_col2
                column3: source_col3
                column4: source_col4
                column5: source_col5
                column6: source_col6
                etc..
    Dest:
        Table: dest_table
            Cols:
                column1: dest_col1 
                column2: dest_col2
                column3: dest_col3
                column4: dest_col4
                column5: dest_col5
                column6: dest_col6  
                etc...

My experience with app.config is limited to storing simple key/value pairs, so I am looking for some inspiration as to how best to proceed.

Kind Regards

Paul J.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 133

Answers (1)

William Xifaras
William Xifaras

Reputation: 5312

You can either create a custom XML file or a Custom Configuration Section in your app.config in which you will have to create a public class that inherits from the System.Configuration.ConfigurationSection class. I would go with the custom config section as its more "out of the box".

Basic example: http://haacked.com/archive/2007/03/12/custom-configuration-sections-in-3-easy-steps.aspx/

Upvotes: 1

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