How can we write in App.config file at run time?
Generally we use App.config file in project to save the database connection string or any other Valuable values which we want to use in entire project.
But if we write config file manually then user can see all information after open this. So It is helpful to hide all information in config file If we write this at run time.
First save data in Temporary format in file so that the Existing Open application can use the saved values.
public static void SaveData(string ConnectionString1)
{
System.Configuration.Configuration config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
config.AppSettings.Settings.Remove("SqlConnectionADODB");
config.AppSettings.Settings.Add("SqlConnectionADODB", ConnectionString1);
config.Save();
ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection("appSettings");
}
After that you can Save data permamently In App.config file.
public static void WriteData(string key, string value)
{
////load config document for current assembly
XmlDocument doc = loadConfigDocument();
// retrieve appSettings node
XmlNode node = doc.SelectSingleNode("//appSettings");
if (node == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("appSettings section not found in config file.");
}
try
{
// select the 'add' element that contains the key
XmlElement elem = (XmlElement)node.SelectSingleNode(string.Format("//add[@key='{0}']", key));
if (elem != null)
{
// add value for key
elem.SetAttribute("value", value);
}
else
{
// key was not found so create the 'add' element
// and set it's key/value attributes
elem = doc.CreateElement("add");
elem.SetAttribute("key", key);
elem.SetAttribute("value", value);
node.AppendChild(elem);
}
doc.Save(getConfigFilePath());
}
catch
{
throw;
}
}
public static XmlDocument loadConfigDocument()
{
XmlDocument doc = null;
try
{
doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load(getConfigFilePath());
return doc;
}
catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException e)
{
throw new Exception("No configuration file found.", e);
}
}
public static string getConfigFilePath()
{
return Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location + ".config";
}
You should use both function SaveData and WriteData simultaneously in your application.