How to query App.config? 2

[EwS]

Here's my App.config file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <sectionGroup name="customers">
      <section name="test1" type="System.Configuration.DictionarySectionHandler" />
      <section name="test2" type="System.Configuration.DictionarySectionHandler" />      
    </sectionGroup>    
  </configSections>

  <appSettings>
        <add key="ConnectionString" value="some value here" />
    </appSettings>

  <customers>
    <test1>
      <add key="CustCode" value="0001" />
      <add key="FtpHost" value="ftp://xxx.com" />
      <add key="FtpAccount" value="user1" />
      <add key="FtpPassword" value="password1" />
      <add key="Active" value="Y" />      
    </test1>
    <test2>
      <add key="CustCode" value="0002" />
      <add key="FtpHost" value="ftp://yyy.com" />
      <add key="FtpAccount" value="user2" />
      <add key="FtpPassword" value="password2" />
      <add key="Active" value="Y" />      
    </test2>
  </customers>    
</configuration>

If I know the 'CustCode' value (such as "0001"), how can I retrieve all the other values for 'test1'?
I appreciate your help! Thank you.

 

[jebenson]

I would advise against using the App.Config file to store this kind of data. Put the info into a DataSet, and use .WriteXML to save the data to an XML file and .ReadXML to retrieve the data.



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[ThatRickGuy]

Agreed. There is a FAQ here:

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=6320

that shows the code for an XML based INI file that uses the user's data storage folder.

IMO, the App.Config file should never be used for anything that will change, passwords, server names, etc... Many network admins lock down the C: so that only admins can install software. If that C: is locked, and you are trying to alter the App.Config, you're going to have a very hard go at it. Thus the reason for storing user settings and any dynamic application information in a separate file in a location that you are guarantied to have write access.

-Rick

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