configuration-files

Normally, I code as follows for getting a particular item in a variable as follows try: config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser() config.read(self.iniPathName) except ConfigParser.MissingSectionHeaderError, e: raise WrongIniFormatError(`e`) try: self.makeDB = config.get("DB","makeDB") except ConfigParser.NoOptionError: self.makeDB = 0 Is there any way to read all the contents in a python dictionary? For example [A] x=1 y=2 z=3 [B] x=1 y=2 z=3 is written into val["A"]["x"] = 1 ... val["B"]["z"] = 3 I suggest subclassing ConfigParser.ConfigParser (or SafeConfigParser , &c) to safely access the

I need to store a bunch of configuration information in PHP. I have considered the following.... // Doesn't seem right. $mysqlPass = 'password'; // Seems slightly better. $config = array( 'mysql_pass' => 'password' ); // Seems dangerous having this data accessible by anything. but it can't be // changed via this method. define('MYSQL_PASSWORD', 'password'); // Don't know if this is such a good idea. class Config { const static MYSQL_PASSWORD = 'password'; } This is all I have thought of so far. I intend to import this configuration information into my application with require /config.inc.php .

I'm a new Windows programmer and I'm not sure where I should store user configurable application settings. I understand the need to provide a user friendly means for the user to change application settings, like an Edit | Settings form or similar. But where should I store the values after the user hits the Apply button on that form? What are the pros and cons of storing settings in the Windows registry vs. storing them in a local INI file or config file or similar? Pros of config file: Easy to do. Don't need to know any Windows API calls. You just need to know the file I/O interface of your

Has anyone worked out how to get PowerShell to use app.config files? I have a couple of .NET DLL's I'd like to use in one of my scripts but they expect their own config sections to be present in app.config / web.config . millerjs Cross-referencing with this thread, which helped me with the same question: Subsonic Access To App.Config Connection Strings From Referenced DLL in Powershell Script I added the following to my script, before invoking the DLL that needs config settings, where $configpath is the location of the file I want to load: [appdomain]::CurrentDomain.SetData("APP_CONFIG_FILE",

I have created a C# console based project . In that project i have some variables like companyName , companyType which are Strings. companyName="someCompanyName"; companyType="someCompanyType"; I need to create a config file and read values from it, and then initialize the variables companyName , companyType in the code. How can i create a config file (or equivalent) ? How can i read from the config file ? goric Add an Application Configuration File item to your project (right click project > add item). This will create a file called app.config in your project. Edit the file by adding entries