Reading dll.config (not app.config!) from a plugin module

Question

I am writing a C# .NET 2.0 .dll that is a plug in to a Larger application. The visual studio project for my module has a app.config file which is copied to a MyProj.dll.con

Answer 1

You will need to load the x.dll.config (with the Configuration API) yourself. All the automatic file handling (including the .Settings) is all about machine.config/y.exe.config/user-settings.

To open a named config file:

• Reference System.Configuration.dll assembly.
• Using System.Configuration

• Create code like:

  Configuration GetDllConfiguration(Assembly targetAsm) {
    var configFile = targetAsm.Location + ".config";
    var map = new ExeConfigurationFileMap {
      ExeConfigFilename = configFile
    };
    return ConfigurationManager.OpenMappedExeConfiguration(map, ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
  }