How to add App.Config file in Console Application

Question

I want to store the connection string and some parameters in app.config file which we generaly do for windows aplication but I can't find app.config file for console application. So how should I use this file, how to add this file or there is some other work arroud for the same functionality. I am working in console application

Answer 1

Right click on application->Go to Add->you will see the exact picture What i have attached here->Pick the Application Config File.

Answer 2

source: http://blog.nickgravelyn.com/2010/02/visual-studio-2010-xna-and-you/

Answer 3

Well, the other answers might have worked for others, but for me, adding a settings file to the project's properties solved the problem - it actually serialized the settings (which are editable via a visual designer) to the config file for me. So this way, the config file approach showed in the other answers here didn't work for me, but instead creating a settings file did work.

The steps are:

Project (not solution) > Add > New Item > Settings File

In addition, you might want to have your settings available in your code with strongly-typed values. I did the following:

1. renamed the settings file to something useful - mine was "Settings.settings"
2. moved this file to the "Project > Properties" section
3. double-clicked the settings file icon
4. In the designer, added settings keys and values
5. Viola! You have the settings available in your app, with strongly-typed values!

So, now I could access my settings like this (from my console app):

bool boolSetting = Properties.Settings.Default.is_debug_mode;

After compilation, I found that these settings are stored automatically in a file named "AssemblyName.exe.config", alongside the console binary itself in the Debug directory.

So, I think this is a cleaner, and more flexible way of creating and managing the app's config file.

NOTE: Am running Visual Studio Ultimate 2012, and am building a .NET 3.5 console app.