CSharp/C#, Best way to have config file for Assembly?

Best way to have config file for Assembly?

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Hayato Irium #1 / 4	Best way to have config file for Assembly? Hi, I'm trying to come up with a solution to have a configuration file for an Assembly. I know hoge.dll.config doesn't work like it does for .exe file. When I try to use Assembly.ExecutingAssembly().Location and if the Assembly is registered in GAC, it returns something like C:\winnt\assembly\hoge\23009_9879\hoge.dll, which is not acceptable. I tried CodeBase property, but result is still the same. I guess if the Assembly is not registered in GAC, it will return the correct path to the Assembly. What would be the best practice? Should the host app pass the path to the configuration file I created? I know it may work, but I don't really like the solution because I want Assembly itself to know where the configuration file is without hardcoding. Any help is appreciated.
Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:14:18 GMT

Christoph Schittk #2 / 4	Best way to have config file for Assembly? I am using library specific confguration files, by checking the in-file in the GAC directory for the location from where the assembly was registered. That's the only approach I found to work for assemblies in the GAC. Let me know if you need a code example. HTH, Christoph Schittko Quote: > Hi, > I'm trying to come up with a solution to have a configuration file for an > Assembly. > I know hoge.dll.config doesn't work like it does for .exe file. When I try > to use > Assembly.ExecutingAssembly().Location and if the Assembly is registered in > GAC, > it returns something like C:\winnt\assembly\hoge\23009_9879\hoge.dll, which > is not > acceptable. I tried CodeBase property, but result is still the same. > I guess if the Assembly is not registered in GAC, it will return the correct > path to the Assembly. > What would be the best practice? Should the host app pass the path to the > configuration > file I created? I know it may work, but I don't really like the solution > because I want Assembly > itself to know where the configuration file is without hardcoding. > Any help is appreciated.
Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:33:24 GMT

Christoph Schittk #3 / 4	Best way to have config file for Assembly? Here are a few lines to get to the path where your library assembly is located. string s = ""; System.Reflection.Assembly executingAssembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(); if( ( true == executingAssembly.GlobalAssemblyCache ) { INIReader iniReader = new INIReader( System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(executingAssembly.Location), "__AssemblyInfo__.ini" ) ); s = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName( iniReader.ReadString("AssemblyInfo", "URL", "") ); Quote: } else { s = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssem bly().CodeBase); Quote: } Once you have the path you can read it with the method of your choice. One of the DevelopMentor guys has an example class to read an assembly configuration file. You can also parse the config file by hand or with Xml Serialization. I found INIReader class somewhere on the internet, but it's just a wrapper aroud the Win32 API GetPrivateProfile methods. I'm sure you can find it on Google. HTH, Christoph Schittko Quote: > Hi, > Thank you very much for your reply. > I would really like to have a look at your code example. > Could you point me where I can get it? > Thanks message > > I am using library specific confguration files, by checking the in-file in > > the GAC directory for the location from where the assembly was registered. > > That's the only approach I found to work for assemblies in the GAC. > > Let me know if you need a code example. > > HTH, > > Christoph Schittko > > > Hi, > > > I'm trying to come up with a solution to have a configuration file for > an > > > Assembly. > > > I know hoge.dll.config doesn't work like it does for .exe file. When I > try > > > to use > > > Assembly.ExecutingAssembly().Location and if the Assembly is registered > in > > > GAC, > > > it returns something like C:\winnt\assembly\hoge\23009_9879\hoge.dll, > > which > > > is not > > > acceptable. I tried CodeBase property, but result is still the same. > > > I guess if the Assembly is not registered in GAC, it will return the > > correct > > > path to the Assembly. > > > What would be the best practice? Should the host app pass the path to > the > > > configuration > > > file I created? I know it may work, but I don't really like the solution > > > because I want Assembly > > > itself to know where the configuration file is without hardcoding. > > > Any help is appreciated.
Wed, 13 Apr 2005 07:05:27 GMT

Hayato Irium #4 / 4	Best way to have config file for Assembly? Hi, Thank you very much for your reply. I would really like to have a look at your code example. Could you point me where I can get it? Thanks Quote: > I am using library specific confguration files, by checking the in-file in > the GAC directory for the location from where the assembly was registered. > That's the only approach I found to work for assemblies in the GAC. > Let me know if you need a code example. > HTH, > Christoph Schittko > > Hi, > > I'm trying to come up with a solution to have a configuration file for an > > Assembly. > > I know hoge.dll.config doesn't work like it does for .exe file. When I try > > to use > > Assembly.ExecutingAssembly().Location and if the Assembly is registered in > > GAC, > > it returns something like C:\winnt\assembly\hoge\23009_9879\hoge.dll, > which > > is not > > acceptable. I tried CodeBase property, but result is still the same. > > I guess if the Assembly is not registered in GAC, it will return the > correct > > path to the Assembly. > > What would be the best practice? Should the host app pass the path to the > > configuration > > file I created? I know it may work, but I don't really like the solution > > because I want Assembly > > itself to know where the configuration file is without hardcoding. > > Any help is appreciated.
Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:59:38 GMT

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