ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig() always returns null

The following always indicates that the config section is not found

Code:

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if ((IDictionary)ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig("LogSettings") == null)
{
    Console.WriteLine("I'm null");
    return;
}
else
{

}

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Here's the whole content of app.config

Code:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <section name="LogSettings"
            type="System.Configuration.SingleTagSectionHandler"/>
  </configSections>

  <LogSettings EnableLog="True"
              LogDirPath="Log"
              LogFileBaseName="Log"
              ErrorEventLogFileBaseName="Log.Error"
              PrefixMessageWithDateTime="True"
              ExpiryDays="15"
              DeleteExpiredLogFiles="True"
              WriteErrorEventToSeparateFile="True"
              AppendLogFileNameWithDateTime="True"
              SendEmailOnErrorEvent="True"
              EmailTo="[email protected]"
              EmailFrom="[email protected]"
              EmailCc="[email protected]"
              EmailBcc="[email protected]" />
 
</configuration>

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So, why haven't I been able to read "LogSettings" section? Thanks for the help.

I tried it on another computer thinking it was bad installation, but, nope, same thing. At home was VS 2005, .NET 1.1 and 2.0; at work was VS 2003, .NET 1.1.

Can anyone try it on their computer if the method (ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig) works at all? Thanks. I appreciate it.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by alphaoide

I tried it on another computer thinking it was bad installation, but, nope, same thing. At home was VS 2005, .NET 1.1 and 2.0; at work was VS 2003, .NET 1.1.

Can anyone try it on their computer if the method (ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig) works at all? Thanks. I appreciate it.

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just an ide but have try:

Code:

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Code:

if (ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig("LogSettings" == null) //<-- with no cast?
{
    Console.WriteLine("I'm null");
    return;
}
else
{

}

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(((also empty blocks should be documented)))

@notsure, same thing, the method returns null.

For two days I thought I would hate .NET. I figured out my mistake.

I have a solution with two projects: a class library and it's driver. The App.config was in class library project, when it's supposed to go in the driver project.