ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig() always returns null

[alphaoide]

The following always indicates that the config section is not found

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

}

Here's the whole content of app.config

<?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>

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

[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.

[notsure]

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.

just an ide but have try:

Code:

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

}

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

[alphaoide]

@notsure, same thing, the method returns null.

[alphaoide]

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.