Hi. This is a C# project.
I have a configuration file (parameters.txt) stored in ...\bin\release.
Running the application while under Visual Studio 2005 ran fine. Moreover, running the *.exe and its shortcut ran fine. However, if I just copy and paste the *.exe application to desktop, the "...can't open parameters.txt file" error appears. however, if I copy the shortcut to the desktop then everything ran fine. What is the difference? I tried copying the parameters.txt file to the same location as the project solution location. This this not work. What is the solution? Thank you in advance.
dtvonly
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Jump to PostStoring configuration info etc. in a separate file is a very bad thing to do. Store such information inside your application in the form of resources or settings. Learn more about it here :
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Narue
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Did you try putting the text file in the same place as the exe on your desktop?
ddanbe
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Storing configuration info etc. in a separate file is a very bad thing to do. Store such information inside your application in the form of resources or settings. Learn more about it here : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cftf714c.aspx
sknake
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The ConfigurationManager is also a handy class when it comes to access configuration files:
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.None)http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.configuration.configurationmanager.aspx
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