When using settings file, updating app.config directly yields no results

Asked May 29 '12 at 21:11

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I am using a settings file (*.settings) in one of my console application projects. The problem is that if I directly update, the app.config generated by the settings file, the changes do not take effect. For any change in configuration, I need to open the code and update the settings file. Is this the expected behavior?

Update: I took Simon's advice and dropped the settings file altogether. Now I just use a config file in the project that has the entry point to the application. Things are a lot simpler now.

edited Jun 11 '15 at 19:04

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Can you post an example of what you changed and what's not working as expected? – debracey May 29 '12 at 21:53
If you're using a settings file why are you changing the keys/values directly in the app.config? – The Muffin Man May 29 '12 at 22:08
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i find the designer experience of settings files to be unnecessarily complex. just place your config settings directly in the app.config – Simon May 30 '12 at 00:59
I think app.config is generated every time from settings file every time you run the application. – Romil Kumar Jain Jun 01 '12 at 13:02

When using settings file, updating app.config directly yields no results

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