Files that configure the initial settings for some computer programs.
Questions tagged [configuration-files]
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Azure configuration settings and Microsoft.WindowsAzure.CloudConfigurationManager
Apparently Microsoft.WindowsAzure.CloudConfigurationManager.GetSettings will start by looking in ServiceConfiguration.*.cscfg and then fall back to web.config and app.config.
But - what format should this be in web/app .config?
E.g. to get…

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Adding a body to a HttpWebRequest that is being used with the azure service mgmt api
How would i go about adding to the body of a HttpWebRequest?
The body needs to be made up of the following
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Why there's no configuration file at all for dependency injection with Google Guice?
I am checking out Google Guice as DI framework but I am a bit puzzled: why there's no configuration file at all?
I found a partial explanation on this question but it is still not clear how I would be able to set my component roles (or any other…

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Configuration System Failed To Initialize
In my application when I try to get the connection string by using this code :
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ConStr"].ConnectionString;
It throws an exception that "Configuration System Failed To Initialize". Where…

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How to make the Visual Studio compiler ignore a file?
Is anyone aware of a way to make visual studio completely ignore a file when compiling? I have a C# solution that has a foo.config file that isn't really a standard config file - it's just a text file. During compiling VS grabs a hold of the file…

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bind multiple IP in mongoDb 4.x.x
for mongoDB 4.0.3,
unable to add multiple ips in bindIp
following config works for localhost
net:
port:27017
bindIp:127.0.0.1
Following works for logging from other ip:
net:
port:27017
bindIp:0.0.0.0
following doesn't work
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ZeroMQ failing to communicate between two Docker containers
I'm trying to set up a toy example of Docker networking with ZeroMQ in macOS, where the serverd.py sends a message to the clientd.py and the client simply displays it using PUSH/PULL. If I run them outside of the container they work fine, but I'm…

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what would be a quick way to read a property file in python?
I have a file with the format
VarName=Value
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I want to read it into a hash such that H("VarName") will return the value.
What would be a quick way? (read a set of strings, split all of them where the equality sign is, and then put it into a…

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Spark configuration change in runtime
So asking if anyone knows a way to change the Spark properties (e.g. spark.executor.memory, spark.shuffle.spill.compress, etc) during runtime, so that a change may take effect between the tasks/stages during a job...
So I know that...
1) The…

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Best Practice for storing settings for a .NET Windows Service: Service Property Settings, Serialization,
I am working on a .NET Windows Service where I am trying to store settings that will be used when the service is started and while it is running. I have searched through posts on SO and found that using the Settings in the properties of the project…

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Precedence of Configuration options: Environment, Registry, Configuration file and Commandline In What Order?
So this is a funny little thing I thing Stack Overflow has not discussed before. Not really a life and death question, but something I'd like to hear your input.
In short: my program is a bit over engineered in this regard: it takes configuration…

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How to Write to a User.Config file through ConfigurationManager?
I'm trying to persist user settings to a configuration file using ConfigurationManager.
I want to scope these settings to the user only, because application changes can't be saved on Vista/Win 7 without admin privileges.
This seems to get me the…

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How to specify in YAML to always create log file in the project's folder using dictConfig?
In my Python program I have the following code:
def main():
# The file's path
path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
...
# Config file relative to this file
loggingConf = open('{0}/configs/logging.yml'.format(path),…

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How to read values from multiple Configuration file in c# within a single project?
Here in my project I have two application configuration files called app.config and accessLevel.config. Now using the OpenExeConfiguration I was able to access the app.config.exe file but not the accessLevel.config. Please help on this.
The main…

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Can Spring Parse and Inject Properties Files?
I already know how to:
Load properties files into my Spring configuration using:
Build properties objects on the fly using:
some…

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