how to read a particular setting from a file

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dotnet dev

Hi,

I have a plain text file called myVersions.ver which will have something
like this:

AppVersion: 1.0
DBVersion: 1.0

I will use this file to keep my app version number and database version.
My problem is that after extensive research I cannot figure out how to
read this file. I mean not simple read in which everything in file is
read as a stream. I want to specify that I want the setting
'AppVersion' or 'DBVersion'.

Basically:

1> I want to open this file
2> Query to read 'Appversion'

How can I do this. It's like reading a key in xml file.

Please Please help.


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Hi

Did you already look in the AssemblyInfo.vb class.

That is in my opinion the easiest way to get what you want to archieve,

I hope this helps?

Cor
 
* dotnet dev said:
I have a plain text file called myVersions.ver which will have something
like this:

AppVersion: 1.0
DBVersion: 1.0

I will use this file to keep my app version number and database version.
My problem is that after extensive research I cannot figure out how to
read this file. I mean not simple read in which everything in file is
read as a stream. I want to specify that I want the setting
'AppVersion' or 'DBVersion'.

Basically:

1> I want to open this file
2> Query to read 'Appversion'

How can I do this. It's like reading a key in xml file.
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\\\
Imports System.IO
..
..
..
Dim sr As StreamReader = _
New StreamReader("C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI")
Do While sr.Peek > -1
Dim strLine As String = sr.ReadLine()
Dim astrParts() As String = Strings.Split(strLine, ": ")
If astrParts.Length > 0 Then
If astrParts(0) = "AppVersion" Then
...
End If
End If
Loop
sr.Close()
///
 
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