User.config file creation

[Robert Scheer]

Hi.

I am playing with application and user settings for windows forms
applications. I found this very helpful topic <http://
groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms/
browse_thread/thread/e9a8ba3295ca909b/e903f50e3bd04d68?
lnk=st&q=user.config+group%3A*dotnet*#e903f50e3bd04d68 > that answered
several questions about the subject.

My problem is that I am searching for the User.config file under my
'Documents and Settings' folder and the file is not there. A windows
search on my drive also could not find the file. My question is, when
is the User.config file created? When I compile my application on
Visual Studio or at some other moment?

Regards,
Robert Scheer

 

[martin.zugec]

Hi,

based on my (quick) observation, User.Config is created whenever your
settings are different then default ones...

Consider following example:

I have application where I am specifying following settings:
A=1
B=1
C=1

User can change these settings... If he keeps them (so he is using
default), User.Config is not created.

When he will change
A=1
B=2
C=1
(B only is changed), User.Config is generated and contains all
settings.

Martin