User.config file creation

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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
 
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
 
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