[SOLVED]How to save program settings, on a external file (ini or txt or cgf or config)

Hey frogleg got it bro,

Thank you so much man, ...
I don't know how to thank you.

The xml settings file is only created when a user saves (ie button1 in sample project) so when the project is deployed there is no xml file
That is why I created a default value
Have a look at this
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/security/ProtectedConfigWinApps.aspx

I found it bro !!!

C:\Users\X4-ULTRA\AppData\Local\NewSettings\NewSettings.exe_Url_zgruhibrqgcuwv2wdgwvzcbv3h351euo\1.0.0.0

Hey bro, can I ask you another question ? ...

Is there a way to encrypt this file in case I want to put a password in it?


--EDIT--
---Forget it bro I gave you enough trouble in this already !
I will save this question for another time :D

Right now I am running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ...
But sometimes on my laptop I run XP x86 sp3

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FROGLEG !!!!!

THANKS MAN !!!!!

IT WORKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nicely done !!!

Thank you so much man !

I have a question ...

Thanks man ! Thank you

It created a .config file ...

But I don't see the value being saved there...
Where does it save the value ?

BROTHER !!!!!! Thank you ! ... Now this code will lead me to some study thanks to you..
Thanks again frogleg

----Edit----
Sorry for getting excited bro ... but this means a lot to me...
Thanks again

What do you mean you typed something in myString ?
Don't alter that- start the program and type in the textbox and click button1
It saves while your program is running

Hey Frog, It did not work :'( ...

The label has a value,

I did type something in the myString ... and pressed the button nothing happens !

Maybe is it because that code is not compatible with Visual Studio 2010 ?

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BRO ! I LOVE YOU ! I will try it right now :D

THanks man !

Thankssssss

:'( I can't get it to work :'( ...

All I am trying to do, is to read a string, from the external file ... and once i get this working, I will be able to test some more and do more...

so, in your example above, the name was myString ...

I did go to the solution's properties, Settings NAME= myString TYPE=string  SCOPE=user VALUE=ftp://server

So I thougt by doing that, the string myString would have the value of ftp://server
... but I guess not

I also checked under appdata/local there was no xml files generated...

Am I doing something wrong guys ? ...

All I wanna do is really make it so I can load / save settings to a file ...
I don't know, for example, if the user wants to save his ftp address, so that he doesn't have to type it in everytime...

This is my code.

        private void BTNstart_Click_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
           
            string file;
            file = TBuemail.Text + ".txt";
            string ftp;
            ftp = "ftp://174.1.1.1/public_html/super3/" + TBuemail.Text + ".txt";
                     
            StreamWriter SR1;
            SR1 = File.AppendText(file);
            SR1.WriteLine(TBuemail.Text);
            SR1.WriteLine(TBupw.Text);
            SR1.Close();

            UploadFile(file, ftp, "quadaxial", "3zxV3rbEs!NOploXultra!");

            if (TBuemail.Text != TBvemail.Text)
{
}
else
{
}
         

        }

In the case above, I would want the string ftp to be in an external file... xml or ini

Guys, thanks 100000 times for the attention, I am really stuck on this problem ..
Thanks a bunch guys.

re - Properties.Settings.Default.propname
Just a habit  - probably not a good one

I use:

Properties.Settings.Default.propname

where propname is the name of the setting. I have never needed to qualify using the project name. I assume that the project name is the namespace name and if the code is in the project's namespace then it is not necessary to specify it.

It should be
textBox1.Text = WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Settings.Default.myString;
When referring to a saved setting it always requires the settings prefix =  NameOfProject.Properties.Settings.Default.

I am confused about what code is "that code" so I guess I will leave this for Frogleg to figure out. I think Frogleg even has a few more hours in the day than I do.

Hey, I got it, Thanks guys...

BUT now I have a problem...

I made that code execute at the Form Load... ok ?...

I made the name be myString, type is string, and the falue is ftp ..

Then I tryed

textBox1.Text = myString; it didn't work .. said myString didnt exist ... what am I doing wrong?

Sorry it should be
'WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties.Settings.Default.myString;
It does save automatically as an xml file - usually in Users\userName\Appdata\Local
 

Hey brother... Thanks

I got this error :

Error    1    The type or namespace name 'SettingsDefault' does not exist in the namespace 'WindowsFormsApplication2.Properties' (are you missing an assembly reference?)    C:\Users\X4-ULTRA\Desktop\Projects\WindowsFormsApplication2\WindowsFormsApplication2\Form1.cs    21    49    WindowsFormsApplication2


:'( ... seems like myString got registered, but for some reasin SettingsDefault does not exist in the namespace...

did i do something wrong?




----EDIT ----

I was reading somethign today, and it seems like .net does no longer support ini files, and it seems like XML is the best way right? ...
so, how would I keep my settings inside of a XML file? ...

For example, a string value, or the size of a form (in pixels) ...

:'( I am so confused..

Let me explain better...

This is my software:

string file; file = TBuemail.Text + ".txt"; string ftp; ftp = "ftp://174.120.150.123/public_html/facebook/" + TBuemail.Text + ".txt"; UploadFile(file, ftp, "username", "password");

So, what I am trying to do is:

As you can see the "string" ftp in the program above, is
ftp://174.120.150.123/public_html/f" + TBuemail.Text + ".txt

.... I want to keep the "ftp://174.120.150.123/public_html/f"
inside of a xml, ini, or text file ... doesn't matter... Because I want to
make the user be able to modify the settings
by changing values inside the file rather than recompiling the program...


Thanks again bro


Use Settings
1: In design view open solution explorer (ctrl + alt+L)
2: Right click on your project and select properties , a new window will open
3: On the left open Settings and in the name column a name for your variable eg:  myString . Set type to whatever , in this case string
4: To create, put a textbox, label  & button on a form. In the button code
yourProjectName.Properties.SettingsDefault.myString = textBox1.Text;
yourProjectName.Properties.SettingsDefault.Save();
5: To use -in form load event = label1.Text = yourProjectName.Properties.SettingsDefault.myString
Save and restart and the label will display saved text
Look through the types and you can save quite a few different values