User Setup. Help needed!

Hello, I'm new to C#, I started changing my program from AutoIt to C# last night, and I almost have the major features done. There is one big problem that I am having at the moment. I don't know how to have an XML file as the config file. In the AutoIt version, I use a config.ini file that saves all the information. My program is basically a hub. The user chooses what programs and websites they want to have in the program. They do this through the setup window. When they click the save button, everything gets written to the ini file. Also, because there is an option for 5 programs they have to write a name in, and when they click save, the name is shown in a label. So basically everything is written and read from this ini file. eg. the buttons and labels. Here is my program so you know what I mean: hxxp://www.alien13.jumbahost.com/Launcher/WoW/CurrentVersion/Setup.rar Is there a way to do this with C#. I have got the Setup window exactly the same everything works, I just need to make it write to an XML or INI or whatever file and then have that information be read back so that the Launch buttons launch the programs selected, the names are shown next to each launch button, the website buttons launch the default browser and the written in website as well as display the sites name, and the Login button Launch world of warcraft. I hope that makes sense, If not just play around with my program above and you should get what I mean. Load in some programs and websites, click save and restart it. Go through the tabs on the main window and you will see how everything fits into place :) Thanks alien13

Hello, Have a look at Application Configuration File (app.config) which can be added to your project with Visual Studio and use System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager to access and write data to this one. There's an applicationSettings and connectionStrings section by default and you can also add custom ones in order to represent your data more appropriately (if needed, have a look at ConfigurationSection and ConfigurationElement classes). Hope this helps! Simon

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Nathan19y ago
Hey, Thanks for the reply =) Wow.. this is hard to learn. Especially learning as I go and coming from AutoIt. At least my interest in C# has improved. Now I might be able to read the eBook for more than 5 mins without getting bored :P Once again thanks for the reply. I'll look into those and see how I go. Nathan (alien13)

Simon19y ago