AppConfig file not found in bin directory

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I have a App.Config file that users can go to and set some settings to run the program. But when I go to bin\release folder of my program to copy and give them the exe,DLLs, etc I can't find the App.Config file. What should I do? It is a ConsoleApp.

Sudhakar Tillapudi · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-25T14:59:46.477

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your App.Config willbe converted to ApplicationName.exe.config

so if your application name is SampleApplication.exe then you need to check for the following filename

SampleApplication.exe.config.

FROM MSDN : App.Config

When you develop in Visual Studio, place the source configuration file for your app in the project directory and set its Copy To Output Directory property to Copy always or Copy if newer. The name of the configuration file is the name of the app with a .config extension. For example, an app called myApp.exe should have a source configuration file called myApp.exe.config.

edited Apr 25 '14 at 14:59

answered Apr 25 '14 at 14:36

Sudhakar Tillapudi

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Oh I didn't know that. Ok I found it now, I was thinking it should be an XML file. – Apr 25 '14 at 14:38
yes it is a xml file but it will not have `xml` as an extension. – Sudhakar Tillapudi Apr 25 '14 at 14:42

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 25 '14 at 14:38

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Is the App.config file set to copy on build? If you right-click on the App.config in VS, and go to Properties, it should be set to 'Content' and 'Copy Always'/'Copy if newer'.

Here is a screenshot of the Properties screen:

The App.config properties to check:

answered Apr 25 '14 at 14:38

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AppConfig file not found in bin directory

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