How To Hard Code App.Config In dll file? C#

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I am writing dll file for SAP B1, i need to embed App.Config in dll, no other option. Dll is using Web Service.

This is how my App.config looks like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
    <system.serviceModel>
        <bindings>
            <basicHttpBinding>
                <binding name="WayBillsSoap">
                    <security mode="Transport" />
                </binding>
                <binding name="WayBillsSoap1" />
            </basicHttpBinding>
        </bindings>
        <client>
            <endpoint address="https://services.rs.ge/WayBillService/WayBillService.asmx"
                binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="WayBillsSoap"
                contract="WayBillWS.WayBillsSoap" name="WayBillsSoap" />
        </client>
    </system.serviceModel>
</configuration>

A webservice use a web.config, so you can put your settings in the web.config of the webservice — Thomas, Apr 04 '16 at 20:56
Possible duplicate of [How do you embed app.config in C# projects?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1846975/how-do-you-embed-app-config-in-c-sharp-projects) — G. Stoynev, Apr 04 '16 at 21:10
This is very specific, SAP B1 does not allow me to do any other thing than to embed Config in dll. — Beqa Latsabidze, Apr 04 '16 at 21:31

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

You can't hard-code the App.config itself, because it simply isn't designed that way.

You can create your own config and embed it into your application using, for example, a resource file (.resx) or using constants to embed strings in a custom class.

But there is no way to embed the dll.

.NET does allow assemblies such as dlls to have their own yourdll.dll.config file. But you can't embed it. It must sit alongside you dll, just as it does for executables.

======= Edit after you posted your config =======

Ah. So here's the question. If you embed your config, that means by definition it can't change. So since you're okay with your config not changing -- since you want to embed it -- and it looks like you're using WCF, I would suggest you look at programmatically creating your WCF endpoint.

In WCF you can configure your endpoint in code instead of using an App.Config. That way you don't need a config at all.

Unfortunately, teaching your how to do this is beyond the scope of this question, but take a look at this answer: Programatically adding an endpoint. And try this google search: "wcf endpoint programmatically". That should help show you how to programmatically create a WCF endpoint.

Thanks for that, i added my App.config text to the question please if you can explain it little more in details. — Beqa Latsabidze, Apr 04 '16 at 21:11

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 04 '16 at 21:32

I'm unsure about completely replacing the App.config but you can add and modify things found in it from code using the System.Configuration I've specifically used the System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["SomeKey"]

Edit: Doing that doesn't rewrite the App.config it simply temporarily adds/changes it

How To Hard Code App.Config In dll file? C#

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