C# how to access config file from another PC over the network

Question

I want to Access configuration file from another computer example.

string location = @"\\SERVER\Shared\Ramgy\Settings.config"

// get server from **SERVER** location
this.txthostname.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.server; 

// get port from the SERVER location
this.txtport.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.port; 

//get username from the SERVER location
this.txtusername.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.username;

// get password from the SERVER location
this.txtpassword.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.password;

// get database from the SERVER location
this.txtdatabase.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.database;

@JeremyThompson can you give us some example of UNC network. — Ramgy Borja, Aug 29 '17 at 01:24
@JeremyThompson I got an answer to my question I'd used `string server = doc.DocumentElement.SelectSingleNode("Hostname").InnerText;` to get the server. — Ramgy Borja, Aug 29 '17 at 06:42
Can you please mark my answer as correct, my link to the Linq XML method worked? Yes. It will give you a few points and let everyone know problem is solved — Jeremy Thompson, Aug 29 '17 at 12:33

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 29 '17 at 01:39

//Reading a Dlls own config:
var executingAssembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
var location = executingAssembly.Location; //C:\MyApp\bin\Debug\Search.dll

//Read a colleagues config file (the settings.settings are stored in config):
location = "\\JoeBlogsPC\c$\AppPath\Search.dll";

var config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(location);
var sections = config.Sections;
string s = config.AppSettings.Settings["Something"].Value.ToString();

Ref: https://stackoverflow.com/a/15726277/495455
Ref: https://stackoverflow.com/a/9763947/495455

If you get stuck with ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration try System.Xml.Linq instead

https://stackoverflow.com/a/42939187/495455

Another way to load a specific exe configuration file:

ExeConfigurationFileMap map = new ExeConfigurationFileMap { ExeConfigFilename = "EXECONFIG_PATH" };
Configuration config = ConfigurationManager.OpenMappedExeConfiguration(map, ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

Ref: https://stackoverflow.com/a/12587078/495455

all I want is to access this connection `string location = @"\\SERVER\Shared\Ramgy\Settings.config";` and extract server,port, username etc. thanks — Ramgy Borja, Aug 29 '17 at 02:55
`string s = config.AppSettings.Settings["Something"].Value.ToString();` Object reference not set to an instance of an object. — Ramgy Borja, Aug 29 '17 at 03:20

C# how to access config file from another PC over the network

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