[RESOLVED] Reading app.config

[Bombdrop]

HI all using the following code.

//Should just bring back my name from a config file
try
	{							
		string x =ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["name"].ToString();
		MessageBox.Show(x.ToString());
	}
	catch(ConfigurationException ce)
	{
		MessageBox.Show(ce.Message);
	}
	catch(Exception ge)
       {
	       MessageBox.Show(ge.Message);
	}

Works fine in the IDE but when i run the release version I get the following exception message.

Object reference not set to an instance of an object

ANy help would be greatly appreciated!!

[mendhak]

What happens when you change the key 'name' to something else, like 'myname'?

[Bombdrop]

Still the same, my config file looks like so.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
<appSettings>

<add key="name" value="BombDrop"/>

</appSettings>
</configuration>

the thing thatg really gets me is that it works in the ide but not from the release exe?

[Bombdrop]

Sorry abousolute stupid idiot I was running the exe from the object file insted of the bin folder\release

sorry guys