[RESOLVED] [2005] just wondering

[vbdotnetboy]

ok in the vs2005 i'm just wondering if anyone knows what namespace to import for the configurationmanager... because right now i'm using the ConfigurationSettingsAppSettings and it's telling me that i should be using System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings, however i can't find it anywhere

[jonwondering]

check this out:
http://blogs.x2line.com/al/archive/2005/11/06/1304.aspx

[kleinma]

add the system.configuration.dll to your references...

[vbdotnetboy]

thanks guys i'd rate ya kleinma but i have to spread some first

[kleinma]

its all good.. just doing my unpaid job

[kleinma]

by the way....

if you look at the MSDN help for a given class, it will tell you what DLL Its located in..

[vbdotnetboy]

that's just it i did and that's why i was so confused... because i knew i could access the configuration without referencing the dll before directly so i didn't even think of that. i'll know better for next time.

[kleinma]

well the other thing you need to remember is that a namespace doesn't have to be confined to a single DLL... a namespace could span multiple DLL's but certain parts of the namespace are only accessible in code when the DLL containing that part of the namespace is referenced...

a good example of this is the system.web namespace...

create a new VB winform app, and in a sub type

Dim x as system.web. <--- and you will see only 3 classes

but if you add a reference to system.web.dll in your references.. the rest of the namespace is now available to your app...

[vbdotnetboy]

good point