How to replace OpenExeConfiguration in a web context (asp.net mvc 1)

Question

OK so we have something that is currently using OpenExeConfiguration for reading a config file, however this doesn\'t work when running in the web context.

I\'ve tri

Answer 1

So in the end I used this code (had to handle whether the web application was running, or if our unit test code was running).

System.Configuration.Configuration config = null;

if (System.Web.HttpContext.Current != null && !System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request.PhysicalPath.Equals(string.Empty))
        config = System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("~");
else
        config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

Also have to be running Visual Studio in Administrator mode - which I found out you can set as a property on your shortcut so you don't need to remember each time in Windows 7 to right click and run as administrator :)