Josh Crosby
10/19/2006 7:36:00 PM
Found the problem thank God. Syntax error in the App.config (an extra pesty
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Thanks,
Josh Crosby
> Hello, I have a simple little app that depends on the app.config file
> for sql server settings, report locations, etc... my problem is my dev
> box has different values in order for me to test with :) I wrote a
> small app that will take a settings.xml file and merge it into the
> app.config file so that the production settings are accurate. All
> works well, the app.config file is changed, but when the user clicks
> on the application icon, it quickly throws an error:
>
> "This application has failed to start because the application
> configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this
> problem."
>
> I'm using vs 2003, a simple deployment project, a custom action
> (Commit) that executes the smallxml app and passes arguments (/c /i
> "[TARGETDIR]Arcom.exe.config" /o "[TARGETDIR]Arcom.exe.config" /s
> "[TARGETDIR]prodsettings.xml" /q), InstallerClass is set to False.
>
> I appreciate any help, I absolutely do not want to purchase wise or
> installshield to execute a small app after an install happens. What a
> pain!!!
>
> Thanks,
> Josh Crosby