Reading dll.config (not app.config!) from a plugin module

You will need to load the x.dll.config (with the Configuration API) yourself. All the automatic file handling (including the .Settings) is all about machine.config/y.exe.config/user-settings.

To open a named config file:

  • Reference System.Configuration.dll assembly.
  • Using System.Configuration

  • Create code like:

    Configuration GetDllConfiguration(Assembly targetAsm) {
  var configFile = targetAsm.Location + ".config";
  var map = new ExeConfigurationFileMap {
    ExeConfigFilename = configFile
  };
  return ConfigurationManager.OpenMappedExeConfiguration(map, ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
}

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