Read App.config

FinalBuilder Discussion
1

Hi there,

Are there a possibility to read an app.config with finalbuilder?

Here my app.config:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>


































<ch.zeitag.build.finalbuilder.version.properties.settings>

C:\Programme\FinalBuilder 5\Finalbuilder5.exe


D:\System7\Source\Install\FinalBuilder\MainScripts\Sys7Main.fbp5


D:\System7\Source\System7


System7


$/Source/System7

</ch.zeitag.build.finalbuilder.version.properties.settings>




I want read the add key=“blabla” values. Is there a possibility to read this values?

Thanks a lot.

pro

2

You mean Visual Studio’s app.config files? Those are standard XML files, so you can read it with the XML actions, i.e. “Read XML Value to Variable”.

3

Hi Robert,

Ups - in my message there are no app.config?!?

Now I has posted it as screenshot…:slight_smile:

Yes, I mean VS.NET App.config Files…

How can I read it with this action a value of an add key=“blalba”?

I don’t know what I must write in XPath to Node.

Thanks a lot for your help…



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4

If you want to read the values of each key of appSettings sections you can use the “XML Node Iterator” action:

The XPath to iterate over should be “/configuration/appSettings/app”. Next you’ll have to select “Set variable to the value of an attribute” and name the attribute (“value”).

If you want to extract only a specific value of a given key you can use the “Read XML Value to Variable” action:

The XPath to the Node should be something like “/configuration/appSettings/add[@key=“BuildMain”]” (for the add node with the “BuildMain” key value). Then select “Read an attribute of the XPath Node” and name the attribute “value”.

5

Hi Robert,

Thanks a lot. Now I can read values with Finalbuilder from my app.config :slight_smile:

Regards,

Patrick

6

Hi Patrick!

You're welcome.

Robert