DevForce Community Forum : Changing app.config URI after build http://www.ideablade.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; DevForce Community Forum : DevForce 2009 : Changing app.config URI after build Thu, 21 May 2026 21:26:49 -700 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:50:22 -700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.69 360 www.ideablade.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1636 DevForce Community Forum http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_images/IdeaBlade_logo_tm.png http://www.ideablade.com/forum/ Changing app.config URI after build : Actually, I amthe IT guy here... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6256#6256 Author: JoshO
Subject: 1636
Posted: 24-Feb-2010 at 11:50am

Actually, I am the IT guy here Ideablade and I chose to place my configuration settings in the web.config since that is where I would hope to find them during deployment. Several Google searches led me to "InitParams" and how to pass it to a Silverlight app. I don't know the "why" of what I did other than it worked and seemed to follow the normal practices of web apps even though it may not be the "best practice". One of our best developers here gave me an answer to your question:
 
"I haven’t used DocumentUri, but you can also do it using the Silverlight Application.Current.Host.Source value something like this:
      var cfg = IdeaBladeConfig.Instance;
      var src = System.Windows.Application.Current.Host.Source;
      string url = string.Format("{0}://{1}", src.Scheme, src.Host);
      cfg.ObjectServer = new ObjectServerElement() {
        IsDistributed = true, RemoteBaseUrl = url, ServiceName = "EntityService.svc",
        ServerPort = src.Port
      };
Using InitParams, or Application.Current, or DocumentUri, is mostly a matter of taste and what you need.
InitParams has the advantage of 1) supporting a BOS not at the same site as the XAP, and 2) is also a good flexible approach to passing arguments into the Silverlight application."
]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:50:22 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6256#6256 Changing app.config URI after build : It’s interesting that you recommendusing... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6247#6247 Author: DapperDanH
Subject: 1636
Posted: 23-Feb-2010 at 6:18am

It’s interesting that you recommend using InitParams. We debated the asp.net InitParams approach versus silverlight code-behind  leveraging DocumentURI.Host and DocumentURI.Port.

 
My guess is if your webservice is hosted on a different server from your asp/Silverlight application, you’d want to configure the initparam way.
 
Thoughts?
 
Dan

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:18:51 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6247#6247 Changing app.config URI after build : Here is the solution built from... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6234#6234 Author: JoshO
Subject: 1636
Posted: 18-Feb-2010 at 2:17pm

Here is the solution built from DevForce 5.2.5.
 
http://www.ideablade.com/DevForceSilverlight/CodeSamples/ObjectServerSettingsInWebConfig/SimpleSilverlightApp.ConfigureObjectServer.CodeCS.5.2.5.zip
 
 
NOTE:  if you deploy this sample app to an IIS 7 server, you must either assign the app to the "Classic .NET App Pool" or add this to the web.config:
<system.webServer>
    <validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
</system.webServer>
 
Finally, the <edmKey> in the web.config is set to connect to a local SQL Server that has the "NorthwindIB" database which is installed with DevForce and the security is set to "Integrated Security=True" which means the IIS Application Pool user account needs access to the SQL Server instance which it shouldn't by default. I would change it to use a SQL user login instead or create a new application pool that runs under a Windows account that you have granted access in SQL Server. Integrated Security works just fine in Cassini since it uses your Windows account which would have access to a local SQL Server instance.


Edited by JoshO - 18-Feb-2010 at 6:28pm]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:17:02 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6234#6234 Changing app.config URI after build : This is for Silverlight applications... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6232#6232 Author: JoshO
Subject: 1636
Posted: 18-Feb-2010 at 1:00pm

This is for Silverlight applications that use the <object> element in its startup page. C# is used in the code snippets from the xaml pages (App.xaml and Page.xaml).
 
Sorry about the spacing, pasting from VS is not the best. I will post the download link for this solution in about an hour.
 
First, add an <appSettings> element to your web.config anywhere under <configuration>:
<appSettings>
<add key="RemoteBaseURL" value="http://bobo"/>
<add key="RemoteBasePort" value="9009"/>
<add key="RemoteBaseServiceName" value="EntityService.svc"/>
</appSettings>
 
Next, in your Silverlight startup page (typically default.aspx) add a <param> element named "initParams" as shown below. You assign the key/value pairs from the <appSettings> in the web.config. Separate each pair with a comma ","  .
 
<param name="initParams" value="<%= string.Format("RemoteBaseURL={0}", ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["RemoteBaseURL"])%>,<%= string.Format("RemoteBasePort={0}", ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["RemoteBasePort"])%>,<%= string.Format("RemoteBaseServiceName={0}", ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["RemoteBaseServiceName"])%>" />
 
Next, modify your "Application_Startup" method found in the App.xaml.cs. In this method, you have access to the initParams you created in the default.aspx through the "StartupEventArgs e". For development purposes, I added an "if" statement which will ignore the appSettings in the web.config if your "remoteBaseURL" property in the application's app.config is set to http://localhost so that Visual Studio will run the app under Cassini.
 
private void Application_Startup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e) {
var config = IdeaBlade.Core.IdeaBladeConfig.Instance;
var serverInfo = config.ObjectServer;
if (serverInfo.RemoteBaseUrl != "http://localhost")
{
serverInfo.RemoteBaseUrl = e.InitParams["RemoteBaseURL"];
serverInfo.ServerPort = int.Parse(e.InitParams["RemoteBasePort"]);
serverInfo.ServiceName = e.InitParams["RemoteBaseServiceName"];
}
this.RootVisual = new Page(); 
}
 
]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:00:56 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6232#6232 Changing app.config URI after build : thanks! look forward to the snippet.... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6231#6231 Author: DapperDanH
Subject: 1636
Posted: 18-Feb-2010 at 12:47pm

thanks!  look forward to the snippet.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:47:43 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6231#6231 Changing app.config URI after build : I have just finished modifying... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6230#6230 Author: JoshO
Subject: 1636
Posted: 18-Feb-2010 at 12:25pm

I have just finished modifying our Simple Silverlight App from the DevForce Learning Resources. The app will read the object server properties (remoteBaseURL, serverPort, and serviceName) from the web.config. I will place snippets of the changes to be made and I will give a link to download the solution as well. There are no DevForce code changes to be made, this is all ASP.NET and Silverlight code.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:25:14 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6230#6230 Changing app.config URI after build : I can’t find a way to initialize... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6223#6223 Author: DapperDanH
Subject: 1636
Posted: 18-Feb-2010 at 8:28am

I can’t find a way to initialize the EntityManager in code and change the URI of the EntityService.  Can anyone provide sample code of programmatically setting up the EntityManager and passing in the URI of the EntityService?

Thanks,
Dan Hickman]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:28:20 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6223#6223 Changing app.config URI after build : HI, I have a silverlight application... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1636&PID=6163#6163 Author: amit007
Subject: 1636
Posted: 02-Feb-2010 at 12:16pm

HI,
I have a silverlight application for that i need to figure it out how to change the app.config uri when i am ready to deploy to client site. Our client will not have a fixed uri, so can't set this in advance.  I try to set the app.config build action to "Content", but it automatically get reset to "Embedded Resource".
 
Thanks,
Amit 
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