BizTalk 2006 R2 Deep Dive Training Cairo - Egypt

How to add applicationSettings to your BizTalk solution?

I got stuck when I wanted to add
my applicationSettings of my assembly to my BizTalk solution but I caught the solution
and I am very glad to share the solution.

First you have to copy your app.config
without
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

like this

<configuration>

<configsections>

<sectiongroup name="applicationSettings" type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup,
System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">

<section name="MyCompany.ProjectName.Business.Properties.Settings"
type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirepermission="false">

</section>

</sectiongroup>

<applicationsettings>

<mycompany.projectname.properties.settings>

<setting name="SecurityToken" serializeas="String">

<value>test</value>

</setting>

<setting name="FilePath" serializeas="String">

<value>E:\data.xml</value>

</setting>

<setting name="IsTest" serializeas="String">

<value>False</value>

</setting>

<setting name="TestType" serializeas="String">

<value>003</value>

</setting>

</mycompany.projectname.properties.settings>

</applicationsettings>

</configsections>

Then paste it before tag </configuration>
in the

C:\Program Files\Microsoft BizTalk
Server 2006\BTSNTSvc.exe.config
file

After that, restart the BizTalk
host instance service.

That's it.

I hope you get the solution. I will
be very glad to receive any comments

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