I'm having issues with where my settings file is being installed vs. where the application wants to read it from.
Originally, I used
[CommonAppDataFolder][Manufacturer]\[ProductName]
in the installer destination, and in the application itself, I read it like this
settingsPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.CommonAppDataPath);
So now it's sitting in this folder:
C:\ProgramData\MANUFACTURER\PRODUCT\
And the application finds its settings file. But, I thought it was better to use the version as part of the data path, so if my settings changed from version to version it would keep track of them. Unfortunately, the installer project only keeps
3 segments of the version, so specifying
[CommonAppDataFolder][Manufacturer]\[ProductName]\[ProductVersion]
results in the settings file being installed to
C:\ProgramData\MANUFACTURER\PRODUCT\1.0.2
whereas in the application, using
settingsPath = Application.CommonAppDataPath;
results in trying to find the file in
C:\ProgramData\MANUFACTURER\PRODUCT\1.0.2.0
Which of course it's not in. I can try
settingsPath = Application.CommonAppDataPath.Remove(Application.CommonAppDataPath.LastIndexOf("."));
which works, but I'm not sure if that is the proper way. Is there a better method? Thanks...
Ron Mittelman
