App.config for release and another for debug

Question

Hi All,

I would like to create a app config for debug and release. I want my installation program to replace settings for release mode builds, so I would like to setup two app configurations. In other words my app.config for debug would contain something lilke...

<appSettings>
<add key="ServiceUri" value="http://localhost:14314" />
</appSettings>

and then for release mode I have a variable that would be replace by the installation and would look something like this...

<appSettings>
<add key="ServiceUri" value="&lt;ServiceUri&gt;" />
</appSettings>

So I want to have an easy way to specify two different configurations. I am using Visual Studio 2015, but would definitely want something that will be compatible with 2017.

Does anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks,

Tom

Answer 1

So I want to have an easy way to specify two different configurations. I am using Visual Studio 2015, but would definitely want something that will be compatible with 2017.

Does anybody have any suggestions?

https://sunauskas.com/blog/edit-config-file-with-powershell/

Answer 2

Hi Tom,

The following documents would be helpful:

Different application settings depending on configuration mode

Visual Studio: differentiate app.config for debug and release mode

Enable app.debug.config app.release.config

HowTo: Generate different app.config for debug or release in non-web projects

Regards,

Frankie

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Answer 3

See the following Visual Studio extension

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GolanAvraham.ConfigurationTransform

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Answer 4

Awesome! Thanks Karen, that is exactly what I was looking for.