Question

I am currently updating a few settings in a rather large *.exe.config file via the *.exe executable by using XLinq to navigate the directories and read / write the values. The problem with updating this way is that changes only take effect after restarting the executable, but I would like the changes to take effect instantaneously. Is there a way to tell the executable to reload the *.exe.config file after I make the changes?

All help is appreciated and thanks in advance!

Exoskeleton for app.config

<configuration>
  <system.serviceModel>
    <!-- stuff... -->
    <client>
      <!-- this is the section I changed and want to have updated -->
    </client>
  </system.serviceModel>
</configuration>

EDIT: One of the reasons that I know so little on this subject is that I didn’t create the app.config – it’s auto-generated by somebody else’s code. The reason that I have to change it and have the changes take effect in the application is that another part of the code (which I have no access to) calls on the config file to get its data, but if I don’t reload the section then the old settings will be used, which won’t work in this application.

EDIT2: If I can’t change this dynamically, how do I change the code so that it can be done dynamically? Best answer gets the bounty…

Answer 1

var client = 
 System.ServiceModel.ChannelFactory<ISampleService>(
  System.ServiceModel.Channels.Binding binding, 
  System.ServiceModel.EndpointAddress remoteAddress)

you can connect to a service also programmatically, and give the WCF directly the config needed.

with using this, you do not need the wcf config in the exe any more.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms576132.aspx