I am using the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and I am trying to determine if there is a standard way to store settings that a user to change in my application. I am aware of the Compact 3.5 SQL database, but I am trying to avoid that if I can to avoid a dependency that is not already installed on the user’s mobile device (I already have to worry about the 3.5 .NET Framework so I am trying to avoid any other dependencies if I can).
I saw that the old .config file (via System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings) is obsolete and doesn’t appear to be supported on the Compact framework anyway.
Aside from stuffing it in an xml file stored in /Application Data/My App/ and parsing it, are there any built in libraries for this type of functionality?
I am not seeing much online or on this site about this. Mostly non-compact framework solutions.
I actually ended up using System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer. This allowed us to store and restore settings with little effort. It is tolerant of changes to the settings when doing an upgrade/downgrade.