Nested app.config (web.config) files

Question

Is it possible to have two app.config files where one app.config serves as a container for second (nested) app.config file? I would like to reference specific sections of a nested file from the outer one.

Why I need this is because of source control issue. For detailed description see this

Any other solution for the root problem is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

You can reference other config files yes, so you can have static stuff in one file, and machine specific stuff in another.

Eg, to put app settings in a seperate file, in a subfolder called "configuration":

<appSettings configSource="Configuration\AppSettings.config"/>

Then in the AppSettings.config, just include the appSettings tag as normal:

<appSettings>
   <add key="somekey" value="someValue" />
</appSettings>