public static void CreateAppSettings(){ // Get the application configuration file. System.Configuration.Configuration config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( ConfigurationUserLevel.None); string sectionName = "appSettings"; // Add an entry to appSettings. int appStgCnt = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Count; string newKey = "NewKey" + appStgCnt.ToString(); string newValue = DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString() + " " + DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString(); config.AppSettings.Settings.Add(newKey, newValue); // Save the configuration file. config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Modified); // Force a reload of the changed section. This // makes the new values available for reading. ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection(sectionName); // Get the AppSettings section. AppSettingsSection appSettingSection = (AppSettingsSection)config.GetSection(sectionName); Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Using GetSection(string)."); Console.WriteLine("AppSettings section:"); Console.WriteLine( appSettingSection.SectionInformation.GetRawXml());}