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Altering Configuration Files Using SvcConfigEditor.exe

Another benefit of making use of the WCF Service Library project is that you are able to right-click

on the App.config file within the Solution Explorer to activate the GUI-based Service Configuration

Editor, SvcConfigEditor.exe (see Figure 29-13). This same technique can be used from a client

application that has referenced a WCF service. 

Figure 25-13.

GUI-based *.config file editing starts here.

Once you activate this tool, you are able to change the XML-based data using a friendly user

interface. There are many obvious benefits of using a tool such as this to maintain your *.config

files. First and foremost, you can rest assured that the generated markup conforms to the expected

format and is typo-free. Next, it is a great way to 

see the valid values that could be assigned to a

given attribute. Last but not least, you no longer need to manually author tedious XML data. 

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Figure 25-14 shows the overall look and feel of the Service Configuration Editor. Truth be told,

an entire chapter could be written describing all of the interesting options SvcConfigEditor.exe

supports (COM+ integration, creation of new *.config files, etc.). Be sure to take time to investigate

this tool, and be aware that you can access a fairly detailed help system by pressing F1.