Here is a article talking about the ability to put some of your .config info in another config file when using asp.net

http://www.beansoftware.com/ASP.NET-Tutorials/Multiple-Config.aspx

What I found most interesting is that it says that changing the otherFile.config will not reset your app.

I am guessing that it also means that it won’t find your new values until the app is reloaded, but if it DID find the new values w/o a reload that would be great.

<?xml version=“1.0“?>
<configuration>
    <appSettings/>
    <connectionStrings/>
    <system.web>
        <compilation debug=“false“ strict=“false“ explicit=“true“ />
    </system.web>
    <appSettings file=“externalSettings.config“/>
</configuration>

I also wonder if you could have more than 1 appSettings external file.