>The process goes to a database to get information, which made me think how does this application connect to the database. So my question is, do I create a config file (e.g. app.config) and if so how do I make the console app use it. Or, should I create a different type of application (not Console) using some other MM.NET (or other) type of application?
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You can use/create an app.config for console applications (they're just not added to the project by default). Right-click on the project and select Add > New Item. Then select Application Configuration File. You probably can just take the default MM.NET config file it creates and cut and paste the entire thing into this new file. Or just copy the app.config from another MM.NET project into this project, and then add it instead.