app.config

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
    <system.diagnostics>
        <sources>
            <!-- This section defines the logging configuration for My.Application.Log -->
            <source name="DefaultSource" switchName="DefaultSwitch">
                <listeners>
                    <add name="FileLog"/>
                    <!-- Uncomment the below section to write to the Application Event Log -->
                    <!--<add name="EventLog"/>-->
                </listeners>
            </source>
        </sources>
        <switches>
            <add name="DefaultSwitch" value="Information" />
        </switches>
        <sharedListeners>
            <add name="FileLog"
                 type="Microsoft.VisualBasic.Logging.FileLogTraceListener, Microsoft.VisualBasic, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL" 
                 initializeData="FileLogWriter"/>
            <!-- Uncomment the below section and replace APPLICATION_NAME with the name of your application to write to the Application Event Log -->
            <!--<add name="EventLog" type="System.Diagnostics.EventLogTraceListener" initializeData="APPLICATION_NAME"/> -->
        </sharedListeners>
    </system.diagnostics>
    <appSettings>
      <!--<add key="oleDBConnectionString" value="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\Step Increase\db1.mdb;Extended Properties='Excel 8.0;IMEX=1;HDR=NO;TypeGuessRows=0;ImportMixedTypes=Text'"/>-->
      <add key="oleDBConnectionString" value="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\Step Increase\db1.mdb;Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=4"/>
      <add key="defaultUnionDirectory" value="C:\Step Increase\Mar Input Files"/>
      <add key="defaultHistoryDirectory" value="C:\Step Increase\Mar Input Files"/>
      <add key="defaultMergedDirectory" value="C:\Step Increase\Mar Input Files"/>
      <add key="defaultOutputDirectory" value="C:\Step Increase\Mar Input Files\"/>
      <add key="defaultFilter" value="Excel Files|*.xls;*.xlsx"/>
      <add key="defaultDate" value="12/31/16"/>
    </appSettings>
</configuration>