Exception in configuration section handler using a Custom ConfigurationHa ndler

[murl]

Below is what i have as the custom section in the web.config file...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuratio n>

<!-- register local configuration handlers -->
<configSections >
<sectionGroup name="cbsoffice ">
<section name="data"
type="CbsOffice .ProviderConfig urationHandler, CbsOffice"/>
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>

*************** *************** *************** **********
***Customer web.config section******** *************** **
<cbsoffice>
<data defaultProvider ="SqlDataProvid er">
<providers>
<add name = "SqlDataProvide r"
type = "CbsOffice.Data .SqlDataProvide r,
CbsOffice.SqlDa taProvider"
connectionStrin g =
"Server=(local) ;Database=CbsOf fice;uid=;pwd=; "
providerPath =
"..\Providers\D ataProviders\Sq lDataProvider\"
objectQualifier = "_"
databaseOwner = "dbo"
/>
</providers>
</data>
</cbsoffice>

The Connection handler is below...
public class ProviderConfigu rationHandler :
IConfigurationS ectionHandler
{
public object Create(object parent, object configContext, XmlNode
section)
{
ProviderConfigu ration providerConfig= new ProviderConfigu ration();
providerConfig. LoadValuesFromC onfigurationXml (section);
return providerConfig;
}
}

The above function goes through the attributes of the dataprovider
section and puts them into a hashtable..howe ver when calling the
function:
public static ProviderConfigu ration GetProviderConf iguration(strin g
providerName)
{
return (ProviderConfig uration)Configu rationSettings. GetConfig("cbso ffice/"+providerName) ;
-> equal to "cbsoffice/data"
}

It throws the Exception in configuration section, as if its not
finding the data object at all...

[Paul M.]

Hey Murl,
I think that you need to add your custom handler to the web config. I'm
doing some testing right now and I hope to figure this out with you.

<system.web>
<httpHandlers >
<!-- Handlers-->
<add verb="*" path="pathToThe File"
type="ProjectNa me.MyHandler, ProjectName" />
</httpHandlers>
</system.web>

Late...
Paul
"murl" wrote:

Below is what i have as the custom section in the web.config file...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuratio n>

<!-- register local configuration handlers -->
<configSections >
<sectionGroup name="cbsoffice ">
<section name="data"
type="CbsOffice .ProviderConfig urationHandler, CbsOffice"/>
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>

*************** *************** *************** **********
***Customer web.config section******** *************** **
<cbsoffice>
<data defaultProvider ="SqlDataProvid er">
<providers>
<add name = "SqlDataProvide r"
type = "CbsOffice.Data .SqlDataProvide r,
CbsOffice.SqlDa taProvider"
connectionStrin g =
"Server=(local) ;Database=CbsOf fice;uid=;pwd=; "
providerPath =
"..\Providers\D ataProviders\Sq lDataProvider\"
objectQualifier = "_"
databaseOwner = "dbo"
/>
</providers>
</data>
</cbsoffice>

The Connection handler is below...
public class ProviderConfigu rationHandler :
IConfigurationS ectionHandler
{
public object Create(object parent, object configContext, XmlNode
section)
{
ProviderConfigu ration providerConfig= new ProviderConfigu ration();
providerConfig. LoadValuesFromC onfigurationXml (section);
return providerConfig;
}
}

The above function goes through the attributes of the dataprovider
section and puts them into a hashtable..howe ver when calling the
function:
public static ProviderConfigu ration GetProviderConf iguration(strin g
providerName)
{
return (ProviderConfig uration)Configu rationSettings. GetConfig("cbso ffice/"+providerName) ;
-> equal to "cbsoffice/data"
}

It throws the Exception in configuration section, as if its not
finding the data object at all...

[Paul M.]

Scratch that last reply :). You have that code taking care of already.

Sorry.

"murl" wrote:

Below is what i have as the custom section in the web.config file...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuratio n>

<!-- register local configuration handlers -->
<configSections >
<sectionGroup name="cbsoffice ">
<section name="data"
type="CbsOffice .ProviderConfig urationHandler, CbsOffice"/>
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>

*************** *************** *************** **********
***Customer web.config section******** *************** **
<cbsoffice>
<data defaultProvider ="SqlDataProvid er">
<providers>
<add name = "SqlDataProvide r"
type = "CbsOffice.Data .SqlDataProvide r,
CbsOffice.SqlDa taProvider"
connectionStrin g =
"Server=(local) ;Database=CbsOf fice;uid=;pwd=; "
providerPath =
"..\Providers\D ataProviders\Sq lDataProvider\"
objectQualifier = "_"
databaseOwner = "dbo"
/>
</providers>
</data>
</cbsoffice>

The Connection handler is below...
public class ProviderConfigu rationHandler :
IConfigurationS ectionHandler
{
public object Create(object parent, object configContext, XmlNode
section)
{
ProviderConfigu ration providerConfig= new ProviderConfigu ration();
providerConfig. LoadValuesFromC onfigurationXml (section);
return providerConfig;
}
}

The above function goes through the attributes of the dataprovider
section and puts them into a hashtable..howe ver when calling the
function:
public static ProviderConfigu ration GetProviderConf iguration(strin g
providerName)
{
return (ProviderConfig uration)Configu rationSettings. GetConfig("cbso ffice/"+providerName) ;
-> equal to "cbsoffice/data"
}

It throws the Exception in configuration section, as if its not
finding the data object at all...