Hi Doug,
From your description, you encountered some problem when tried retrieving
connectionstrin gs from ASP.NET web.config programmtically , correct?
According to the code you provided, I think the problem is due to the
"ConfigurationS ettings" class you used. In .NET framework 2.0 application,
you can use the following means to read connectionstrin g (in
<connectionStri ngssection in app.config or web.config):
1. For ASP.NET application, you can use the
System.Web.Conf iguration.WebCo nfigurationMana ger class's
"ConnectionStri ngs" property to access connectionstrin gs defined in
web.config file, e.g.
=============== ==========
using System.Web.Conf iguration;
......
protected void Page_Load(objec t sender, EventArgs e)
{
foreach (ConnectionStri ngSettings connstr in
WebConfiguratio nManager.Connec tionStrings)
{
Response.Write( "<br/>" + connstr.Name + ": " +
connstr.Connect ionString);
}
}
=============== ===
2. Or you can use "System.Configu rationManager.C onnectionString s" property,
this will work in not only ASP.NET Web application, but also other desktop
application(con sole or winform):
=============== =====
protected void Page_Load(objec t sender, EventArgs e)
{
foreach (ConnectionStri ngSettings connstr in
ConfigurationMa nager.Connectio nStrings)
{
Response.Write( "<br/>" + connstr.Name + ": " +
connstr.Connect ionString);
}
}
=============== ==========
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
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>From: "dbuchanan" <db*******@news group.nospam>
Subject: How to retreve connection string programmaticaly from this
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:25:38 -0400
>
Here is part of the web.config - it is given to me like this.
============== =========
<configuration >
<appSettings/>
<connectionStri ngs>
<add name="MyConnect ionName" connectionStrin g="Data
Source=MyServe rName;Initial Catalog=MyDatab aseName;Integra ted
Security=True"
>providerName=" System.Data.Sql Client"/>
</connectionStrin gs>
<system.web>
============== =========
How do I get the connection string?
The follwoing code is my attempt to connect
string cnStr;
cnStr = ConfigurationSe ttings. << At this point intellisense gives me the
following:
AppSettings
Equals
GetConfig
ReferencEqua ls
Introducing Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Shows a different suggests the following
code
cnStr =
ConfigurationS ettings.conneci onStrings["MyConnectionNa me"].ConnectionStri ng
;
>
However I get the following error
Error 1 'System.Configu ration.Configur ationSettings' does not contain a
definition for 'connecionStrin gs' C:\Documents and
Settings\Admini strator\My
>Documents\Visu al Studio 2005\WebSites\W ebSiteCompletio nReport\Default .aspx
13 41 C:\...\WebSiteC ompletionReport \
