Web Forms :: Storing Connection String AppSettings In Web Config
Aug 3, 2013What I have write connection always in web.Config file and Why I can not write the connection in  Application Variable ....
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View 1 RepliesI have a db connection string 'ApplicationServices' defined in the connectionString section of web.config and 3 Entity Framework connection strings which have the provider connection string attribute with the same connection string as the one in 'ApplicationServices'. Is there a way to reference connectionString in 'ApplicationServices' for the provider connection string attribute of the EF connection string in the web.config, rather than providing the connection string all over again?
View 1 Repliesi have stored settings in the AppSettings section of the web.config file.
I'm trying to access these settings via System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings, but the AppSettingsCollection is empty. So I can't access this settings.
The strange thing is that this is working on my development machine, but is failing on the production machine. Previous versions of the web application have also worked on the production machine. I'm not aware of any modifications that could couse this.
I have also tried using ConfigurationManager and WebConfigurationManager without success.
just for my testing purpose i know i can define both the connection's outside in a single web config file by different name's and access them in my front end according to it but what if i want to have seprate for both connection's web.config situation is like this see image so i want to access my connections from second web config file how i can do that.
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i tired this but its giving error
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Using vb.net/vs.net 2005
I am writing a windows service but normally I write only asp.net apps. In asp.net app I store my connection strings in a web.config file, what is the correct place to store connection strings in a windows service?
I am preparing for an Access2007 db conversion at the beginning of the year and would like to know what the best process would be for connecting to the sqlserver2005 database. I have read about adding the connection string to the web.config file. I have also read about using ADO.NET and put the connection information into a class and not the web.config file.
I would like to hear from others as to what you have used, are using, or plan on using for a webapp (vs2010), and why so I can get an understanding.
I have deploy my web site, it contains a project!
in MyWeb there are all the aspx page and some entites datamodel, in MyApp there are the class with function like "getter data from DB" and there is a entity data model.
afeter the deploy, I have only the web.config and the connection string for the entity datamodel....itīs run ok, read/write the data on the DB.
The problem is with MyApp.....after the deploy it is a dll file and I donīt have the app.config and the entity inside it donīt run, not read/write nothing on the DB.
There arenīt error or messager but not read/write the data in the MyApp project.
all run on the iis 7
now...the question is:
I lose the connection string (in app.config) after the deploy?
Can I put a entity in the MyWeb and read it in another project (myApp)?
ps: for connect to DB I use not the c# code:
var db=from x in AccessDB.Example select x;
How can encrypt the web configuration file ... so I don't want the connection name is appeared. How to do ncryption of web config file.
View 1 RepliesI want to encrypt my web config when i deploy it to server so that the username and password of database is secured. I've tried some of the encryption and it did'nt work. here is my code.Â
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Configuration
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My problem is i need to update only the database name in current connection string in web.config at runtime....
this is the sample code .. to update connection string . but it updates the name of connection string  i need to change the database name of connection string !
public static void UpdateConnection(string name, string connString) {
var webConfig = new ExeConfigurationFileMap {
ExeConfigFilename = GlobalSettings.FullpathToRoot + "web.config" };
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I added a database to my project. When I did so an app.config file was added to my project. (Yes I know I have dangerous info in the connection string. I shall change that but for now I am messing around with test stuff.)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
</configSections>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="NyStories.Properties.Settings.storyConnectionString"
connectionString="Data Source=|DataDirectory|story.sdf;Password=driver;Persist Security Info=True"
providerName="Microsoft.SqlServerCe.Client.3.5" />
</connectionStrings>
</configuration>
I did a google search on how to get the connection string value and found. string sConn = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ConnectionString"]; I am getting a warning that this is obsolete. It has been replaced by ConfigurationManager.AppSettings. Ok Fine. According to the docs, it is also in System.Confiuguration which I already have a using statement for above. But when I attempt to use it, it is not part of the assembly.
My web application has to retrieve database from more then two difference sql server.
for example, one from localhost, one from different server ip.
all firewall setting was finished, but i just dont know how to code and use it.
here is my web.config :
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this defines only one database in my localhost.but i need to call different connection strings each time i need.
how do i implement this?
I called the string in my Data layer
string connectionName = System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["Connection"].ToString();
now how could call it in SqlConnection con
We can store Connection String in Web.config file in two ways One is
<connectionStrings>
<clear/>
<add name="LocalSqlServer"
connectionString="Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=aspnetdb;Integrated Security=True"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>
Other One is
<appSettings>
<add key="ConnectionString"
value="server=localhost;database=Northwind;uid=sa;password=secret;" />
</appSettings>
Now I want to know What is difference between these two approach? Which one is better way? What are their limitations?
UPDATE:Can you explain that <connectionString> has any significant advantage over <appSetting>?
I have been preparing for a conversion of an old application to an ASP.NET webapplication at beginning of the year. Generally, the development version of the webapp will also be the webapp that goes into production. We here make "clones" of the database server, assign new name, etc, which is then used for development, training, and so on without any threat of changing data on the real db (sql server 2005). I know it is possible to have more then one connection string in the web.config. My question centers around if there is a simple method for allow multiple connection strings and pick the one that is to be used for dev, production, training, and so on? I originally thought about constructing some type of admin form that the connection string can be selected from.
View 2 RepliesI want to add connection string to connect to mysql in web.config and access the same in my code c# how can i do this?
here is my code onclick of a button to connect to database.
protected void Button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
String a = DropDownList1.SelectedItem.Value;
String b = DropDownList3.SelectedItem.Value.PadLeft(3, '0');
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I have an app that is a bit old and will eventiall be rewritten but until I get the time it needs to continue to be patched. THe app is desgined broken into three layers (Web, DAL, BLL) The web site uses the DAL.DLL and BLL.DLL and the Website has some dataaccess and the sonnection string is saved in the web.config. For the DAL it is stored in the app.settings. Is there a way for the DAL to use the connection string that is stored in the Web.config even thought it is in DLL for the production site?
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View 2 RepliesHow to put an OleDB Connection String in Web.Config I wrote the following code but getting error
Code:
<appSettings>
<add key="ConnectionString"
value="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/AMS.MDB")" />
</appSettings>
Getting error while concatenating a string Data Source=" & Server.MapPath
would the web.config/machine.config connection string look something like this:-
<connectionStrings>
<add name="DB2dbname" connectionString="Data Source=Db2servername;uid=my userId;pwd=myuseridpawd;mode=SHARE;dbalias=DB2TEST " providerName="System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection"/>
why we use connection string in web.config file??? Or what is the benefit of using connection string in web.config file?
View 7 RepliesI am doing a web project in asp.net. Now I am trying to keep each connection string for each user. And the user can decide which server he prefer. How to change this dynamically and where can I store this?. I happen heard about machine.config .Unfortunately i am not familiar with this. Can you just tell what it is and it's use.
View 3 RepliesI want to encrypt the connection string in web.config, the problem is each time a developer changes the connection string in web.config and publishes, it needs to be encrypted every time in the web server. Is there any way that the connection string can encrypted automatically every time someone publishes it?
Note :- All of us work on our local machines other than the server. So encryption using local machine key is not an option.
I am having trouble connecting to a ms sql database on the server. The hosting company said that the .sql file was imported successfully, but when I try to use the 'login' or 'create account' features im getting an error page saying:
Failed to generate a user instance of SQL Server due to failure in retrieving the user's local application data path. make sure the user has a local user profile on the computer. The connection will be closed.
I am sure all the connection info is correct so it is really frustrating trying to work the problem. I have listed the connection string in my web.config file to see if anyone can see anything wrong with it.
MembershipUser newUser = Membership.CreateUser(UsernameTextbox.Text, PasswordTextbox.Text);In web.config i have connection string but i would like to use MemBershipUser on different connection string.
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