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Invalid Character in Base-64 String” using ASP.NET

Anonymous User 3162 08-Dec-2014

I have a Sql Server 2008 R2 connection string that looks like 

  <add name="DBConnectionString"

providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"

connectionString="Data Source=AYZ;Initial Catalog=AYZ;User ID=AYZ;Password=AYZ;"/>

When trying to create a new instance of SQLDatabase using EnterpriseLibrary.Data I get the above error. 

connString =ConnectionStrings.ConnectionStrings["ConnectionString"];

Database objDB = new SqlDatabase(connString);

The detailed exception is as follows : 

System.FormatException was unhandled by user code

  Message=Invalid character in a Base-64 string.
  Source=mscorlib
  StackTrace:
       at System.Convert.FromBase64String(String s)
       at Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Database.DecryptConnectionString(String strEncyptConStr)
       at Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Database..ctor(String connectionString, DbProviderFactory dbProviderFactory)
       at Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Sql.SqlDatabase..ctor(String connectionString)
       at Syntel.GRC.DAL.CommonDAL..ctor() in D:\Vrushal\Projects\Right Price\Syntel.GRC\Syntel.GRC\Syntel.GRC.DAL\CommonDAL.cs:line 31
       at Syntel.GRC.BLL.CommonBLL..ctor() in D:\Vrushal\Projects\Right Price\Syntel.GRC\Syntel.GRC\Syntel.GRC.BLL\CommonBLL.cs:line 14
       at Global.Application_Error(Object sender, EventArgs e) in d:\Vrushal\Projects\Right Price\Syntel.GRC\Syntel.GRC\Syntel.GRC.WEB\App_Code\Global.asax.cs:line 60
       at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e)
       at System.Web.HttpApplication.RaiseOnError()
  InnerException:

Please help me with a solution.

Thanks.


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