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How to get connection string from app.config file in VC#.

James Smith 6946 30 Jul 2011

Hi,

I would like to access connection string from app.config file but am not able to perform it. I am using C# as a programing language and visual studio 2010 IDE on windows 7 64 bit plateform.

Help needed.

Thanks.

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Updated 30 Jul 2011
James Smith
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Anonymous User
Anonymous User 30 Jul 2011
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Hi james,

You can use following line of code to access connection string from app.config file.

string cs = System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["cs"].ToString();

For this app.config file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <add value="DataSource=a;User Id=ccc;" key="cs"/>
  </appSettings>
</configuration>

Thanks.

Uttam Misra
Uttam Misra 30 Jul 2011
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James,

Here you go..

http://www.mindstick.com/Articles/6053eec1-02c0-4e09-ab74-c288d8ed41b6/?Connection%20String%20using%20App.config

http://www.mindstick.com/Articles/176ace46-e15b-472c-8dda-f4941639f7f6/?Creating%20Globalized%20Connection%20String%20in%20.Net%20Framework%20using%20Attached%20Database

https://www.mindstick.com/blog/132/globalized-connection-string

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