using System.Configuration;
...
string connectString =
ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["sqlConnectionString"];
...
your config file would look like
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="sqlConnectionString" value="server=localhost;
trusted_connection=true" />
</appSettings>
</configuration>
HTH
Deepak
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
Of
> John Sands
> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 4:16 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [DOTNET] config file for console app
>
> >> If you console app is myapp.exe, name the file myapp.exe.config
> >> If you are using VS.Net, then just add the config file to your
project
> >> as app.config. VS.Net will then automagically copy that file as
<your
> >> app name>>.exe.config
>
> This worked, thanks. But I still can't access the setting from code.
> The examples do this:
>
> this.sqlConnection1.ConnectionString =
>
((string)(configurationAppSettings.GetValue("sqlConnection1.ConnectionSt
ri
> ng", typeof(string))));
>
> But this gives a compile error on "configurationAppSettings". Where
> does this thing come from?
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
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