yes, storing unencrypted pw will be very bad :D On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Jamie Fraser <[email protected]>wrote:
> Except of course you hopefully aren't storing an unencrypted password > in an app/web.config file! > > On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 2:06 PM, akram mellice <[email protected]> > wrote: > > an example for using the app.config is that u can store ur database > > connection string in it and use it in the application > > example: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> > > <configuration> > > <configSections> > > </configSections> > > <appSettings> > > <add key="DataBaseConnectionString" > > value="Data Source=ServerName;Initial Catalog=DataBaseNAme;Persist > > Security Info=True;User ID=UserName;Password=Password" /> > > </appSettings> > > <connectionStrings /> > > </configuration> > > > > and in the application you can do this: > > string connectionString = > > ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["DataBaseConnectionString"]; > > > > hope that was clear > > > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Sue <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Thanks a lot for the info! > >> > >> On Jan 14, 5:32 am, Anachronistic <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Hi Sue, > >> > > >> > App.config is exactly what it sounds like: it's an XML-based > >> > configuration file that stores information related to the current > >> > project (for example, a console or Windows Forms application). > >> > > >> > It is the sibling to the Web Site Project configuration file > >> > Web.config, which is also XML-based. > >> > > >> > These two configuration files are quite extensible and flexible. > >> > You'll come to rely on them. They are also very strict in terms of > >> > ordering and syntax; you'll be hard-pressed to do any permanent damage > >> > (so no worries there), but they will complain very loudly to you if > >> > things aren't as expected. Luckily, the .config files are well-tread > >> > in the .NET world and ample documentation and examples exist online. > >> > > >> > My advice would be to become very acquainted with the MSDN > >> > documentation athttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspxas you > >> > will find 90% of your answers within, and it's easy to switch versions > >> > (there is documentation for version 2.0 versus 3.0 versus 3.5 for most > >> > topics). > >> > > >> > Hope that helps! > >> > > >> > Alan > >> > > >> > http://www.twitter.com/anachronistic > > > > > > > > -- > > Akram Mellice > > > -- Akram Mellice
