My web site broke last week and my ISP claims it is because I need a connection string in my web.config. Of course, the fact that the site has function for years without that seems irrelevant to them, but I digress. I have looked at a _bunch_ of examples from a Google search of how to do this but none of them has given me the info I need. The ISP said to add this:
connectionString="Data Source=VCNSQL82\I82;Initial Catalog=ibr1;User ID=ibr12;Password=ibr12" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" However, from the examples, I see that this needs to be inside <appSettings> </appSettings> Beyond that, however, I see all sorts of different things to do and no explanation of the exact details, like how to pick a name for a connection string. Can someone help me out with what I need to insert into the above connectionString for proper syntax? Also, the ISP said that after I do this, I need to compile the site. I have no idea how to do that. Shouldn't, however, the XML of web.config be read on the fly, not compiled? Thanks. Ken
