Quinterox » configsource http://www.quinterox.com/content Cesar Quinteros Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:51:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Using configSource http://www.quinterox.com/content/code/using-configsource/ http://www.quinterox.com/content/code/using-configsource/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:39:03 +0000 Cesar Quinteros http://quinterox.com/code/?p=25 In order to change configuration settings within an application without restarting and to harness the power of a more intricate ability to manage user permissions, it is ideal to store connection strings and other data in an external file. Below I demonstrate how to make the web.config file call to an external file for a connection string. This can also be done for connection strings stored as keys in the appSettings tag.

<configuration>
<appSettings/>
<connectionStrings configSource=”conns.config”></connectionStrings>
<system.web>
</system.web>
</configuration>

The conns.config file will then only contain a single section element and nothing else. Yes it is that simple.

<connectionStrings>
<add name=”myConnectionString”
connectionString=”Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;
Data Source=C:My Database Foldermydatabase.mdb;
Jet OLEDB:Database Password=mypassword” providerName=”SQLOLEDB”/>
</connectionStrings>
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