ConfigurationManager Not declared

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Hi,

I am using the following line of code to get ConnectionString for the Web.Config. I have used it before and it worked fine.

ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["NameofMyConnection"].ConnectionString;

But yesterday i got a project that used the same thing to get the ConnectionString from Web.Config. But i get an error

Name ConfigurationManager not declared

Please help me out here. I am using vs 2005, VB.net, I have added the reference to
1. System.Configuration dll
2. Have also used Imports System.Configuration

XML

<namespaces>
    <clear/>
    <add namespace="System"/>
    <add namespace="System.Collections"/>
    <add namespace="System.Collections.Specialized"/>
    <add namespace="System.Text"/>
    <add namespace="System.Text.RegularExpressions"/>
    <add namespace="System.Web"/>
    <add namespace="System.Configuration"/>
    <add namespace="System.Web.Caching"/>
    <add namespace="System.Web.SessionState"/>
    <add namespace="System.Web.Security"/>
    <add namespace="System.Web.Profile"/>
    <add namespace="System.Web.UI"/>
    <add namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls"/>
    <add namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts"/>
    <add namespace="System.Web.UI.HtmlControls"/>
</namespaces>

XML

<compilation debug="true" strict="false" explicit="true">
            <assemblies>
                <add assembly="Accessibility, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A"/>
                <add assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=1.0.61025.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/>
                <add assembly="System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A"/>
                <add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Web, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
                <add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Shared, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
                <add assembly="CrystalDecisions.ReportSource, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
                <add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Enterprise.Framework, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
                <add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Enterprise.Desktop.Report, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
                <add assembly="CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
                <add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Enterprise.InfoStore, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
                <add assembly="CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/>
                <add assembly="CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ClientDoc, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/>
                <add assembly="System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
                <add assembly="System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A"/>
                <add assembly="System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
                <add assembly="System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
                <add assembly="System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A"/>
                <add assembly="System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
                <add assembly="System.Web.Services, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A"/>
                <add assembly="System.Web.Extensions.Design, Version=1.0.61025.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
                <add assembly="RJS.Web.WebControl.PopCalendar, Version=9.9.2433.20570, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=815CF5007F7D0455"/>
                <!--<add assembly="AjaxControlToolkit, Version=1.0.61020.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=28F01B0E84B6D53E"/>-->
                <add assembly="AjaxControlToolkit, Version=1.0.10123.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=28F01B0E84B6D53E"/>
                <add assembly="System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
                <add assembly="System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A"/>
            </assemblies>
        </compilation>

Posted 5-Jul-11 18:46pm

MohamedHassanAli

Updated 5-Jul-11 19:04pm

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Solution 2

I just had the same issue. As it turns out I was trying to call ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("") from a class library project in which my web.config file was in my web project.

Importing System.Configuration solved my issue.

Posted 9-May-13 8:36am

CheekySensei

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2irfanshaikh · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-05T18:53:00

Solution 1

I think you need to try removing and adding the reference again
"System.Configuration.dll"
Under Project > Add refrence > .Net > select System.Configuration

Posted 5-Jul-11 18:53pm

2irfanshaikh

Updated 5-Jul-11 18:54pm

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MohamedHassanAli 6-Jul-11 0:55am

Hello Irfan,
Thanks for the quick response appreciate that.Please read through i have already added the references and the also used IMport but i still dont get the Configurationmanager class. Weird isn't it ?

[no name] 6-Jul-11 1:34am

where is connection string???