Cannot access a connection string defined in MYOwn.Config

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I am trying to connect to my sql server through WPF application. i defined a connectionstring in my MYOWN.COnfig file but i am not able to access it in my code.

i have already added reference to System.Configuration in my refrence folder my config looks like

"in configuration section i have defined my connectionstring as below
-configuration-
-configsections-
-/configsections-

-connectionstrings-
-add name="con" connectionstring="Data Source=MyserverName;Initial<br mode=" hold=" /> Catalog=myDBName;Integrated Security=false;User Id=AdminUser;<br mode=" providername="System.Data.SqlClient" /-

-/connectionstrings-

/configuration-"

please help

Thanks in advance. if you can mail me any samples that will be a great help

Posted 20-Aug-15 19:26pm

ashu2001

Updated 20-Aug-15 19:29pm

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Suvendu Shekhar Giri 6-Sep-15 8:10am

Why not app.config?
Any specific reason for that?

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Suvendu Shekhar Giri · Answer 1 · 2015-09-06T02:28:00

It is recommended to use app.config instead of such config unless there is truly exists demand for such design.

You need to map the config file through ExeConfigurationFileMap Class[^]

Try this-

C#

ExeConfigurationFileMap fileMap = new ExeConfigurationFileMap();
fileMap.ExeConfigFilename = @"D:\YourFolder\myown.config";
System.Configuration.Configuration config = ConfigurationManager.OpenMappedExeConfiguration(fileMap, ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
string constring=config.AppSettings.Settings["con"].Value.ToString();

Hope, it helps :)