If server name is change then connection string change automaticlly

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Hi.. friends I'm making a project in vb.net, is that possible in vb.net that if my server name has been changed the connection string should be changed automatically, if yes then please tell how it can be possible

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Parveen Rathi

Posted 19-Sep-11 23:57pm

Parveen Rathi

Updated 19-Sep-11 23:58pm

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Toniyo Jackson · Answer 1 · 2011-09-20T00:02:00

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There is no tool to automate this. You can modify the ConnectionString in Web.Config programmatically.
Check the below link.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2260317/change-a-web-config-programmatically-with-c-net[^]

Posted 20-Sep-11 0:02am

Toniyo Jackson

Mehdi Gholam · Answer 2 · 2011-09-20T00:10:00

Solution 3

Usually you would use a name instead of IP addresses for your connection string, in the event of failovers etc. it is best to create a DNS alias and change that to a backup server.

This way your server name is always the same.

Posted 20-Sep-11 0:10am

Mehdi Gholam

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SIFNOk 20-Sep-11 19:06pm

Agreeed with Mehdi....this should be changed using DNS Alias and should not be hardcoded into your project...and also uses of connectionstring in a configfile would solve the issue if the DNS name changed on the server.

koolprasad2003 · Answer 3 · 2011-09-20T00:02:00

Solution 1

How your application knows directly, that Server name has changed ?

This is customized activity. you need to write a code/EXE which should triggered by user after server name has change.

Posted 20-Sep-11 0:02am

koolprasad2003