How can i Read xml file?

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i need to read XML file to get connection string, I am using ASP.NET
How to read it ?

Thanks in advance

Posted 2-May-11 2:42am

kishore1215

Updated 2-May-11 3:06am

koolprasad2003

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Umair Feroze 2-May-11 8:48am

Please provide some structure of xml file

koolprasad2003 2-May-11 9:07am

You connection is in WEB.CONFIG or in other xml file ?

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Tarun.K.S · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-02T02:48:00

Solution 1

You mean from Web.Config file right?

Check out this then : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178411.aspx[^]

Posted 2-May-11 2:48am

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RaviRanjanKr 2-May-11 11:17am

Perfect Link,My 5 :)

Tarun.K.S 2-May-11 13:04pm

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RaviRanjanKr 2-May-11 23:42pm

Thank you Tarun :)

Steven.Pinto2000 · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-02T03:00:00

Solution 3

Thanks for the Q n here is the ans

XML

<connectionStrings>
   <add name="Con1" connectionString="connectionstring"/>
 </connectionStrings>

C#

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["Con1"].ConnectionString.ToString();

Posted 2-May-11 3:00am

Steven.Pinto2000

Updated 2-May-11 5:08am

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RaviRanjanKr 2-May-11 11:17am

Good Answer,My 5 :)

Steven.Pinto2000 3-May-11 5:08am

Thanks 4 d 5

Wonde Tadesse 2-May-11 19:34pm

Perfect !

Umair Feroze · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-02T02:51:00

Solution 2

If you are looking to read some configurations not from web.config but from some of the xml files of your own, then the following article provides you the information you are looking for:
Using XML in C# in the simplest way[^]

Hope this will help you

Posted 2-May-11 2:51am

Umair Feroze