How do I get the tag defaultDatabase mentioned in app.config in VB.NET

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I have following code in my app.config

dataconfiguration defaultdatabase="ForeTVSQL"

/dataconfiguration

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connectionstrings
add name="ForeTVSQL" connectionstring="Password=msafocus;Persist Security Info=False;User ID=sa;Initial Catalog=MainSource_Version;Data Source=130.11.55.16\sql2012;Connect Timeout=180;"
		  providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

/add
/connectionstrings

I want to get defaultDatabase at runtime. How can I get it?
Please help!!

Thanks in advance!
Radhika

Posted 9-Apr-15 16:47pm

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Updated 9-Apr-15 17:53pm

RajeeshMenoth

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Wendelius · Answer 1 · 2015-04-09T18:13:00

Solution 2

If I understood the question correctly, you can use AppSettings[^] to read the configuration.

Posted 9-Apr-15 18:13pm

Wendelius

Rajesh Chavakula Rajesh · Answer 2 · 2015-04-09T17:18:00

Solution 1

In connection strings

XML

<dataConfiguration defaultDatabase="YourDatabase" />

Posted 9-Apr-15 17:18pm

Rajesh Chavakula Rajesh