Access to the path '\web.config' is denied.

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Hi all,
when adding a new connection string to the web.config file from code file. the following error is occurred. how to rectify this problem.Code is as follows.

C#

System.Configuration.Configuration configuration = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("~");
        //        AppSettingsSection appSettingsSection = (AppSettingsSection)configuration.GetSection("connectionStrings");
        //        if (appSettingsSection != null)
        //        {
        //            appSettingsSection.ConnectionStrings[key].ConnectionString = value; = "Data Source=" + DbServerName+ ";Initial Catalog=" + DbName+ ";User ID=" + DbUserName + ";Pwd=" +DbUserPass+ "";
        //            configuration.Save();

Posted 14-Nov-12 23:43pm

Narra sreenu

Updated 15-Nov-12 0:52am

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

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Anele Ngqandu 15-Nov-12 6:04am

Show us how do you connect or call your connection string from the code behind file

Narra sreenu 15-Nov-12 6:36am

System.Configuration.Configuration configuration = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("~");
// AppSettingsSection appSettingsSection = (AppSettingsSection)configuration.GetSection("connectionStrings");
// if (appSettingsSection != null)
// {
// appSettingsSection.ConnectionStrings[key].ConnectionString = value; = "Data Source=" + DbServerName+ ";Initial Catalog=" + DbName+ ";User ID=" + DbUserName + ";Pwd=" +DbUserPass+ "";
// configuration.Save();

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Varun_Kumar · Answer 1 · 2012-11-14T23:54:00

Solution 1

Tring to write to web.config file error Access to the path

Posted 14-Nov-12 23:54pm

Varun_Kumar

Updated 15-Nov-12 0:48am

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Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) · Answer 2 · 2012-11-15T00:55:00

Solution 2

Please go through Write Modify Web.Config Programmatically At Run Time[^] and try to implement the codes given there.

It may help.

Thanks...

Posted 15-Nov-12 0:55am

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)