How to add connectionstring in app.config

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<appSettings>
   <add key="dbVisitorManagement1" value="Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;Initial Catalog=dbVisitorManagement;Data Source=SHREE-PC"/>
 </appSettings>

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this is what I had done in my app.config file. but i had got an error as connectionString is not properly implemented...

Posted 20-Sep-13 0:00am

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[no name] 20-Sep-13 6:05am

What kind of application you are developing...?? win or web..??

Member 10172502 20-Sep-13 6:05am

win

[no name] 20-Sep-13 6:07am

Check my solution..

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codestar007 · Answer 1 · 2013-09-20T00:06:00

Solution 3

configuring-connection-string-in-app-config-file-during-runt/[^]

Use connectionstring tag instead of appsettings

Posted 20-Sep-13 0:06am

codestar007

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Rob Philpott · Answer 2 · 2013-09-20T00:05:00

Solution 1

Put it in ConnectionStrings not appSettings!

Posted 20-Sep-13 0:05am

Rob Philpott

manikjeyam · Answer 3 · 2013-09-20T00:05:00

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<appSettings>
   <add key="dbVisitorManagement1" value="Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Integrated Security=True;Persist Security Info=False;Database=dbVisitorManagement;Server=SHREE-PC"/>
 </appSettings>

Posted 20-Sep-13 0:05am

manikjeyam

Updated 20-Sep-13 0:31am

v3

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Member 10172502 20-Sep-13 6:16am

it gives me exception as ArgumentException was unhandled.
keyword is not supported : provider.

manikjeyam 20-Sep-13 6:32am

Now check My answer

manikjeyam · Answer 4 · 2013-09-20T00:29:00

Solution 5

<add key="ConnectionString">
      value="Server=localhost;Database=Northwind;Integrated
             Security=false;User Id=sa;Password=;" /></add>

Posted 20-Sep-13 0:29am

manikjeyam