Re: Winform solution and access to app.config

Are you copying the app.config to your bin folder after building?

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> From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Lars Zeb
> Sent: 09 January 2009 01:57 AM
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> Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Winform solution and access to app.config
> 
> I have a startup project which is a Windows Application and a class
> library project which handles data access.
> 
> I have placed a connection string property in the Windows Application
> app.config file.
> 
> <configuration>
>   <connectionStrings>
>     <add name="ConnectionString" connectionString="Data
> Source=POWDB..."  providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
>   </connectionStrings>
> </configuration>
> 
> I need to access the connection string from the class library. I
> thought I could write something like:
> 
> _connString =
> ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ConnectionString"].ConnectionSt
> ring; or
> _connString =
> ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["PowRev.Main.Properties.Settings
> .ConnectionString"].ConnectionString;
> 
> But at runtime it chokes, putting out a messagebox saying it can't find
> the source to display. After hitting the OK button, the program exits.
> 
> What is the proper way to do this?
> 
> Thanks, Lars
> 
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