Reading Configuration File

Ron

I attempted to read a connection string from my app.config file using in part:
strConString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings.Get("WicConnectionString");
Visual Studio reported this message:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings is obsolete: This method is obsolete, it has been replaced by System.Configuration!System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings

Thinking that ConfigurationManager was an addition to framework 4, (currently using 3.5) I downloaded 4.
However, when I enter in code System.Configuration... ConfigurationManager is not presented by intellisense as an option.

What am I doing incorrectly?

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Shankey16y ago
Accepted answer
Step:1 add following in section of you web config.

Step:2 import in you page "using System.Web.Configuration;"
Step:3 string strCon =
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["conn"].ConnectionString;
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Ron16y ago
Maninder - I'm working with forms rather than the web, but your advice help steer me in right direction. Thanks for your response.
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Ron16y ago
Thanks for your response Bob - Adding the System.Configuration reference to my project solved my problem.
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Bob Whelan16y ago
You need to add a reference to your project -> System.Configuration

Now you can use ConfigurationManager

string ConnStr = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WicConnectionString"].ToString();

Not sure if you need to add the .ToString()

Hope it helps.
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