Accessing configuration files programatically

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Contents 1 Future contents 1.1 General reading of configuration 1.2 Reading web.config as XML 2 Samples of use 3 References 3.1 Forum Threads 3.2 Other references

Future contents

This article should discuss how to genrally access settings within configuration files programatically from a Visual WebGui application.

Where applyable, discuss the specific Visual WebGui settings and how to access them.

Also discuss (re)writing of configuration files and the implications that can have for your applications.

General reading of configuration

Reading web.config as XML

Samples of use

• Using VWGContext.Current.Config to read config data
• Accessing connection strings
• Generic XML reading of PrivateVersion in web.config

References

Forum Threads

• Using ConfigurationManager to read web.config settings
• Encrypting connection strings
• Updating web.config at runtime

Other references

• MSDN web.config available settings
• Manage web.config settings with Web Deployment Projects
• What are web.config and machine.config used for
• Sepcifying configuration settings in web.config
• What is a web.config file
• Creating and writing ASP.NET 2.0 custom configuration sections
• How to modify web.config at runtime
• ConfigurationManager class
• Reading web.config configuration settings from JavaScript