Getting connection string from App.config and using it in a Linq dataContext

Question

How should I extract the following connection string and apply it to my Linq context? I know the Linq portion, but am weak with the System.Configuration section.

  <connectionStrings>
        <!-- Production

        <add name="Management_Report_Emailer.Properties.Settings.DWConnectionString"
            connectionString="Data Source=prodSQL01;Initial Catalog=DW;Integrated Security=True"
            providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />-->


      <!-- QA-->

      <add name="Management_Report_Emailer.Properties.Settings.DWConnectionString"
            connectionString="Data Source=qaSQL01;Initial Catalog=DW;Integrated Security=True"
            providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    </connectionStrings>

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 13 '11 at 17:59

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ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("Management_Report_Emailer.Properties.Settings.DWConnectionString").ConnectionString

answered Jan 13 '11 at 17:59

Tony Abrams

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Works for me, just had to replace parens, with brackets. Thanks! – makerofthings7 Jan 13 '11 at 18:03
Yeah, I didn't see anything talking about VB/C# so I just put it in the VB way. – Tony Abrams Jan 13 '11 at 18:08

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 13 '11 at 18:05

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ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["Management_Report_Emailer.Properties.Settings.DWConnectionString"].ConnectionString;

answered Jan 13 '11 at 18:05

franklins

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Getting connection string from App.config and using it in a Linq dataContext

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