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  ryoka012

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  The connection name 'ConnectionString' was not found in the applications configuration or the con...

  Jul 16, 2018 01:29 AM|ryoka012|LINK

  Hi experts,

  I have been receiving this error in my web config. can anyone help me with this all the suggestion that i have find does not help me.

  The error gives me

  Server Error in '/' Application.
  
  Configuration Error 
    Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately. 
  
   Parser Error Message: The connection name 'DNSConnectionString' was not found in the applications configuration or the connection string is empty.
  
  Source Error: 
  
  Line 66:         <clear />
  Line 67:         <remove name="AspNetSqlRoleProvider" />
  Line 68:         <add connectionStringName="DNSConnectionString" applicationName="/" name="AspNetSqlRoleProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
  Line 69:       </providers>
  Line 70:     </roleManager>
    
  
   Source File:  D:\My Digital Dashboard and Mini Programs\_Source Codes\DNSold2\InvoiceWebSite\web.config    Line:  68 
  
  
  Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.7.3062.0 

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  vahid bakkhi

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  Re: The connection name 'ConnectionString' was not found in the applications configuration or the...

  Jul 16, 2018 04:45 AM|vahid bakkhi|LINK

  hi

  your connection name must be inside connectionStrings Tag
  

  your config file must be below like :

  <configuration>
    <connectionStrings>
      <add name="DNSConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=SqlServerName;Initial Catalog=yourDatabase;User ID=sa;Password=PASS@123" providerName="SQLOLEDB.1"/>
    </connectionStrings>
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  ryoka012

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  Re: The connection name 'ConnectionString' was not found in the applications configuration or the...

  Jul 16, 2018 05:06 AM|ryoka012|LINK

  Hi vahid,

  Thanks for your reply,

  I have added my connection string on the IIS as per system requirements, i must not put it on the web.config file.

  is there a way how can i solved this error just using my IIS config for connection string.

  Thanks and Best Regards.

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  vahid bakkhi

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  Re: The connection name 'ConnectionString' was not found in the applications configuration or the...

  Jul 16, 2018 05:10 AM|vahid bakkhi|LINK

  you can put your connection String on your IIS with an Encrypt password, it's safe

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  Re: The connection name 'ConnectionString' was not found in the applications configuration or the...

  Jul 16, 2018 05:20 AM|vahid bakkhi|LINK

  also, you can don't put it in web config, you can set it in your code

  web config

  <connectionStrings>
    <remove name="MyLocalSQLServer" />
    <add name="MyLocalSQLServer" connectionString=""
     providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    </connectionStrings>
   
   
  <system.web>
   <membership defaultProvider="MySqlMembershipProvider" >
        <providers>
          <clear/>
          <add name="MySqlMembershipProvider"
               connectionStringName="MyLocalSQLServer"
               applicationName="MyAppName"
               type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
        </providers>
      </membership>
  </system.web>

  code

  try 
          { 
              Configuration config = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(Request.ApplicationPath); 
              ConnectionStringsSection conSection = (ConnectionStringsSection)config.GetSection("connectionStrings"); 
              string str = "Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=SampleDatabase;User ID=ID;Password=Pwd";  
              conSection.ConnectionStrings["MyLocalSQLServer"].ConnectionString = str; 
              config.Save(); 
               
               
          } 
          catch (Exception ex) 
          { 
              Response.Write(ex.Message); 
          }

  please follow below links:

  https://forums.asp.net/t/1670316.aspx?How+to+get+connectionstringname+property+of+membership+in+c+code+behind+

  https://forums.asp.net/t/1160276.aspx?reading+the+membership+section+in+web+config

  https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16903988/membershipprovider-change-connection-string-in-code

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  Re: The connection name 'ConnectionString' was not found in the applications configuration or the...

  Jul 16, 2018 08:31 AM|mudassarkhan|LINK

  The correct process is to encryot connection string and decrypt in code as shown in my article

  https://www.aspsnippets.com/Articles/Encrypt-and-Decrypt-Connection-Strings-in-WebConfig-file-in-ASPNet.aspx

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  Brando ZWZ

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  Re: The connection name 'ConnectionString' was not found in the applications configuration or the...

  Jul 18, 2018 01:52 AM|Brando ZWZ|LINK

  Hi ryoka012,

  ryoka012

  I have added my connection string on the IIS as per system requirements, i must not put it on the web.config file.

  is there a way how can i solved this error just using my IIS config for connection string.

  As far as I know, multiple IIS management console setting will also modify the web application's web config.

  For exmaple,. you could modify the url rewrite setting in the IIS manager console.

  If you apply the setting, you could find the url rewirte rule has already added into the web application's web config.

  So I suggest you could direclty open the web.config file in the web application and modify the connection string tag.

  If you want to add the connection string in the IIS manager console, I suggest you could open the IIS manager console and find the connection string setting and add the DNSConnectionString with the database connection string.

   

  

  Best Regards,

  Brando

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