Using VB, I can access the database connection string (or other application
settings) using:

Dim myconnStr As String = My.Settings.ConnectionStringName

What is the equivalent in C#?

ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["{Connection String Name}"]


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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"jp2msft" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8EB08518-B154-4DE6-ACEF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Using VB, I can access the database connection string (or other
> application
> settings) using:
>
> Dim myconnStr As String = My.Settings.ConnectionStringName
>
> What is the equivalent in C#?
>

Some things from VB to C# just aren't as simple as you'd think!

I kept looking for something under the "this" keyword.

Thanks, Cowboy!

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" wrote:

> ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["{Connection String Name}"]
>
>
> --
> Gregory A. Beamer
> MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
>
> *************************************************
> | Think outside the box!
> |
> *************************************************
> "jp2msft" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8EB08518-B154-4DE6-ACEF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Using VB, I can access the database connection string (or other
> > application
> > settings) using:
> >
> > Dim myconnStr As String = My.Settings.ConnectionStringName
> >
> > What is the equivalent in C#?
> >
>
>
>

Wasn't able to get my system to recognize 'ConfigurationManager'. In the
Help, I saw it was part of System.Configuration, but it still did not appear
even after adding "#using System.Configuration;".

How are you getting this?

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" wrote:

> ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["{Connection String Name}"]
>
>
> --
> Gregory A. Beamer
> MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
>
> *************************************************
> | Think outside the box!
> |
> *************************************************
> "jp2msft" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8EB08518-B154-4DE6-ACEF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Using VB, I can access the database connection string (or other
> > application
> > settings) using:
> >
> > Dim myconnStr As String = My.Settings.ConnectionStringName
> >
> > What is the equivalent in C#?
> >
>
>
>

Try Settings.Default.ConnectionStringName

"jp2msft" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:65282AB5-1691-4F74-A8E4-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Wasn't able to get my system to recognize 'ConfigurationManager'. In the
> Help, I saw it was part of System.Configuration, but it still did not
> appear
> even after adding "#using System.Configuration;".
>
> How are you getting this?
>
> "Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" wrote:
>
>> ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["{Connection String Name}"]
>>
>>
>> --
>> Gregory A. Beamer
>> MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
>>
>> *************************************************
>> | Think outside the box!
>> |
>> *************************************************
>> "jp2msft" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:8EB08518-B154-4DE6-ACEF-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Using VB, I can access the database connection string (or other
>> > application
>> > settings) using:
>> >
>> > Dim myconnStr As String = My.Settings.ConnectionStringName
>> >
>> > What is the equivalent in C#?
>> >
>>
>>
>>

Hi,

Normally:
ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["TheNameOfTheString"];

Be aware that the "my" class is only an extra shared class (static in C#) in
VB for Net that is created to make it easier for old VB6 users to go to VB
for Net.

The code above with the difference of the brackets can as well be used in VB
for Net.

Cor