Change Web config Values using C#.net tool

Question

Hi All I would like to list all the web.config files in a directory and edit their values and save it (Including any server web.config also using credentials . read/write permission will occur i guess.need solution for that also ) Any samples would be helpful Cheeers N

narasimman g · Answer

Hi Suthish I am deploying packages in multiple server frequently logging into servers and finding web.config and changing will kill my time..if i have a tool to get the web.config of servers using credentials then i can edit and save it in a seconds. Hope you can understand and its my daily routing process. Now am doing in this way 1.Loading the config file in TREEVIEW 2.Letting user to edit the Last Child value (Obvisiouly the value of any attribute) 3. How to save it ? :( :( :(

Suthish Nair · Answer

As you said logging into servers taking so much time then how an utility can save this time?

Javeed M Shaikh · Answer

you can also you XMLDocument to load the file from your servers and change accordingly: code snippet... XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument(); string configFile = Path.Combine(siteFolder web.config); doc.Load(configFile); .... now process the file....make sure the user has rights..

narasimman g · Answer

Hi  thanks for your response first I am having more than 20 servers I am in need of changing web config file frequently. Logging into server taking much time. if i use a tool that will save my time.Hopefully u can understand..Wanna change All the attributes present inside the Web.Config XML file

Javeed M Shaikh · Answer

Hi Narasimman It is not advisable to change values in the web.config file and these values must be stored in database or anyother external storage. But still if you need to modify the config file you can use this snippet: Configuration config = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(Request.ApplicationPath); config.AppSettings.Settings[myAppKey1].Value = NewValueforAppKey1; config.Save();