Problem getting the connection string from App.Config

Question

I tried getting the value like this:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["Database1ConnectionString"];

but I get the error This method is obsolete, it has been replaced by System.Configuration!System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings

even if i used the System.Configuration library, i can't see the ConfigurationManger still.

thanks in advance.
~Shareb

vijay kumar · Answer

add the configuration dll and use it in ur page...

Raj Kumar · Answer

Should work in 50215 are you sure you did add areference to System.Configuration.dll!. try this string sss =System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[server].ToString(); you might be get a warning massage.

Shareb · Answer

thanks for your reply but I still get this error The type or namespace ConfigurationManager does not exist in the namespace 'System.Configuration' (are you missing a reference?)

Kumar Duvvarapu · Answer

Hi pls replace System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings[Database1ConnectionString] with System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[Database1ConnectionString]

Shareb · Answer

well i've already tried that but in vain it works fine with Web.Config i guess. but i get this error The type or namespace ConfigurationManager does not exist in the namespace 'System.Configuration' (are you missing a reference?)

Manish Dwivedi · Answer

Hi shareb use this to get the connection string value from the web.config. and also sure that you have included the namespace System.Configuration ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[ConnectionString]; hope it will help you