Overriding ConnectionString in Machine.config with
web.config connectionstring.
If I have following connectionstring in my machine.config (Machine level value)
<connectionStrings>
<add name="TestConfigConnection"
connectionString="DATA SOURCE=machineCon;PERSIST SECURITY INFO=True;USER
ID=usr;PASSWORD=pwd" />
</connectionStrings>
Now for specific web application I want a different
connection string value then we need to override the value in machine.config.
So we need to add the
required connectionstring value in web.config
<connectionStrings>
<add name="TestConfigConnection"
connectionString="DATA SOURCE=webCon;PERSIST SECURITY INFO=True;USER ID=usr;PASSWORD=pwd"
/>
</connectionStrings>
But with this, it will give an error in browser that
Parser
Error Message: The entry 'TestConfigConnection' has already been added.
Means when you already
have this key connectionstring in machine.config then why are you storing this
value again in web.config file.
To overcome this error
we need to remove the key in web.config and then need to add it again. So my
Web.Config file will have following entry
<connectionStrings>
<remove
name="TestConfigConnection"/>
<add
name="TestConfigConnection" connectionString="DATA SOURCE=webCon;PERSIST
SECURITY INFO=True;USER ID=usr;PASSWORD=pwd" />
</connectionStrings>
This will work J
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