web-config

Web.Config file and Linq to Sql changing its place

I'm having a strange issue with my project. It was a Web Site that is now converted to a Web Application that is in a solution. Initially classes were setup using Linq to Sql .dbml file, which stored its connection string in /MyProject/web.config. Now the project ('Web Application') is in a solution and when I modify the Linq to Sql d...

connection string for remote database server

Hi guys, I have 2 servers setup at the moment. One is a web server running Win Server 08 and the other is a database server running SQL Server 08 on Win Server 08. Currently I have my site setup so that it can read/write to the database by using a connection string I created with the database name, server ip, db user and db pwd. The db...

Why does Visual Studio 2008 ask about enabling debugging when debugging is already enabled?

I have a generated (via MSBuild) Web.config that runs prior to the Build target whose content includes, among other things, <compilation debug="true">. The generated Web.config is copied to the root and put in the Content item group. But when I run the Debug build in Visual Studio 2008 (via F5) I get the following dialog: If I select ...

ASP.NET: How to create a connection from a web.config ConnectionString?

How do you construct a DbConnection based on a provider name? Sample provider names System.Data.SqlClient System.Data.OleDb System.Data.Odbc FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient i have connection strings stored in my IIS server's web.config file: <connectionStrings> <add name="development" connectionString="Provider = IBMDA400...

Securing ELMAH while yet making it possible to access it via RSS Reader

We use ELMAH error exception logging in our application. I'd like to keep ELMAH secure from regular users while still making it available to administrators/developers of the application. When you set security with forms authentication in the web.config you then lose the ability to access the RSS feed. I'd like to be able to secure EL...

How to configure ASP.NET MembershipProvider with custom cryptography?

I want to set System.Web.Security.Membership.HashAlgorithmType (or thru web.config) to a custom Cryptography class I created, In this function I have Encrypt and Decrypt functions I wanna map the property value to use this class. How do I do it. PS. I don't mind to change the crypto class' struct, my point is using a custom crypto clas...

How to have &/&amp; in web.config file

i m passing URl from web config where i need to write Example :: URL=http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&amp;rlz=1R2SKPB_enIN332&amp;ei=yktESuLfIIbg7APpquQj&amp;sa=X&amp;spell=1 if i write this url in web.config file i m getting in valid URL. How to go about it? ...

MOSS 2007: 3 additional assembly binding redirects, where are they coming from

Hi, I have a web.config of a functioning MOSS server with our custom settings and a web.config of a freshly installed MOSS. Here's 3 redirects I don't know the source of: <dependentAssembly> <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.SingleSignon" publicKeyToken="71e9bce111e9429c" culture="neutral" /> <bi...

How do I stop web.config inheritance

Ok I have a Asp .net 3.5 Website in IIS6 on Windows Server 2003 (32bit). with a Asp.Net 1.1 WebApplication in a sub virtual directory. (this is set to use the older 1.1 .net runtime and is configured with it's own App Pool. So for all intents and purposes is completely seperate. Except it keeps on inheriting the root website's .net 3...

Dynamics CRM 4.0, using AJAX on custom ASPX pages

Hi I have a custom ASPX page, that I deployed in the ISV folder. The page contains a ScriptManager control. In order for the page to load, I need to include the AJAX configuration settings somewhere. For a custom website, I can put the configuration inside web.config file. But with Dynamics CRM, the changes to web.config are not supp...

&#xA; appearing in web.config file

I'm seeing a lot of weird escaped characters typically in my web.config appearing. Has anyone ever seen them? what causes them? and is it safe to leave in the web.config? ...

web.config error

i am trying to deploy my website to my host and get following error message on my web. config file: The configuration section 'connectionStrings' cannot be read because it is missing a section declaration at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse respon...

Encrypting Web.Config

Duplicate of Encrypting config files for deployment .NET and Encrypting config files for deployment What is the best approach and tools for encrypting information in web.config file? ...

How can I determine the memory footprint of a session variable?

Also, web.config - please explain. <sessionState mode="InProc" stateConnectionString="tcpip=127.0.0.1:42424" sqlConnectionString="data source=127.0.0.1;Trusted_Connection=yes" cookieless="false" timeout="120"/> We are using inproc mode and we used the 20 session variable in our web application. We need to know each variables Occupyin...

ASP.NET HttpHandlers and scriptProcessor path on web.config

I'm defining http handlers on my web.config: <add name="nsi" path="i.nsi" verb="GET" modules="IsapiModule" scriptProcessor="C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll" resourceType="Unspecified" requireAccess="Script" preCondition="classicMode,runtimeVersionv2.0" /> The scriptProcessor points to the Framework64 f...

How to update web.config on each WFE in a SharePoint server farm?

We have a SharePoint farm with multiple WFEs. A new application requires us to write some custom code to the web.config during deployment. What is the best way modify the the web.config file during deployment, ensuring that each WFE in the farm get updated? ...

IIS7.0 to IIS6.0

So after months of work I load the project on the clients computers after months of them assuring me they run windows server 2008. It's not is 2003 and so IIS6.0. Does anyone have an easy way to downgrade my web.config to IIS6.0? currently I get Parser Error Message: Unrecognized attribute 'type'. sectionGroup name="system.web.extens...

Consuming WCF service from SharePoint web part

I have created a SharePoint web part and inside this web part I am trying to consume a WCF service.To do so I have added the system.serviceModel node (copied from client app.config) into the web.config of my web application. Is there any other way to do the same? Actually i am trying to avoid any modification in web.config of web applic...

defaultRedirect page contents are not displayed

An ASP.Net 2.0 project uses Impersonation. If Web.config's username/password are not configured or are expired, I'd like to display a generic error page (even for local users). <authentication mode="Windows" /> <identity impersonate="true" userName="username" password="password"/> <customErrors mode="On" defaultRedirect="myErrorPage.htm...

How to configure invariant culture in ASP.NET globalization?

I need to fix CurrentCulture as the invariant culture in an ASP.NET application. How can I do this? <configuration> <system.web> <globalization culture="???" /> ... ...