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Try:

<%= System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings.Get("TestPageID") %>

jlech 2009-10-12 14:02:27

Kinda defeats the purpose of it being a shortcut. Would be better to add the reference and add it to the uses then just call AppSettings.Get("TestPageID")

James 2009-10-12 14:07:32

Thanks jlech, that does work, however this is something that I would like to pass over to our designers so it would be nice to have a single way of accessing the appSettings or some minor variation of "AppSettings:"

Adam Jenkin 2009-10-12 14:07:58

@James - very true, just wanted to give the fully qualified name.@Adam - James method to shorten the name should work as well. Another thing you can try is to make the hyperlink a server control (i.e. <asp:hyperlink runat="server"></asp:hyperlink>) in the C# backend script of the page, just write a simple IF statement to check the value of "TestPageID" and set it to the hyperlink's NavigateURL property.

jlech 2009-10-12 14:29:50

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add literal into the anchor tag.

<a href="/default.aspx?page=<asp:Literal runat="server" Text="<%$ appSettings:TestPageId %>"/>">Test Link</a>

tentonipete 2009-10-12 14:21:50

perfect!.. thanks tentoni!

Adam Jenkin 2009-10-12 14:42:08

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