Creating a Web.config Editor - Part 1: ASP Alliance

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Creating a Web.config Editor - Part 1

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Published: 07 Oct 2003

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Abstract
Have you ever wondered how to edit the web.config file? This article will give a good explanation of how to do just that. Tested: ASP.NET 1.0, ASP.NET 1.1 Included: Examples

by Jason N. Gaylord
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Before We Begin

At this point, it is expected that the .Net Framework is installed and configured for ASP.Net applications. It is also expected that you have a web.config file already created in your web project. If not, copy the "default" web.config file below into notepad and save in the root of your web project as web.config.

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User Comments

Title: I Have question
Name: OMAR ALZOBAIDI
Date: 2006-05-08 2:25:38 AM
Comment:
How to use Location Tag in web.config file?
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and .......... Thanks !!!

Title: Excellent trial for NewToXml
Name: Baljeet Kiroriwal
Date: 2006-03-02 7:46:07 AM
Comment:
Good Article n gr8 information

Title: What if the solution is in a source safe
Name: m7e7
Date: 2004-08-05 4:03:37 PM
Comment:
What if the soln is in a source safe vault?

Title: The problems I had
Name: Sergio Florez
Date: 2004-07-23 9:51:21 AM
Comment:
First, sorry if I mix up the first and second part of the article but here goes:

You're capturing the return of SelectSingleNode() in an XmlAttribute and that didn't work for me. It said it needed a NodeSet. I fixed this by capturing it with an XmlNode and working with its Attributes collection.

The other problem I had was that your XPath didn't capture the node for me so I had to use this:
"descendant::appSettings/add[@key='conServer']"

Title: RE: Thanks but no thanks
Name: Jason
Date: 2004-07-22 4:35:10 PM
Comment:
I wish you'd let me know what isn't working. This way I can provide some "troubleshooting" for you.

Title: Thanks but no thanks
Name: Sergio Florez
Date: 2004-07-22 11:31:08 AM
Comment:
This article's basic concept of trying to modify the web.config is great, unfortunately the code doesn't work for me. Maybe you should try and write some troubleshooting for this.

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