Hi,

I have used the connectionSting element of the web.config to set the configSource. My ConnectionStrings.config file is on a subfolder. However when I change the configSource element to read the sub folder then I am not able to get it working. Here is how it looks:

This does not work 

<connectionStrings configSource="configs/connectionStringsDEV.config" />

This works (however the connectionStringsDEV.config  file needs to be in the root folder): 

<connectionStrings configSource="connectionStringsDEV.config" />

Any ideas?

Try with a backslash instead:

<connectionStrings configSource="configs\connectionStringsDEV.config" />

Hello Sonu,

Is it possible to define path's like : <connectionStrings configSource="..\..\configs\connectionStringsDEV.config" />?

I've tryed that and it's giving me the following error:

The configSource attribute is invalid.: The configSource '..\..\config\ExternalConnectionStrings.config' is invalid. It must refer to a file in the same directory or in a subdirectory as the configuration file.

Best regards,

Manuel

Hello Sonu,

Is it possible to define relative paths in any manner?

I've tryed the following: <connectionStrings configSource="..\..\config\ExternalConnectionStrings.config"> and it's giving me the following error:

The configSource attribute is invalid.: The configSource '..\..\config\ExternalConnectionStrings.config' is invalid. It must refer to a file in the same directory or in a subdirectory as the configuration file.

Best regards,

Manuel

* sory for the repeated post, when  i hit submit it's giving me 404 error...but inserted the request.

Unfortunately no. As the error message says:

It must refer to a file in the same directory or in a subdirectory as the configuration file.

Thanks Sonu for the fast reply,

Do you recommend any methodology to conn string management?

I have a VS solution with several projects, and some use the same connectioString. How can a put the connectionString in an external file and in a configuration folder (located wherever i want)?

Thanks,

Manuel

I usually have my web.config in the root and my config files in the /configs folder. Maybe you could try the same.

Otherwise I really do not see any way to place the config files into a parent folder. You might also want to read up the following reported feedback about this topic:

http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=93626