Question

I am receiving the following error in my web.config.

Parser Error Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source File: D:\Webs\behi100001\web.config    Line: 82 

The specific error line is “type=”Microsoft.Samples.SqlTableProfileProvider”

<providers>
            <clear/>
            <add name="TableProfileProvider"
              type="Microsoft.Samples.SqlTableProfileProvider"
                connectionStringName="conBTWSqlExpress"
                table="Profile_Custom"
                applicationName="Harbor"/>
        </providers>

I have a file in my App_Code directory with the namespace Microsoft.Samples, with a class called SqlTableProfileProvider. I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

Any help?

Thanks,
Kevin

Answer 1

Change your type to:

type="Microsoft.Samples.SqlTableProfileProvider, <your assembly's name>"

where is… well your assembly’s name. I think because the the sample class is in your App_code, it is compiled into your assembly.