Question

i have a SQL connection in my web.config.

i know how to get it in my .net code but how do i pull out the actual values inside teh connection string like the username, password, and server name?!?!?!?

Answer 1

You can use the SqlConnectionStringBuilder for that:

var connectionString = GetConnectionString(); //e.g. use code shown in other answer
var builder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(connectionString);

var user = builder.UserID;

There’s some sample code on this MSDN page.