Question

I have a Web.config file and a Web.Debug.Config file. My Web.Debug.Config file is practically empty and I would like to add to it a connectionstrings section to override the one in the Web.Config file. I tried just adding the connectionstrings section in the config file but it didn’t pick it up. I know there are some commands I need to use in one or both config files but am not sure what they are. Can someone help me out please?

Thanks,

Sachin

Answer 1

You should be able to do the following (not tested, but should work) to replace the Web.Config file’s connectionStrings section:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration xmlns:xdt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/XML-Document-Transform">
  <connectionStrings xdt:Transform="Replace">
    <add name="AuthenticationDatabase" connectionString="connection-string-here" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    <add name="OtherDatabase" connectionString="connection-string-here" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>
</configuration>

If you’re just looking to update an existing connectionString:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration xmlns:xdt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/XML-Document-Transform">
  <connectionStrings>
    <add xdt:Transform="SetAttributes" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" name="AuthenticationDatabase" connectionString="new-string-here" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>
</configuration>