Question

This is odd, but we have written an asp.Net web application (all’s well there) but now we are importing a large amount of data, and in this case, users with existing usernames and passwords. The import is being done with a desktop application.

I need to take each user from the old system, and create a corresponding user in the new system, and to do that I need to add each of them to asp.net membership services.

I’m at a complete loss as to how I can do this from the desktop. I mean, I’ve got references to System.Web.Security, but what would I put in my App.config?

I’m sorry, I don’t think I fully understand Membership Services enough to phrase this question all that well. But can someone point me in the right direction please?

Answer 1

You should check following SO threads for more information :

Can you use the asp.net membership provider in a windows application?

Is using the ASP.NET Membership providers in winforms application a bad idea?