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Why do I need a connectionstring called LocalSQL Server?
I have about 8 web based GUIs.
My web.config file has 4 connection strings depending on which site the user logs into (dev, QA, production or disaster recovery).
The program looks at C:\inetpub\wwwroot\win.con
I’ve done this for my GUIs. Most of them authenticate by checking if the user’s TEN ID is in web.config. However, I have one GUI where the user must enter their name and a password that they choose.
I get an error message because there is no connection string named LocalSQLserver.
Since I have 4 connection strings (dev, qa, prod and DR), I deliberately made sure that none were called LocalSQLServer, so I could be sure that my GUI was connecting to the correct database.
Did you have a problem like this? If so, how did you get round it?
I know that localSQLServer appears in C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\F
My web.config file has 4 connection strings depending on which site the user logs into (dev, QA, production or disaster recovery).
The program looks at C:\inetpub\wwwroot\win.con
I’ve done this for my GUIs. Most of them authenticate by checking if the user’s TEN ID is in web.config. However, I have one GUI where the user must enter their name and a password that they choose.
I get an error message because there is no connection string named LocalSQLserver.
Since I have 4 connection strings (dev, qa, prod and DR), I deliberately made sure that none were called LocalSQLServer, so I could be sure that my GUI was connecting to the correct database.
Did you have a problem like this? If so, how did you get round it?
I know that localSQLServer appears in C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\F
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