Different configuration files on local vs. server.

[Mufasa]

How can you have different web.config files on your test machine vs.
production? I realize I could not include it in the project but the problem
is that if I make changes that go in both places I need to have them in both
places. But things like connect strings need to be different.

Can I have two config files and only include one of them in the project so
it get's published but the other one doesn't?

TIA - Jeff.

[sloan]

Re: Different configuration files on local vs. server.

One Idea:

Push certain things out to external files:



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuratio n>


<appSettings file="CustomApp Settings.config " >
</appSettings>


<connectionStri ngs configSource="E xternalConnecti onStrings.confi g" />


</configuration>

............... .....

AppSettings.con fig

<appSettings>


<add key="Key1" value="Value1"/>

</appSettings>


.............

ExternalConnect ionStrings.conf ig
<connectionStri ngs >


<add name="MyDatabas eInstance" connectionStrin g="server=.;dat abase=MYDB;User
ID=user1;passwo rd=password1" providerName="S ystem.Data.SqlC lient"/>

</connectionStrin gs>





Note, you'll have to use the POST BUILD EVENTS to get the files to copy in
(non web) projects.


Just right click / Add new item / app config (and then rename )





"Mufasa" <jb@nowhere.com wrote in message
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How can you have different web.config files on your test machine vs.
production? I realize I could not include it in the project but the
problem is that if I make changes that go in both places I need to have
them in both places. But things like connect strings need to be different.
>
Can I have two config files and only include one of them in the project so
it get's published but the other one doesn't?
>
TIA - Jeff.
>
>

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Re: Different configuration files on local vs. server.

"sloan" <sloan@ipass.ne twrote in message
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[top-posting corrected]

>How can you have different web.config files on your test machine vs.
>production?

>
One Idea:

<snip>

No need to go through all that - just install Web Deployment Projects:

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/28/vs-2008-web-deployment-project-support-released.aspx

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP

http://www.markrae.net

[Mufasa]

Re: Different configuration files on local vs. server.

So if I have two config files and include them both in the project it will
find them both?

What happens if the same things are in both files?

TIA.

"sloan" <sloan@ipass.ne twrote in message
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One Idea:
>
Push certain things out to external files:
>
>
>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuratio n>
>
>
<appSettings file="CustomApp Settings.config " >
</appSettings>
>
>
<connectionStri ngs configSource="E xternalConnecti onStrings.confi g" />
>
>
</configuration>
>
............... ....
>
AppSettings.con fig
>
<appSettings>
>
>
<add key="Key1" value="Value1"/>
>
</appSettings>
>
>
............
>
ExternalConnect ionStrings.conf ig
<connectionStri ngs >
>
>
<add name="MyDatabas eInstance"
connectionStrin g="server=.;dat abase=MYDB;User ID=user1;passwo rd=password1"
providerName="S ystem.Data.SqlC lient"/>
>
</connectionStrin gs>
>
>
>
>
>
Note, you'll have to use the POST BUILD EVENTS to get the files to copy in
(non web) projects.
>
>
Just right click / Add new item / app config (and then rename )
>
>
>
>
>
"Mufasa" <jb@nowhere.com wrote in message
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>How can you have different web.config files on your test machine vs.
>production? I realize I could not include it in the project but the
>problem is that if I make changes that go in both places I need to have
>them in both places. But things like connect strings need to be
>different.
>>
>Can I have two config files and only include one of them in the project
>so it get's published but the other one doesn't?
>>
>TIA - Jeff.
>>
>>

>
>

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Re: Different configuration files on local vs. server.

"Mufasa" <jb@nowhere.com wrote in message
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[top-posting corrected]

>One Idea:

<snip>

So if I have two config files and include them both in the project it will
find them both?
>
What happens if the same things are in both files?

With Web Deployment Projects, none of the above matters...


--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP

http://www.markrae.net

[Tiberiu Covaci]

Re: Different configuration files on local vs. server.

Hi Mufasa,

There is a third option. Web.config might be found at different levels:
- Machine (C:\Windows\Mic orsoft.Net\Fram ework\v???\conf ig\web.config)
- Web site (Root_folder_of _your_web_site\ Web.config)
- Your web application (web.config)
- Your subfolder in your application(ano ther web.config)
If you want something to be available machine wide, you can just put it on
you machine web.conf, and then it wil propagate to your application. If you
want to change that value at a different level, just change it in that
place.

Regards,
Tibi
MCT

"Mufasa" <jb@nowhere.com wrote in message
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How can you have different web.config files on your test machine vs.
production? I realize I could not include it in the project but the
problem is that if I make changes that go in both places I need to have
them in both places. But things like connect strings need to be different.
>
Can I have two config files and only include one of them in the project so
it get's published but the other one doesn't?
>
TIA - Jeff.
>
>