web.config appSettings Store value with & character

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Max

hi

i have stored my connction string in web.config as we do usually. code
of web.confing is given below.

check the password field contain "&" character. now when i run my
application it gives error because value of ConnectionString is breaked
at "&".

So how to store value in web.config that contain "&" character, if any
one know the solution pls let me know. code of web.config and error
given by visual studio is given below.

<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="ConnectionStri

ng" value="server=localhost;user id=mas;password=mas&2003;database=CMS"
/>
</appSettings>
....
....
and so on </configuration>

Error Give by VS 2003
Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration
file required to service this request. Please review the specific error
details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: Reference to undeclared parameter entity, 'max'.

Source Error:

[No relevant source lines]


Source File: D:\dnSource\HOMEAPPS_mahesh\web.config Line: 0
 
Max said:
hi

i have stored my connction string in web.config as we do usually. code
of web.confing is given below.

check the password field contain "&" character. now when i run my
application it gives error because value of ConnectionString is
breaked at "&".

So how to store value in web.config that contain "&" character, if
any one know the solution pls let me know. code of web.config and
error given by visual studio is given below.

<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="ConnectionStri

ng" value="server=localhost;user
id=mas;password=mas&2003;database=CMS" />
</appSettings>
...
...
and so on </configuration>

Error Give by VS 2003
Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a
configuration file required to service this request. Please review
the specific error details below and modify your configuration file
appropriately.

Parser Error Message: Reference to undeclared parameter entity, 'max'.

Source Error:

[No relevant source lines]


Source File: D:\dnSource\HOMEAPPS_mahesh\web.config Line: 0
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try replacing & with &amp;
The xml gets deserialized into an XMLDocument, which converts these
kind of characters back to readable chars.

FB

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