Where does web.config go?

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K Viltersten

I've changed the declaration of the
connection string in my application from

String conStr = "the string";

to an external one, behaving as a property
of my class (supposedly, a nicer approach,
i've been told).

private string _ConStr;
public string ConStr {
get {
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(_ConStr))
_ConStr = GetConnectionString();
return _ConStr; }
set { } }

After that, i've designed the method for
obtaining the connection string as follows.

private string GetConnectionString() {
ConnectionStringsSection css
= ConfigurationManager.GetSection
("connectionStrings") as
ConnectionStringsSection;
return
css.ConnectionStrings["MyConStr"]
.ConnectionString; }

In the web.config file i have these lines.

<connectionStrings>
<add name="MyConStr"
connectionString="the string" />
</connectionStrings>

Now, my question is twofold. First of all,
i'd like to know where i should put in
the web.config file when i install my
software on the computer of the intended
user. Secondly, i wonder if i've missed
something important in my approach.
 
I've changed the declaration of the

Do i miss something? In my client it looks
like an empty message (well, not empty but
only consisting of the original question).

Am i missing a point?
 
First of all, I'd like to know where I shouldput the web.config file when
Can you clarify please? Is this a web application?
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Yes, it is. I consists of an two APSX-files
with corresponsing CS-files.
If so, generally speaking, you would not install it on a user's computer
but on a web server from where the user(s) can access it via a web
browser...
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Right, my bad. By "the user" i ment the
server, of course. If i put the Index.ASPX
at a certain location, where it's found and
can be accessed, where should i put
web.config?

I'm also guessing that if the connection
string contained

Data Source=MyMachine\SQLEXPRESS;

it needs to be changed to

Data Source=TheServer\SQLEXPRESS;

right?
 
I'm also guessing that if the connection string contained
You need to change the connection string to the location of the database
from the point of view of the webserver...
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Got it. Thanks a lot. I'll be back crying
if i don't get it to work. :)
 
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