Switching databases for a web app

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I want to switch databases for my web application dynamically or say i want to use two different databases in same application having some table names in common.So i want to pass database name from front end once like [dbname.dbo.] and store it for the whole application usage.where should i store it? Cache,session,Application,global.asax etc.please suggest me something.

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Posted 1-Dec-13 20:58pm

pwavell

Updated 1-Dec-13 22:09pm

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Rakesh Meel · Answer 1 · 2013-12-01T21:07:00

Solution 1

visit here..

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11950969/issues-on-dynamically-change-and-switching-the-connectionstring-in-web-config[^]

Posted 1-Dec-13 21:07pm

Rakesh Meel

NWPU_Tbeck · Answer 2 · 2013-12-01T21:21:00

Solution 2

Web.config is the usual solution, even the db is changed in file, it still work without re-build it again.

Posted 1-Dec-13 21:21pm

NWPU_Tbeck