Cannot read mail settings form web.config file

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Hi
I have used the following code to read the config file and i get only the default port number and nothing else

pl check the code and tell me what should be done

Web.config file:

C#

<system.net>
   <mailSettings>
     <smtp from="abinav@ymail.com">
       <network host="smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com" port="25" userName="abinav@ymail.com" password="Mypassword" defaultCredentials="true" />
     </smtp>
   </mailSettings>
 </system.net>

Used the following code to convert the physical path to virtual path

C#

public static Configuration OpenConfigFile(string configPath)
    {
        var configFile = new FileInfo(configPath);
        var vdm = new VirtualDirectoryMapping(configFile.DirectoryName, true, configFile.Name);
        var wcfm = new WebConfigurationFileMap(); wcfm.VirtualDirectories.Add("/", vdm);
        return WebConfigurationManager.OpenMappedWebConfiguration(wcfm, "/");
    }

Used the above method to read the config file

C#

string strConfigPath = Server.MapPath("~/LeaveManagementSystem_30_01_2012/web.config");
       //strConfigPath = @"~/web.config";// HttpContext.Current.Request.ApplicationPath + "/" + "web.config";
       Configuration config = OpenConfigFile(strConfigPath) as Configuration;
       MailSettingsSectionGroup mailSettings = config.GetSectionGroup("system.net/mailSettings") as MailSettingsSectionGroup;
       if (mailSettings != null)
       {
           int port = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Port;
           string host = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Host;
           string password = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Password;
           string username = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.UserName;
       }

but I can read only the default port setting not the one mentioned in the web.config file

Posted 30-Jan-12 17:49pm

Shashwath7

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Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) · Answer 1 · 2012-01-30T20:28:00

Use the following code only....

C#

System.Configuration.Configuration config = System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(HttpContext.Current.Request.ApplicationPath);

System.Net.Configuration.MailSettingsSectionGroup mailSettings = (System.Net.Configuration.MailSettingsSectionGroup) config.GetSectionGroup("system.net/mailSettings");

            if (mailSettings != null)
            {
                int port = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Port;
                string host = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Host;
                string password = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Password;
                string username = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.UserName;
            }

You will surely get all that you need...