How should i call System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings properly in vb.net ?

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hello i'm using visual studio 2008, vb.net and oracle as my db.

this is what i save in my apps.config

<appSettings/>
<add key="SMSDW_connection" value="server=abc;database=efg;User ID=**;Password=**;"/>

and this is my code for calling the apps.config file :

Dim connectionString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("SMSDW_connection")
Dim sqlConnection As OracleClient.OracleConnection = New OracleClient.OracleConnection(connectionString)

but i still got an error which is :

The ConnectionString property has not been initialized.

i have add reference : System.Configuration and Imports System.Configuration

Posted 11-Jun-13 15:53pm

gogole_yuna

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Ron Beyer · Answer 1 · 2013-06-11T15:56:00

Solution 1

VB

Dim connectionString = Properties.Settings.Default.SMSDW_connection

Sorry, it uses My.Settings (too used to C#). For example:

VB

Dim connectionString = My.Settings.SMSDW_connection

See Accessing Application Settings in VB.NET[^]

Posted 11-Jun-13 15:56pm

Ron Beyer

Updated 11-Jun-13 17:54pm

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gogole_yuna 11-Jun-13 23:09pm

tq but still not working. i have to declare the properties

Ron Beyer 12-Jun-13 0:04am

I updated the answer, I apologize, I was thinking too much in C#.

gogole_yuna 12-Jun-13 0:24am

ok tq