Connection String in WinForm App
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in exe or dll apps connection string can be placed in config file like in web apps.
it can be set in app.config file like this
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<startup>
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0"/>
</startup>
<appSettings>
<add key ="ConnectionString" value="data source=vaughan;initial catalog=Aviva_Dev;persist security info=False;user id=sa;Password=noway.in;"/>
</appSettings>
</configuration>
and can be read like this
ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("ConnectionString")