Connection string hell in .NET / LINQ-SQL / ASP.NET

Question

I have a web application that comprises the following:

• A web project (with a web.config file containing a connection string - but no data access code in the web pr

Answer 1

The configuration file for the startup project will define the configuration settings for all included projects. For example if your web project is the startup project, any reference to "appSettings" will look for settings from web.config, this includes any references to "appSettings" from your data access project. So copy any config settings from the Data Access project's app.config to the web project's web.config.