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title: "MSDN TV: AppSettings in ASP.NET"
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published: "2003-03-27T08:45:00"
updated: "2003-03-27T08:45:00"
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author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "MSDN TV: AppSettings in ASP.NET ASP.NET provides an easy way to store common, global strings such as database connection strings. Quick Info File Name: 20030213ASPNETRH.EXE Download Size: 17233 KB Date Published:…"
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# MSDN TV: AppSettings in ASP.NET

By Roy Osherove March 27, 2003

**Historical article** · Originally published March 27, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

# MSDN TV: AppSettings in ASP.NET

ASP.NET provides an easy way to store common, global strings such as database connection strings.

<table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><br><b>Quick Info</b></td></tr><tr><td><p><b>File Name:</b></p></td><td><p>20030213ASPNETRH.EXE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><b>Download Size:</b></p></td><td><p>17233 KB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><b>Date Published:</b></p></td><td><p>3/26/2003</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><b>Version:</b></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><h2>Overview</h2><p>ASP.NET provides an easy way to store common, global strings such as database connection strings. Rather than scattering connection strings thoughout your applications we'll look at how you can use ASP.NET's AppSettings configuration settings.</p><p>[<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=dcca821c-b7c7-4e71-b391-16fdb68ef9ec&amp;displaylang=en">MSFT Download Center</a>]</p></td><td></td><td><table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td><b>AppSettings in ASP.NET</b><br>English<br><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/7/9/c79c786a-92e9-42ed-8274-5a08f2d478cb/20030213ASPNETRH.EXE">Download</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td><b>Related Resources</b></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td><ul><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/episode.aspx?xml=episodes/en/20030213ASPNETRH/manifest.xml">MSDN TV</a></li></ul></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>


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