Storing a connection string

 
<configuration>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add
        name = "my"
        connectionString = "server=local;database=myDB;
        uid=WebUser;pwd=password" />
  </connectionStrings>
</configuration>


Retrieving a connection string (VB)
Public Sub Page_Load (sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 
    ...
    Dim dbConnection as New _
        SqlConnection(ConfigurationSettings.ConnectionStrings("my"))
    ...
End Sub
   
Retrieving a connection string (C#)
public void Page_Load (Object sender, EventArgs e) 
{
    ...
    SqlConnection dbConnection = new    
        SqlConnection(ConfigurationSettings.ConnectionStrings["my"]);
    ...
}

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