Web Config File Editing in ASP.Net 2.0

[Stuart Ferguson]

I am attempting to put a screen in a web application that allows editing
of AppSettings values in the Web.Config file using the Web Configuration
manager class however on he .Save i get an access denied exception.

What could be causing this exception and what should i be looking at to
fix the problem.

Many Thanks

Stuart

 

[Kevin Spencer]

In the .Net Framework 1.1 ( you *are* using the .Net Framework 1.1?), you
cannot edit configuration files programmatically. The good news is, in the
..Net Framework 2.0, you can, within certain limits.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Complex things are made up of
Lots of simple things.

 

[Greg Burns]

I believe Stuart is using 2.0.

Have you taken a look at what the Configuration Application Block offers?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/config.asp

 

[Scott Allen]

Look at the web.config file using file explorer and double check the
permission settings. Compare the write access to the account running
ASP.NET (typically your account (if you are using a file based project
in 2005) or the NETWORK SERVICE account (when using IIS 6).

 

[clintonG]

I haven't been able to find a page from Microsoft with a link to this most
important document [1] but it discusses changes to write permissions for XML
files as well as other changes implemented by the 2.0 RTM.

For now, I think it best to use this DevX page [2] as a reference which we
can save as a Favorite and easily find and share with others until such time
somebody finds a page from Microsoft with a link rather than a direct
download.

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[1]
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...6d3cd6ad7c1/Breaking Changes Beta2 to RTM.doc

[2] http://www.theserverside.net/news/thread.tss?thread_id=37383