Dynamically Set the ConnectionString Attribute on a SqlDataSource ASP.NET Control

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I store the connection strings for all three of my environments (development, test, production) in the “connectionstrings” section of web.config on most of my ASP.NET Web applications. When deploying the app to one of these environments, I either have to change a key called “Environment” in the appSettings section of web.config, or I can just … Read more

Guide for the Perplexed

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With few exceptions, Web sites today are not built on a no-frills text editor using only static HTML code.  Most sites today use a minimum of four different technologies.  A relatively simple page will likely use HTML for static markup, inline (such as ASP or PHP) or code-behind (ASP.NET) dynamic code, CSS for consistent styles, … Read more