WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.Configuration

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object.

Overloads

OpenWebConfiguration(String)	Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path to allow read or write operations.
OpenWebConfiguration(String, String)	Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path and site name to allow read or write operations.
OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String)	Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path, site name, and location to allow read or write operations.
OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String, String)	Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path, site name, location, and server to allow read or write operations.
OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String, String, IntPtr)	Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path, site name, location, server, and security context to allow read or write operations.
OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String, String, String, String)	Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path, site name, location, server, and security context to allow read or write operations.

OpenWebConfiguration(String)

Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path to allow read or write operations.

public:
 static System::Configuration::Configuration ^ OpenWebConfiguration(System::String ^ path);

public static System.Configuration.Configuration OpenWebConfiguration (string path);

static member OpenWebConfiguration : string -> System.Configuration.Configuration

Public Shared Function OpenWebConfiguration (path As String) As Configuration

Parameters

path: String

The virtual path to the configuration file. If null, the root Web.config file is opened.

Returns

Configuration

A Configuration object.

Exceptions

ConfigurationErrorsException

A valid configuration file could not be loaded.

Examples

The following example shows how to access configuration information with the OpenWebConfiguration method.


// Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string).
// It gets he appSettings section of a Web application
// runnig on the local server.
static void OpenWebConfiguration1()
{
    // Get the configuration object for a Web application
    // running on the local server.
    System.Configuration.Configuration config =
        WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/configTest")
        as System.Configuration.Configuration;

    // Get the appSettings.
    KeyValueConfigurationCollection appSettings =
         config.AppSettings.Settings;

    // Loop through the collection and
    // display the appSettings key, value pairs.
    Console.WriteLine("[appSettings for app at: {0}]", "/configTest");
    foreach (string key in appSettings.AllKeys)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}",
        key, appSettings[key].Value);
    }

    Console.WriteLine();
}

' Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string).
' It gets he appSettings section of a Web application 
' runnig on the local server. 
Shared Sub OpenWebConfiguration1()
   ' Get the configuration object for a Web application
   ' running on the local server. 
     Dim config As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
     WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/configTest")
   
   ' Get the appSettings.
     Dim appSettings As KeyValueConfigurationCollection = _
     config.AppSettings.Settings
   
   
   ' Loop through the collection and
   ' display the appSettings key, value pairs.
   Console.WriteLine("[appSettings for app at: {0}]", "/configTest")
   Dim key As String
   For Each key In  appSettings.AllKeys
         Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}", _
         key, appSettings(key).Value)
   Next key
   
   Console.WriteLine()
End Sub

Remarks

To obtain the Configuration object for a resource, your code must have read privileges on all the configuration files from which it inherits settings. To update a configuration file, your code must additionally have write privileges for both the configuration file and the directory in which it exists.

Applies to

OpenWebConfiguration(String, String)

Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path and site name to allow read or write operations.

public:
 static System::Configuration::Configuration ^ OpenWebConfiguration(System::String ^ path, System::String ^ site);

public static System.Configuration.Configuration OpenWebConfiguration (string path, string site);

static member OpenWebConfiguration : string * string -> System.Configuration.Configuration

Public Shared Function OpenWebConfiguration (path As String, site As String) As Configuration

Parameters

path: String

The virtual path to the configuration file.

site: String

The name of the application Web site, as displayed in Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration.

Returns

Configuration

A Configuration object.

Exceptions

ConfigurationErrorsException

A valid configuration file could not be loaded.

Examples

The following example shows how to access configuration information with the OpenWebConfiguration method.


// Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string, string).
// It gets he appSettings section of a Web application
// runnig on the local server.
static void OpenWebConfiguration2()
{
    // Get the configuration object for a Web application
    // running on the local server.
    System.Configuration.Configuration config =
        WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/configTest",
        "Default Web Site")
        as System.Configuration.Configuration;

    // Get the appSettings.
    KeyValueConfigurationCollection appSettings =
         config.AppSettings.Settings;

    // Loop through the collection and
    // display the appSettings key, value pairs.
    Console.WriteLine(
        "[appSettings for app at: /configTest");
    Console.WriteLine(" and site: Default Web Site]");

    foreach (string key in appSettings.AllKeys)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}",
        key, appSettings[key].Value);
    }

    Console.WriteLine();
}

' Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string, string).
' It gets he appSettings section of a Web application 
' runnig on the local server. 
Shared Sub OpenWebConfiguration2()
   ' Get the configuration object for a Web application
   ' running on the local server. 
     Dim config As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
     WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration( _
     "/configTest", "Default Web Site")
   
   ' Get the appSettings.
     Dim appSettings As KeyValueConfigurationCollection = _
     config.AppSettings.Settings
   
   
   ' Loop through the collection and
   ' display the appSettings key, value pairs.
   Console.WriteLine("[appSettings for app at: /configTest")
   Console.WriteLine(" and site: Default Web Site]")
   
   Dim key As String
   For Each key In  appSettings.AllKeys
         Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}", _
         key, appSettings(key).Value)
   Next key
   
   Console.WriteLine()
End Sub

Remarks

Applies to

OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String)

Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path, site name, and location to allow read or write operations.

public:
 static System::Configuration::Configuration ^ OpenWebConfiguration(System::String ^ path, System::String ^ site, System::String ^ locationSubPath);

public static System.Configuration.Configuration OpenWebConfiguration (string path, string site, string locationSubPath);

static member OpenWebConfiguration : string * string * string -> System.Configuration.Configuration

Public Shared Function OpenWebConfiguration (path As String, site As String, locationSubPath As String) As Configuration

Parameters

path: String

The virtual path to the configuration file.

site: String

The name of the application Web site, as displayed in Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration.

locationSubPath: String

The specific resource to which the configuration applies.

Returns

Configuration

A Configuration object.

Exceptions

ConfigurationErrorsException

A valid configuration file could not be loaded.

Examples

The following example shows how to access configuration information with the OpenWebConfiguration method.


// Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string, string, string).
// It gets he appSettings section of a Web application
// runnig on the local server.
static void OpenWebConfiguration3()
{
    // Get the configuration object for a Web application
    // running on the local server.
    System.Configuration.Configuration config =
        WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(
        "/configTest", "Default Web Site", null)
        as System.Configuration.Configuration;

    // Get the appSettings.
    KeyValueConfigurationCollection appSettings =
         config.AppSettings.Settings;

    // Loop through the collection and
    // display the appSettings key, value pairs.
    Console.WriteLine(
        "[appSettings for app at: /configTest");
    Console.WriteLine(" site: Default Web Site");
    Console.WriteLine(" and locationSubPath: null]");

    foreach (string key in appSettings.AllKeys)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}",
        key, appSettings[key].Value);
    }

    Console.WriteLine();
}

' Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string, string, string).
' It gets he appSettings section of a Web application 
' runnig on the local server. 
Shared Sub OpenWebConfiguration3()
   ' Get the configuration object for a Web application
   ' running on the local server. 
     Dim config As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
     WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration( _
     "/configTest", "Default Web Site", Nothing)
   
   ' Get the appSettings.
     Dim appSettings As KeyValueConfigurationCollection = _
     config.AppSettings.Settings
   
   ' Loop through the collection and
   ' display the appSettings key, value pairs.
   Console.WriteLine("[appSettings for app at: /configTest")
   Console.WriteLine(" site: Default Web Site")
   Console.WriteLine(" and locationSubPath: null]")
   
   Dim key As String
   For Each key In  appSettings.AllKeys
         Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}", _
         key, appSettings(key).Value)
   Next key
   
   Console.WriteLine()
End Sub

Remarks

Applies to

OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String, String)

Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path, site name, location, and server to allow read or write operations.

public:
 static System::Configuration::Configuration ^ OpenWebConfiguration(System::String ^ path, System::String ^ site, System::String ^ locationSubPath, System::String ^ server);

public static System.Configuration.Configuration OpenWebConfiguration (string path, string site, string locationSubPath, string server);

static member OpenWebConfiguration : string * string * string * string -> System.Configuration.Configuration

Public Shared Function OpenWebConfiguration (path As String, site As String, locationSubPath As String, server As String) As Configuration

Parameters

path: String

The virtual path to the configuration file.

site: String

The name of the application Web site, as displayed in Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration.

locationSubPath: String

The specific resource to which the configuration applies.

server: String

The network name of the server the Web application resides on.

Returns

Configuration

A Configuration object.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

The server parameter was invalid.

ConfigurationErrorsException

A valid configuration file could not be loaded.

Examples

The following example shows how to access configuration information with the OpenWebConfiguration method.


// Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string, string,
// string, string).
// It gets he appSettings section of a Web application
// running on the specified server.
// If the server is remote your application must have the
// required access rights to the configuration file.
static void OpenWebConfiguration4()
{
    // Get the configuration object for a Web application
    // running on the specified server.
    // Null for the subPath signifies no subdir.
    System.Configuration.Configuration config =
           WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(
            "/configTest", "Default Web Site", null, "myServer")
           as System.Configuration.Configuration;

    // Get the appSettings.
    KeyValueConfigurationCollection appSettings =
         config.AppSettings.Settings;

    // Loop through the collection and
    // display the appSettings key, value pairs.
    Console.WriteLine("[appSettings for Web app on server: myServer]");
    foreach (string key in appSettings.AllKeys)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}",
        key, appSettings[key].Value);
    }

    Console.WriteLine();
}

' Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string, string, 
' string, string).
' It gets he appSettings section of a Web application 
' running on the specified server. 
' If the server is remote your application must have the
' required access rights to the configuration file. 
Shared Sub OpenWebConfiguration4()
   ' Get the configuration object for a Web application
   ' running on the specified server.
   ' Null for the subPath signifies no subdir. 
   Dim config As System.Configuration.Configuration = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/configTest", "Default Web Site", Nothing, "myServer")
   
   ' Get the appSettings.
   Dim appSettings As KeyValueConfigurationCollection = config.AppSettings.Settings
   
   
   ' Loop through the collection and
   ' display the appSettings key, value pairs.
   Console.WriteLine("[appSettings for Web app on server: myServer]")
   Dim key As String
   For Each key In  appSettings.AllKeys
      Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}", key, appSettings(key).Value)
   Next key
   
   Console.WriteLine()
End Sub

Remarks

To obtain the Configuration object for a remote resource, your code must have administrative privileges on the remote computer.

Applies to

OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String, String, IntPtr)

Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path, site name, location, server, and security context to allow read or write operations.

public:
 static System::Configuration::Configuration ^ OpenWebConfiguration(System::String ^ path, System::String ^ site, System::String ^ locationSubPath, System::String ^ server, IntPtr userToken);

public static System.Configuration.Configuration OpenWebConfiguration (string path, string site, string locationSubPath, string server, IntPtr userToken);

static member OpenWebConfiguration : string * string * string * string * nativeint -> System.Configuration.Configuration

Public Shared Function OpenWebConfiguration (path As String, site As String, locationSubPath As String, server As String, userToken As IntPtr) As Configuration

Parameters

path: String

The virtual path to the configuration file.

site: String

The name of the application Web site, as displayed in Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration.

locationSubPath: String

The specific resource to which the configuration applies.

server: String

The network name of the server the Web application resides on.

userToken: IntPtr
nativeint

An account token to use.

Returns

Configuration

A Configuration object.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

The server or userToken parameters were invalid.

ConfigurationErrorsException

A valid configuration file could not be loaded.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the OpenWebConfiguration method to access configuration information.


// Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string, string,
// string, string, IntPtr).
// It gets he appSettings section of a Web application
// running on a remote server.
// If the serve is remote your application shall have the
// requires access rights to the configuration file.
static void OpenWebConfiguration6()
{

    IntPtr userToken =
        System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Token;

    string user =
        System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name;

    // Get the configuration object for a Web application
    // running on a remote server.
    System.Configuration.Configuration config =
        WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(
        "/configTest", "Default Web Site", null,
        "myServer", userToken) as System.Configuration.Configuration;

    // Get the appSettings.
    KeyValueConfigurationCollection appSettings =
         config.AppSettings.Settings;

    // Loop through the collection and
    // display the appSettings key, value pairs.
    Console.WriteLine(
        "[appSettings for Web app on server: myServer user: {0}]", user);
    foreach (string key in appSettings.AllKeys)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}",
        key, appSettings[key].Value);
    }

    Console.WriteLine();
}

' Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string, string, 
' string, string, IntPtr).
' It gets he appSettings section of a Web application 
' running on a remote server. 
' If the serve is remote your application shall have the
' requires access rights to the configuration file. 
Shared Sub OpenWebConfiguration6()
   
     Dim userToken As IntPtr = _
     System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Token
   
     Dim user As String = _
     System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name
   
   ' Get the configuration object for a Web application
   ' running on a remote server.
     Dim config As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
     WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration( _
     "/configTest", "Default Web Site", _
     Nothing, "myServer", userToken)
   
   ' Get the appSettings.
     Dim appSettings As KeyValueConfigurationCollection = _
     config.AppSettings.Settings
   
   ' Loop through the collection and
   ' display the appSettings key, value pairs.
     Console.WriteLine( _
     "[appSettings for Web app on server: myServer user: {0}]", user)
   Dim key As String
   For Each key In  appSettings.AllKeys
         Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}", _
         key, appSettings(key).Value)
   Next key
   
   Console.WriteLine()
End Sub

Remarks

This method is used to access a configuration file using impersonation.

Note

The account token is usually retrieved from an instance of the WindowsIdentity class or through a call to unmanaged code, such as a call to the Windows API LogonUser. For more information about calls to unmanaged code, see Consuming Unmanaged DLL Functions.

To obtain the Configuration object for a remote resource, your code must have administrative privileges on the remote computer.

Applies to

OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String, String, String, String)

Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path, site name, location, server, and security context to allow read or write operations.

public:
 static System::Configuration::Configuration ^ OpenWebConfiguration(System::String ^ path, System::String ^ site, System::String ^ locationSubPath, System::String ^ server, System::String ^ userName, System::String ^ password);

public static System.Configuration.Configuration OpenWebConfiguration (string path, string site, string locationSubPath, string server, string userName, string password);

static member OpenWebConfiguration : string * string * string * string * string * string -> System.Configuration.Configuration

Public Shared Function OpenWebConfiguration (path As String, site As String, locationSubPath As String, server As String, userName As String, password As String) As Configuration

Parameters

path: String

The virtual path to the configuration file.

site: String

The name of the application Web site, as displayed in Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration.

locationSubPath: String

The specific resource to which the configuration applies.

server: String

The network name of the server the Web application resides on.

userName: String

The full user name (Domain\User) to use when opening the file.

password: String

The password for the user name.

Returns

Configuration

A Configuration object.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

The server or userName and password parameters were invalid.

ConfigurationErrorsException

Could not load a valid configuration file.

Examples

The following example shows how to access configuration information with the OpenWebConfiguration method.


// Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string, string,
// string, string, string, string).
// It gets he appSettings section of a Web application
// running on a remote server.
// If the server is remote your application must have the
// required access rights to the configuration file.
static void OpenWebConfiguration5()
{
    // Get the current user.
    string user =
        System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name;

    // Assign the actual password.
    string password = "userPassword";

    // Get the configuration object for a Web application
    // running on a remote server.
    System.Configuration.Configuration config =
        WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(
        "/configTest", "Default Web Site", null, "myServer",
        user, password) as System.Configuration.Configuration;

    // Get the appSettings.
    KeyValueConfigurationCollection appSettings =
         config.AppSettings.Settings;

    // Loop through the collection and
    // display the appSettings key, value pairs.
    Console.WriteLine(
        "[appSettings for Web app on server: myServer user: {0}]", user);
    foreach (string key in appSettings.AllKeys)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}",
        key, appSettings[key].Value);
    }

    Console.WriteLine();
}

' Show how to use OpenWebConfiguration(string, string, 
' string, string, string, string).
' It gets he appSettings section of a Web application 
' running on a remote server. 
' If the server is remote your application must have the
' required access rights to the configuration file. 
Shared Sub OpenWebConfiguration5()
   ' Get the current user.
     Dim user As String = _
     System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name
   
   ' Assign the actual password.
   Dim password As String = "userPassword"
   
   ' Get the configuration object for a Web application
   ' running on a remote server.
     Dim config As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
     WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration( _
     "/configTest", "Default Web Site", _
     Nothing, "myServer", user, password)
   
   ' Get the appSettings.
     Dim appSettings As KeyValueConfigurationCollection = _
     config.AppSettings.Settings
   
   
   ' Loop through the collection and
   ' display the appSettings key, value pairs.
     Console.WriteLine( _
     "[appSettings for Web app on server: myServer user: {0}]", user)
   Dim key As String
   For Each key In  appSettings.AllKeys
         Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} Value: {1}", _
         key, appSettings(key).Value)
   Next key
   
   Console.WriteLine()
End Sub

Remarks

This method is used to access a configuration file using impersonation.

To obtain the Configuration object for a remote resource, your code must have administrative privileges on the remote computer.

You might need to run the ASP.NET IIS Registration Tool (Aspnet_regiis.exe) with the -config+ option to enable access to the configuration files on the remote computer.

Applies to

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WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration Method

Definition

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OpenWebConfiguration(String)

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OpenWebConfiguration(String, String)

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OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String)

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OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String, String)

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OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String, String, IntPtr)

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OpenWebConfiguration(String, String, String, String, String, String)

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