Hi, I am a VB.NET beginner and am trying to connect to a backend db ( SQL serverf 2000 ) I have currently hard coded this in my program, but have come to realise that that was not a good idea, instead it would have been better to variablise it somehow and let the admins that will install the application populate the backend server during setup.
my setup is an msi setup that I let VS2005 create for me - I have tried using .config files but failed as for some reason I could not see anything in the .config file from within my code or reference it.
I see applications every day where during the msi setup ( possibly as a public property ) you can add the db server details which is read from within the code, can someone please assist me or point me to how to do this?
Many Thanks in advance.
my setup is an msi setup that I let VS2005 create for me - I have tried using .config files but failed as for some reason I could not see anything in the .config file from within my code or reference it.
I see applications every day where during the msi setup ( possibly as a public property ) you can add the db server details which is read from within the code, can someone please assist me or point me to how to do this?
Many Thanks in advance.
