app.config connection string wont show for datasets

[blar9]

Hey guys I have been a web dev for a long time and I use the web.config to store conection strings that I use throughout the application. Now I am building a desktop app and I am trying to use app.config in the same way but when I create a new dataset it does not show any of my connection strings any ideas?

app.config - basically what I have
<configuration>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="Test" connectionString="fdsfasfsd" ProviderName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
</connectionStrings>
</configuration>

THANKS!

 

[AlexCuse]

I think you want to store it in you Settings file.

Then to get to it you do something like this:

Dim set As New MyProject.Properties.Settings() 

Dim connstr as String

connstr = ss.ConnectionStringPropertyName

Hope it helps,

Alex

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