System.ConfigurationIt is not a default reference.
>Dim mConnectionString As String = "" >Dim rootWebConfig As System.Configuration.Configuration >Dim connString As System.Configuration.ConnectionStringSettings >rootWebConfig = System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/MyWebSiteRoot") > >If (rootWebConfig.ConnectionStrings.ConnectionStrings.Count > 0) Then > connString = rootWebConfig.ConnectionStrings.ConnectionStrings("cnData") > If Not (Nothing = connString.ConnectionString) Then > Console.WriteLine("my connection string = {0}", connString.ConnectionString) > Else > Console.WriteLine("my connection string does not exist!") > End If >End If >