Yep! U've got 2 comment out that portion of repititive content in the smaller web.config file. Asp.net doesnt allow repititions in db connections
On 7/2/11, OccasionalFlyer <[email protected]> wrote: > I more or less maintain a web site for an academic organization I am > a member in. The site was redone in ASP.NET about three years ago by > someone else. I have read some in a few books and articles about > ASP.NET but this is not a technology I normally program in and > therefore every problem seems like a big deal. The programmer who set > it up wrote a utility for searching text files on the site. I never > use this but a member of the organization recently tried and got a > nasty error: > > Configuration Error > Description: An error occurred during the processing of a > configuration file required to service this request. Please review the > specific error details below and modify your configuration file > appropriately. > > Parser Error Message: It is an error to use a section registered as > allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This > error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an > application in IIS. > > Source Error: > > Line 129: </connectionStrings> > Line 130: <system.web> > Line 131: <sessionState cookieless="AutoDetect" /> > Line 132:<!-- > Line 133: <customErrors defaultRedirect="Error.aspx" > mode="RemoteOnly" /> > > > Source File: \esources_ibr\web.config Line: 131 > > > Show Additional Configuration Errors: > > It is an error to use a section registered as > allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This > error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an > application in IIS. (\esources_ibr\web.config line 139) > > It is an error to use a section registered as > allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This > error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an > application in IIS. (\esourrces_ibr\web.config line 148) > > It is an error to use a section registered as > allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This > error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an > application in IIS. (\\esources_ibr\web.config line 154) > > > > Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.3615; > ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.3053 > > > I've shortened the URLs but i've looked at the identified lines and > don't see anything that interesting. So I don't know what needs > changing. > > In addition, this web.config file is in a subdirectory of the main > directory for the site's contents. That directory also has a > web.config file and the only difference is see is that the higher one > says: > <connectionStrings> > <add > name="DataAccess.Properties.Settings.MembershipManagementConnectionString" > ... > <add name="eSources" connectionString="Data > Source=vcnsql82.webhost4life.com > > and the lower one says: > <connectionStrings> > <add name="eSources" connectionString="Data Source=VCNSQL82\I82; > > Do I need to have both of these web.config files or can I solve this > problem by nuking the one in the lower directory, the one that is > causing the complaint? My own experience in other programming > languages and tools is that a database has one name. Does this syntax > mean the programmer created two databases? What can I do to solve > this? Thanks. > > Ken > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "DotNetDevelopment, VB.NET, C# .NET, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, XML, XML > Web Services,.NET Remoting" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/dotnetdevelopment?hl=en?hl=en > or visit the group website at http://megasolutions.net > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DotNetDevelopment, VB.NET, C# .NET, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, XML, XML Web Services,.NET Remoting" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/dotnetdevelopment?hl=en?hl=en or visit the group website at http://megasolutions.net
