Dim rootWebConfig As System.Configuration.Configuration
    rootWebConfig = System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/MyWebSiteRoot")
Dim connString As System.Configuration.ConnectionStringSettings
If (0 < rootWebConfig.ConnectionStrings.ConnectionStrings.Count) Then
    connString = rootWebConfig.ConnectionStrings.ConnectionStrings("NorthwindConnectionString")
    If Not (Nothing = connString.ConnectionString) Then
        Console.WriteLine("Northwind connection string = {0}", connString.ConnectionString)
    Else
        Console.WriteLine("No Northwind connection string")
    End If
End If

            System.Configuration.Configuration rootWebConfig =
                System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/MyWebSiteRoot");
            System.Configuration.ConnectionStringSettings connString;
            if (0 < rootWebConfig.ConnectionStrings.ConnectionStrings.Count)
            {
                connString =
                    rootWebConfig.ConnectionStrings.ConnectionStrings["NorthwindConnectionString"];
                if (null != connString)
                    Console.WriteLine("Northwind connection string = \"{0}\"",
                        connString.ConnectionString);
                else
                    Console.WriteLine("No Northwind connection string");
            }