<system.web>
  <profile enabled = "true" 
     defaultProvider="AspNetSqlProfileProvider">
    <providers>
      <add  name="AspNetSqlProfileProvider"
        type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider"
        connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer"
        applicationName="/"
        description="Stores and retrieves profile data from the 
local Microsoft SQL Server database" />
    </providers>
    <properties>
      <add name = "FirstName"/>
      <add name = "LastName"/>
      <add name = "FavoriteURLs" type =
        "System.Collection.Specialized.StringCollection, System" 
        serializeAs = "Xml"/>      
      <add name = "ShoppingCart" type = 
        "MyCommerce.ShoppingCart, MyCommerce" 
        serializeAs = "Binary"/>
      <group name = "SiteColors" >
        <add name = "BackGround"/>
        <add name = "SideBar"/>
        <add name = "ForeGroundText"/>
        <add name = "ForeGroundBorders"/>
      </group>
      <group name="Forums">
        <add name = "HasAvatar" type="bool" provider="Forums"/>
        <add name = "LastLogin" type="DateTime" provider="Forums"/>
        <add name = "TotalPosts" type="int" provider="Forums"/>
      </group>
    </properties>
  </profile>
</system.web>

Imports System
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Specialized
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Web.Configuration

Namespace Samples.Aspnet.SystemWebConfiguration
    ' Accesses the System.Web.Configuration.ProfileSection members
    ' selected by the user.
    Class UsingProfileSection
        Public Shared Sub Main()
            ' Process the System.Web.Configuration.ProfileSectionobject.
            Try
                ' Get the Web application configuration.
                Dim configuration As System.Configuration.Configuration = System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/aspnet")
                
                ' Get the section.
                Dim profileSection As System.Web.Configuration.ProfileSection = CType(configuration.GetSection("system.web/profile"), System.Web.Configuration.ProfileSection)

' Get the current AutomaticSaveEnabled property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current AutomaticSaveEnabled value: '{0}'", profileSection.AutomaticSaveEnabled)

' Set the AutomaticSaveEnabled property to false.
profileSection.AutomaticSaveEnabled = false

                

' Get the current DefaultProvider property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current DefaultProvider value: '{0}'", profileSection.DefaultProvider)

' Set the DefaultProvider property to "AspNetSqlProvider".
profileSection.DefaultProvider = "AspNetSqlProvider"

                

' Get the current Inherits property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current Inherits value: '{0}'", profileSection.Inherits)

' Set the Inherits property to
' "CustomProfiles.MyCustomProfile, CustomProfiles.dll".
profileSection.Inherits = "CustomProfiles.MyCustomProfile, CustomProfiles.dll"

                


' Display all current root ProfilePropertySettings.
Console.WriteLine("Current Root ProfilePropertySettings:")
Dim rootPPSCtr As Integer = 0
For Each rootPPS As ProfilePropertySettings In profileSection.PropertySettings
    Console.WriteLine("  {0}: ProfilePropertySetting '{1}'", ++rootPPSCtr, _
        rootPPS.Name)
Next

' Get and modify a root ProfilePropertySettings object.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Display and modify 'LastReadDate' ProfilePropertySettings:")
Dim profilePropertySettings As ProfilePropertySettings = _
    profileSection.PropertySettings("LastReadDate")

' Get the current ReadOnly property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current ReadOnly value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.ReadOnly)

' Set the ReadOnly property to true.
profilePropertySettings.ReadOnly = true

' Get the current AllowAnonymous property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current AllowAnonymous value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.AllowAnonymous)

' Set the AllowAnonymous property to true.
profilePropertySettings.AllowAnonymous = true

' Get the current SerializeAs property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current SerializeAs value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.SerializeAs)

' Set the SerializeAs property to SerializationMode.Binary.
profilePropertySettings.SerializeAs = SerializationMode.Binary

' Get the current Type property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current Type value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.Type)

' Set the Type property to "System.DateTime".
profilePropertySettings.Type = "System.DateTime"

' Get the current DefaultValue property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current DefaultValue value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.DefaultValue)

' Set the DefaultValue property to "March 16, 2004".
profilePropertySettings.DefaultValue = "March 16, 2004"

' Get the current ProviderName property value.
            Console.WriteLine( _
                "Current ProviderName value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.Provider)

' Set the ProviderName property to "AspNetSqlRoleProvider".
            profilePropertySettings.Provider = "AspNetSqlRoleProvider"

' Get the current Name property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current Name value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.Name)

' Set the Name property to "LastAccessDate".
profilePropertySettings.Name = "LastAccessDate"

' Display all current ProfileGroupSettings.
Console.WriteLine("Current ProfileGroupSettings:")
Dim PGSCtr As Integer = 0
For Each propGroups As ProfileGroupSettings In profileSection.PropertySettings.GroupSettings
                    Console.WriteLine("  {0}: ProfileGroupSettings '{1}'", ++PGSCtr, _
        propGroups.Name)
    Dim PPSCtr As Integer = 0
    For Each props As ProfilePropertySettings In propGroups.PropertySettings
        Console.WriteLine("    {0}: ProfilePropertySetting '{1}'", ++PPSCtr, _
            props.Name)
    Next
Next

' Add a new group.
Dim newPropGroup As ProfileGroupSettings = new ProfileGroupSettings("Forum")
profileSection.PropertySettings.GroupSettings.Add(newPropGroup)

' Add a new PropertySettings to the group.
Dim newProp As ProfilePropertySettings = new ProfilePropertySettings("AvatarImage")
newProp.Type = "System.String, System.dll"
newPropGroup.PropertySettings.Add(newProp)

' Remove a PropertySettings from the group.
newPropGroup.PropertySettings.Remove("AvatarImage")
newPropGroup.PropertySettings.RemoveAt(0)

' Clear all PropertySettings from the group.
newPropGroup.PropertySettings.Clear()

                

Console.WriteLine("Current Providers:")
Dim providerCtr As Integer = 0
For Each provider As ProviderSettings In profileSection.Providers
    Console.WriteLine("  {0}: Provider '{1}' of type '{2}'", ++providerCtr, _
        provider.Name, provider.Type)
Next

' Add a new provider.
profileSection.Providers.Add(new ProviderSettings("AspNetSqlProvider", "...SqlProfileProvider"))

                

' Get the current Enabled property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current Enabled value: '{0}'", profileSection.Enabled)

' Set the Enabled property to false.
profileSection.Enabled = false

                
                ' Update if not locked.
                If Not profileSection.SectionInformation.IsLocked Then
                    configuration.Save()
                    Console.WriteLine("** Configuration updated.")
                Else
                    Console.WriteLine("** Could not update, section is locked.")
                End If
            Catch e As System.ArgumentException
                ' Unknown error.
                Console.WriteLine( _
                    "A invalid argument exception detected in UsingProfileSection Main. Check your")
                Console.WriteLine("command line for errors.")
            End Try
        End Sub
    End Class ' UsingProfileSection.
    
End Namespace ' Samples.Aspnet.SystemWebConfiguration

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Web.Configuration;

namespace Samples.Aspnet.SystemWebConfiguration
{
    // Accesses the System.Web.Configuration.ProfileSection members
    // selected by the user.
    class UsingProfileSection
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            // Process the System.Web.Configuration.ProfileSectionobject.
            try
            {
                // Get the Web application configuration.
                System.Configuration.Configuration configuration = 
                    System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/aspnet");
                
                // Get the section.
                System.Web.Configuration.ProfileSection profileSection = 
                    (System.Web.Configuration.ProfileSection) 
                    configuration.GetSection("system.web/profile");

// Get the current AutomaticSaveEnabled property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current AutomaticSaveEnabled value: '{0}'", profileSection.AutomaticSaveEnabled);

// Set the AutomaticSaveEnabled property to false.
profileSection.AutomaticSaveEnabled = false;

                

// Get the current DefaultProvider property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current DefaultProvider value: '{0}'", profileSection.DefaultProvider);

// Set the DefaultProvider property to "AspNetSqlProvider".
profileSection.DefaultProvider = "AspNetSqlProvider";

                

// Get the current Inherits property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current Inherits value: '{0}'", profileSection.Inherits);

// Set the Inherits property to
// "CustomProfiles.MyCustomProfile, CustomProfiles.dll".
profileSection.Inherits = "CustomProfiles.MyCustomProfile, CustomProfiles.dll";

                

// Display all current root ProfilePropertySettings.
Console.WriteLine("Current Root ProfilePropertySettings:");
int rootPPSCtr = 0;
foreach (ProfilePropertySettings rootPPS in profileSection.PropertySettings)
{
    Console.WriteLine("  {0}: ProfilePropertySetting '{1}'", ++rootPPSCtr,
        rootPPS.Name);
}

// Get and modify a root ProfilePropertySettings object.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Display and modify 'LastReadDate' ProfilePropertySettings:");
ProfilePropertySettings profilePropertySettings =
    profileSection.PropertySettings["LastReadDate"];

// Get the current ReadOnly property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current ReadOnly value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.ReadOnly);

// Set the ReadOnly property to true.
profilePropertySettings.ReadOnly = true;

// Get the current AllowAnonymous property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current AllowAnonymous value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.AllowAnonymous);

// Set the AllowAnonymous property to true.
profilePropertySettings.AllowAnonymous = true;

// Get the current SerializeAs property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current SerializeAs value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.SerializeAs);

// Set the SerializeAs property to SerializationMode.Binary.
profilePropertySettings.SerializeAs = SerializationMode.Binary;

// Get the current Type property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current Type value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.Type);

// Set the Type property to "System.DateTime".
profilePropertySettings.Type = "System.DateTime";

// Get the current DefaultValue property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current DefaultValue value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.DefaultValue);

// Set the DefaultValue property to "March 16, 2004".
profilePropertySettings.DefaultValue = "March 16, 2004";

// Get the current ProviderName property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current ProviderName value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.Provider);

// Set the ProviderName property to "AspNetSqlRoleProvider".
profilePropertySettings.Provider = "AspNetSqlRoleProvider";

// Get the current Name property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current Name value: '{0}'", profilePropertySettings.Name);

// Set the Name property to "LastAccessDate".
profilePropertySettings.Name = "LastAccessDate";

// Display all current ProfileGroupSettings.
Console.WriteLine("Current ProfileGroupSettings:");
int PGSCtr = 0;
foreach (ProfileGroupSettings propGroups in profileSection.PropertySettings.GroupSettings)
{
    Console.WriteLine("  {0}: ProfileGroupSetting '{1}'", ++PGSCtr,
        propGroups.Name);
    int PPSCtr = 0;
    foreach (ProfilePropertySettings props in propGroups.PropertySettings)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("    {0}: ProfilePropertySetting '{1}'", ++PPSCtr,
            props.Name);
    }
}

// Add a new group.
ProfileGroupSettings newPropGroup = new ProfileGroupSettings("Forum");
profileSection.PropertySettings.GroupSettings.Add(newPropGroup);

// Add a new PropertySettings to the group.
ProfilePropertySettings newProp = new ProfilePropertySettings("AvatarImage");
newProp.Type = "System.String, System.dll";
newPropGroup.PropertySettings.Add(newProp);

// Remove a PropertySettings from the group.
newPropGroup.PropertySettings.Remove("AvatarImage");
newPropGroup.PropertySettings.RemoveAt(0);

// Clear all PropertySettings from the group.
newPropGroup.PropertySettings.Clear();

                

// Display all current Providers.
Console.WriteLine("Current Providers:");
int providerCtr = 0;
foreach (ProviderSettings provider in profileSection.Providers)
{
    Console.WriteLine("  {0}: Provider '{1}' of type '{2}'", ++providerCtr, 
        provider.Name, provider.Type);
}

// Add a new provider.
profileSection.Providers.Add(new ProviderSettings("AspNetSqlProvider", "...SqlProfileProvider"));

                

// Get the current Enabled property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current Enabled value: '{0}'", profileSection.Enabled);

// Set the Enabled property to false.
profileSection.Enabled = false;

                
                // Update if not locked.
                if (! profileSection.SectionInformation.IsLocked)
                {
                    configuration.Save();
                    Console.WriteLine("** Configuration updated.");
                }
                else
                    Console.WriteLine("** Could not update, section is locked.");
            }
            catch (System.ArgumentException e)
            {
                // Unknown error.
                Console.WriteLine(
                    "A invalid argument exception detected in UsingProfileSection Main. Check your");
                Console.WriteLine("command line for errors.");
            }
        }
    } // UsingProfileSection class end.
    
} // Samples.Aspnet.SystemWebConfiguration namespace end.