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WebConfigurationManager::OpenMachineConfiguration Method ()

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Opens the machine-configuration file on the current computer as a Configuration object to allow read or write operations.

Namespace:   System.Web.Configuration
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

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static Configuration^ OpenMachineConfiguration()

Return Value

Type: System.Configuration::Configuration^

A Configuration object.

Exception Condition
ConfigurationErrorsException

A valid configuration file could not be loaded.

The OpenMachineConfiguration method opens the machine-configuration file on the computer where the application runs. This file is located in the standard build directory %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\version\config.

The following example shows how to access configuration information with the OpenMachineConfiguration method.

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.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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