[LOG4NET-78] Enhance AdoNetAppender to use ADO.NET 2.0 connectionStrings configuration element

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.9
• Component/s: Appenders
• Environment: Windows XP
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: JocularJoe
• Created: 22/Jun/06 18:54
• Updated: 22/Dec/07 19:25
• Resolved: 22/Dec/07 19:25

Description

.NET 2.0 has a <connectionStrings> element in the application configuration file.
This makes it convenient to manage all connection strings in one place.

It would be nice to enhance AdoNetAppender to be able to use a connection string defined in the <connectionStrings> element
For example, add a new element <connectionStringRef> element to the <appender> configuration which references the name of a connection string defined in the <connectionStrings> element of the application configuration file. This could be used instead of the existing <connectionType> and <connectionString> elements.

Advantage: connection strings are managed in one place and can take advantage of .NET 2.0 encrypted configuration.