difference between configSource and file attributes in web.config

[chakkara2003]

hi can anybody tell the difference between configSource and file attributes in web.config file coolsweety

[minhpc_bk]

+ The file attribute specifies an external file containing custom settings like you do in the appSettings entry of the web.config file. Meanwhile, the external file specified in the configSource attribute contains the settings for the section which you declare the configSource for. For example, if you use the configSource attribute of the pages section, then the external file will contain the settings for the pages section. + The custom settings declared in the external config specifified in the file attribute will be merged with the settings in the appSettings section in the web.config file. In the meanwhile, the configSource does not support merging, it means that you'll have to move the entire section settings into the external file.

[chakkara2003]

thanx very much coolsweety