writing quotes with data to a text file..not quite what I wanted as output

LongRange Shooter

I have a variable I need to add to an output string for generating some C# code. The intent is the line should be ConfigurationManager.ConnectionString["Talker"].ToString(); and the code to generate that line is as such:

            StringBuilder conName = new StringBuilder();
            conName.Append("\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t");
            conName.Append("ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings\[\\"");
            conName.Append(parameters.UseConnectionStringName);
            conName.Append("\\"\].ToString();");
        swBaseClass.WriteLine( conName.ToString() );

When I look at conName it is formatted correctly. ConfigurationManager.ConnectionString["Talker"].ToString(); When I view the resulting code the line reads ConfigurationManager.ConnectionString[""].ToString(); Any suggestions on why my variable name is not being written out???

PIEBALDconsult

Dunno... do you need to add .Value to parameters.UseConnectionStringName or something?

LongRange Shooter

Please read the entire post. The text existed as a string correctly. If you do not know, then why post a reply?

PIEBALDconsult

I did, and saw nothing wrong, and now I've read it again and still don't. Are you saying that when you inspect the StringBuilder in debug you see the whole value, but when you write it out you don't? What are you using to vew the resultant file?

LongRange Shooter

was using new code that used the wrong field.....DOH

PIEBALDconsult

If you don't need the StringBuilder for anything else, why not eliminate it?

swBaseClass.WriteLine
(
"\t\t\t\t\t\tConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[\"{0}\"].ToString();"
,
parameters.UseConnectionStringName
) ;