C#

public static class Settings
{
  private static string _connectionString = string.Empty;
  public static string ConnectionString
  {
    get
    {
      if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_connectionString))
        _connectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["connection_string_stored_in_config_file"].COnnectionString;
      return _connectionString;
    }
  }
}

using (SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(Settings.ConnectionString))
{
}

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

wouldn't be tackling this as a beginner

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace TestApplication
{
    public static class Settings
{
  private static string _connectionString = string.Empty;
  public static ConnectionString
  {
    get
    {
      if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_connectionString))
        _connectionString = ConnectionManager.ConnectionStrings["connection_string_stored_in_config_file"];
      return _connectionString;
    }
  }
}
}

Terence van Schalkwyk wrote:

public static ConnectionString

public static string ConnectionString

_connectionString = ConnectionManager.ConnectionStrings["connection_string_stored_in_config_file"];

using System.Configuration;


namespace testapp
{
    public static class Settings
    {
        private static string _connectionString = string.Empty;

        public static string ConnectionString
        {
            get
            {
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_connectionString))
                    _connectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["connection_string_stored_in_config_file"];
                return _connectionString;
            }
        }
    }
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="MyConnection" connectionString=""></add>
  </connectionStrings>
  
</configuration>

Terence van Schalkwyk wrote:

Its still not liking ConfigurationManager

Terence van Schalkwyk wrote:

_connectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["connection_string_stored_in_config_file"]

_connectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["MyConnection"].ConnectionString;

Dave Kreskowiak wrote:

anything you put on the screen can be captured

Dave Kreskowiak wrote:

Every file can be copied

loyal ginger is called:

loyal ginger

aspdotnetdev wrote:

Embedding them and encrypting them could make it at least difficult to copy files.

Dave Kreskowiak wrote:

Copying the files is easy. Decrypting the data is harder.

aspdotnetdev wrote:

have trouble capturing frames from video that plays on my computer

SK Genius wrote:

If you find what the overlay colour is you can fill a block of it in inside ms paint, and watch any currently playing videos on it.