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	Is there a way to do this with web.config? Hi all, So, I don't have to keep adding the following lines to each of my code-behind pages: using System.Data.Sql; using System.Data.SqlClient; Is there way in the web.config file to add a setting which will tell each page to automatically include/use those 2 namespaces? ASP.NET 2 Thanks, Brian re: !> Is there way in the web.config file to add a setting which will tell !> each page to automatically include/use those 2 namespaces? Yes. The namespaces element defines a collection of import directives to use during assembly pre-compilation. This attribute corresponds to the @ Import directive on an ASP.NET page. <configuration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/.NetConfiguration/v2.0"> <system.web> <pages> <namespaces> <add namespace ="System.IO" /> <add namespace="System.Text"/> </namespaces> </pages> </system.web> </configuration> Now, you can use System.IO and System.Text in any page without specifically importing them. Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/ foros de asp.net, en espaol : http://asp.net.do/foros/ ====================================== "Brian Simmons" <centr@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message news:uST8L$GqHHA.3892@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... - Hide quoted text - > Hi all, > So, I don't have to keep adding the following lines to each of my code-behind pages: > using System.Data.Sql; > using System.Data.SqlClient; > Is there way in the web.config file to add a setting which will tell each page to automatically > include/use those 2 namespaces? > ASP.NET 2 > Thanks, > Brian "Juan T. Llibre" <nomailrepl@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23m4483HqHHA.3660@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > re: > !> Is there way in the web.config file to add a setting which will tell > !> each page to automatically include/use those 2 namespaces? > Yes. > The namespaces element defines a collection of import directives to use > during > assembly pre-compilation. This attribute corresponds to the @ Import > directive > on an ASP.NET page. OTOH, you might consider separating your data access from your pages. The need to reference SQL Server from so many pages may be considered a mild hint. -- John Saunders [MVP] -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- re: !> OTOH, you might consider separating your data access from your pages. The !> need to reference SQL Server from so many pages may be considered a mild hint. Indeed... Whenever I need to do data access, I compile an assembly which I can reference in any page. Doing that makes code much more manageable. ;-) Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/ foros de asp.net, en espaol : http://asp.net.do/foros/ ====================================== "John Saunders [MVP]" <john.saunders at trizetto.com> wrote in message news:uLHflZIqHHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... - Hide quoted text - > "Juan T. Llibre" <nomailrepl@nowhere.com> wrote in message > news:%23m4483HqHHA.3660@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> re: >> !> Is there way in the web.config file to add a setting which will tell >> !> each page to automatically include/use those 2 namespaces? >> Yes. >> The namespaces element defines a collection of import directives to use during assembly >> pre-compilation. This attribute corresponds to the @ Import directive on an ASP.NET page. > OTOH, you might consider separating your data access from your pages. The need to reference SQL > Server from so many pages may be considered a mild hint. > -- > John Saunders [MVP]