How to assign Profile values?

Question

I don\'t know what I am missing, but I added Profile properties in the Web.config file but cannot access Profile.Item in the code or create a new profile.

Answer 1

When you create a new Web site project in Visual Studio then the object that is returned from Profile will be (automatically) generated for you. When you create a Web application project or an MVC project, you will have to roll your own.

This probably sounds more difficult than it is. You need to do the following:

• Create a database using aspnet_regsql.exe This tool is installed along with the .NET framework.
• Write a class that derives from ProfileGroupBase or install the Web Profile Builder (WPB) that can generate the class for you from the definition in Web.Config. I have been using WPB for a while and up until now it has done what is expected of it. If you have a lot of properties, using WPB can save quite a bit of time.
• Make sure the connection to the database is properly configured in Web.Config.
• Now you are set to create an instance of your profile class (in the controller)
• You will probably need the profile property values in your views. I like to pass the profile object itself along to the view (not individual properties).