ConfigurationManager keeps getting Machine.config connection string

Question

I have a c# assembly that uses the app.config to store its database connection string. When debugging the application I noticed that the connection to the database kept fail

Answer 1

Try getting an instance of your app.config file as a Configuration object:

var config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

var myConnString = config.ConnectionStrings["VersionConnectionString"].ConnectionString;

This bypasses the machine config file completely.