Cannot find connection string for connection name 'ApplicationServerWorkflowInstanceStoreConnectionString' (machine config))

Question

I registered a connection string named 'ApplicationServerWorkflowInstanceStoreConnectionString in machine config (both the 32bit and 64bit version of machine config). However, the application cannot sees it even though the IIS Manager sees it (in section connection string on particular Web Application). What am I doing wrong?

Angelique.

Answer 1

Make sure you registered the connectionstring to right machine config. Make sure the application pool .NET framework version matches the version of machine config. There are separate machine config files for .NET FW 2 and .NET FW 4..

Answer 2

Don't forget there is a v4 config in

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C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config
AND
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config