how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can
overwrite the web.config files

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how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can overwrite the web.config files..

Answer / sree

There might be multiple web.config files for a single
project depending on the hierarchy of folders inside the
root folder of the project, so for each folder we can use
one web.config file

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how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can overwrite the web.config files..

Answer / anna

Mr.Lalit Ratnawat you are wrong
we can have any no. of web.config files in a project

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how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can overwrite the web.config files..

Answer / ranjanatyagi

There may be more then one web config file in one
application.But in different folders.And all web config
files override the application root directory web.config
file methods.

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how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can overwrite the web.config files..

Answer / vikas

If you are asked this question in interview, then probably
you should make it clear to the interviewer.
As far as name webconfig is concerned, yes there can be
multiple files with name web.config in a give project, as
correctly stated by others it should be in different
directories in the project.
As far as feature/working is concerned, web config file ni
sub directory is limited to some elements. It does not
support all the elements supported by a web.config file.

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how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can overwrite the web.config files..

Answer / hariharadeep

We can have any number of web.config files files in aproject
based on the modules present and if needed we can..

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how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can overwrite the web.config files..

Answer / kiran

A Web application can contain more than one Web.config
file. The settings in a file apply to the directory in
which it's located, and all child directories. Web.config
files in child directories take precedence over the
settings that are specified in parent directories

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how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can overwrite the web.config files..

Answer / k7

yes there can be multiple web config file and Also it can
be overwritten.

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how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can overwrite the web.config files..

Answer / navneet sharma

we can have more than 1 web.config in a project but in
different folders

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how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can overwrite the web.config files..

Answer / nirajbagde

Yes there can be multiple web.config files for a same
application...............
NIRAJ (MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGIES)

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how many web.config files are there in 1 project.we can overwrite the web.config files..

Answer / tofail

yes we can have more than one web.config files in a project
but in a different folder

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