Creating a Powershell script to add a key to multiple web.config files.

by Got-TiberiusMay 22, 2013

I am attempting to create a script that will update multiple web config files (120) with a new add key value. So far the script is what I have so far, however when I run it. It adds it as a hole new node instead of just an add key value. Please help!

********************Web.config**********************

<!–<add key="ClientName" value="DEVELOPMENT" />–>

<!–<add key="ReportingServiceHref" value="https://snowboaridng.com/report/publish.htm" />–>

<!–<add key="ReportingServiceUserName" value="" />–>

<!–<add key="ReportingServicePassword" value="" />–>

<!–<add key="ReportingServiceDomain" value="" />–>

<!–<add key="WebDialerURL" value="https://snowbaording.com/rider/services/rider/SoapService"/>–>

</appSettings>

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*********************Begin Script ******************************

# Array of files to make changes to, add as many as you like

$filesarray = @("C:UsersDocumentspowershellscriptwebconfigwebsn.config","C:UsersDocumentspowershellscriptwebconfigwebsb.config")

# Go thru all files

foreach ($filename in $filesarray)

{

# Get file + cast as xml

$xml = [xml](get-content $filename)

# Backup file before making changes

$backup = $filename + "-" + (get-date).tostring("yyyy-MM-dd-hh_mm_s")

$xml.Save($backup)

$root = $xml.get_DocumentElement();

# Add a new node

$node = $xml.createElement("FeedbackFormURL")

$root."appSettings".appendChild($node)

$subnode = $xml.createElement("add")

$node.AppendChild($subnode)

$attribute = $xml.CreateAttribute("key")

$attribute.set_Value("https://snowboaridng.com/admin/AuthForm.aspx?guid=5265df71-1fb2-4436-ac94-bf4cde170005")

$subnode.SetAttributeNode($attribute )

# Save

$xml.Save($filename)

}

Creating a Powershell script to add a key to multiple web.config files.

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