Calling a Visual Basic Component Subroutine from ASP

Not sure if this is the right group for this but anyways...

I've got an ASP web application that uses a Visual Basic component to do
some work. I instantiate the component in asp and then attempt to call the
subroutine. The subroutine is actually invoked maybe 2 out of 10 times run.
What could possibly be the reason for this?? Why the inconsistency in
running the subroutine?

Cheers

Do you have On Error Resume Next in the ASP?
Is the VB routine throwing an error.
Is the VB DLL compiled as 'Apartment Threaded' and 'Unattended Execution'?

How do you know that the routine is not being called? Have you run the DLL
in debug mode?

Chris.

"Michael Farber" <mfarber@iiac.com> wrote in message
news:OsqmloLTDHA.1320@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Not sure if this is the right group for this but anyways...
>
> I've got an ASP web application that uses a Visual Basic component to do
> some work. I instantiate the component in asp and then attempt to call[/color]
the[color=blue]
> subroutine. The subroutine is actually invoked maybe 2 out of 10 times[/color]
run.[color=blue]
> What could possibly be the reason for this?? Why the inconsistency in
> running the subroutine?
>
> Cheers
>
>[/color]

Hi, thanks for the reply.

1. ASP does have On Error Resume Next. I have disabled this to see what
happens. Nothing happens.
2. No errors are being thrown in VB
3. Apartment threaded

I have the component running in the VB debugger and breakpoints in the
subroutine are not being trapped. Breakpoints in other routines are
consistently trapped.

After a bunch of tries, the breakpoint is trapped and the subroutine runs as
it should. Very wierd.




"Chris Barber" <chris@blue-canoe.co.uk.NOSPAM> wrote in message
news:elyKRKMTDHA.2128@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Do you have On Error Resume Next in the ASP?
> Is the VB routine throwing an error.
> Is the VB DLL compiled as 'Apartment Threaded' and 'Unattended Execution'?
>
> How do you know that the routine is not being called? Have you run the DLL
> in debug mode?
>
> Chris.
>
> "Michael Farber" <mfarber@iiac.com> wrote in message
> news:OsqmloLTDHA.1320@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Not sure if this is the right group for this but anyways...
> >
> > I've got an ASP web application that uses a Visual Basic component to do
> > some work. I instantiate the component in asp and then attempt to call[/color]
> the[color=green]
> > subroutine. The subroutine is actually invoked maybe 2 out of 10 times[/color]
> run.[color=green]
> > What could possibly be the reason for this?? Why the inconsistency in
> > running the subroutine?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

Are you certain that the call is being made (eg. run the web ASP code in
debug as well)?
Maybe its in an IF statement that is not being entered or you have a url
misnamed?

I've *never* come across an ASP page calling a VB routine that does not at
least attempt the call and either throw an error in the ASP or in the VB.

Chris.


"Michael Farber" <mfarber@iiac.com> wrote in message
news:OJRFMiMTDHA.2852@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hi, thanks for the reply.
>
> 1. ASP does have On Error Resume Next. I have disabled this to see what
> happens. Nothing happens.
> 2. No errors are being thrown in VB
> 3. Apartment threaded
>
> I have the component running in the VB debugger and breakpoints in the
> subroutine are not being trapped. Breakpoints in other routines are
> consistently trapped.
>
> After a bunch of tries, the breakpoint is trapped and the subroutine runs[/color]
as[color=blue]
> it should. Very wierd.
>
>
>
>
> "Chris Barber" <chris@blue-canoe.co.uk.NOSPAM> wrote in message
> news:elyKRKMTDHA.2128@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Do you have On Error Resume Next in the ASP?
> > Is the VB routine throwing an error.
> > Is the VB DLL compiled as 'Apartment Threaded' and 'Unattended[/color][/color]
Execution'?[color=blue][color=green]
> >
> > How do you know that the routine is not being called? Have you run the[/color][/color]
DLL[color=blue][color=green]
> > in debug mode?
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> > "Michael Farber" <mfarber@iiac.com> wrote in message
> > news:OsqmloLTDHA.1320@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
> > > Not sure if this is the right group for this but anyways...
> > >
> > > I've got an ASP web application that uses a Visual Basic component to[/color][/color][/color]
do[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > some work. I instantiate the component in asp and then attempt to[/color][/color][/color]
call[color=blue][color=green]
> > the[color=darkred]
> > > subroutine. The subroutine is actually invoked maybe 2 out of 10[/color][/color][/color]
times[color=blue][color=green]
> > run.[color=darkred]
> > > What could possibly be the reason for this?? Why the inconsistency in
> > > running the subroutine?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

In article <elyKRKMTDHA.2128@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>, chris@blue-
canoe.co.uk.NOSPAM says...[color=blue]
> Do you have On Error Resume Next in the ASP?
> Is the VB routine throwing an error.
> Is the VB DLL compiled as 'Apartment Threaded' and 'Unattended Execution'?
>
> How do you know that the routine is not being called? Have you run the DLL
> in debug mode?
>
> Chris.
>
> "Michael Farber" <mfarber@iiac.com> wrote in message
> news:OsqmloLTDHA.1320@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Not sure if this is the right group for this but anyways...
> >
> > I've got an ASP web application that uses a Visual Basic component to do
> > some work. I instantiate the component in asp and then attempt to call[/color]
> the[color=green]
> > subroutine. The subroutine is actually invoked maybe 2 out of 10 times[/color]
> run.[color=green]
> > What could possibly be the reason for this?? Why the inconsistency in
> > running the subroutine?
> >[/color][/color]

Just a thought. You mention that you are running the code in VB debug
mode to test it. Is it possible you have the compiled DLL in memory as
well at the same time? Make sure you unregister the DLL (assuming you
are not using COM+) and reboot.



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