Help: Server.Execute throws exception in Application_Sta rt

[frog]

Hi, all:

I tried to call Server.Execute in Application_Sta rt
and got exception.
Any help is appreciated

You might ask why I want to do that in the first place.
Well, I need to
start a background thread in the Application_Sta rt. This
background thread
need send Emails. The content of email is from executing
a webpage. In
short, this background need to call the Server.Execute
which throws exception.

frog

[Brock Allen]

If you want a backgrould thread, then create a System.Threadin g.Thread object.
Server.Execute is a sychronous mechanism to execute a second page from the
execution of a first page.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

Hi, all:

I tried to call Server.Execute in Application_Sta rt and got
exception. Any help is appreciated

You might ask why I want to do that in the first place. Well, I need
to start a background thread in the Application_Sta rt. This background
thread need send Emails. The content of email is from executing a
webpage. In short, this background need to call the Server.Execute
which throws exception.

frog

Thanks for answering the question.

I need to send email in the background thread, and the
email content need to be generated from ASPX pages.

Well of course, I can use web-services to create this
email content...

But I am looking for a simpler solution.. Any help is
appreciated.

-----Original Message-----
If you want a backgrould thread, then create a System.Threadin g.Thread object.Server.Execu te is a sychronous mechanism to execute a second page from theexecution of a first page.

-Brock
DevelopMento r
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

Hi, all:

I tried to call Server.Execute in Application_Sta rt and got exception. Any help is appreciated

You might ask why I want to do that in the first place. Well, I need to start a background thread in the Application_Sta rt. This background thread need send Emails. The content of email is from executing a webpage. In short, this background need to call the Server.Execute which throws exception.

frog

.

[Brock Allen]

> I need to send email in the background thread, and the email content

need to be generated from ASPX pages.

Can you explain a bit more? If the email needs to be send in the context
of a page, then why not just write the code in the page itself? Why Application_Sta rt?

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

[Will]

Why dont you spawn a new thread on application on start that either creates a
a webrequest that invokes your .aspx page that appears to be sending out
emails. For a very crued example something like this would work:

private void Application_OnS tart(object sender,EventArg s e)
{
ThreadPool.Queu eUserWorkItem(n ew WaitCallback(Ru nUrl));
}

public void RunUrl(Object stateInfo)
{
Process.Start(" explorer","http ://www.google.com" );
}

of course there are many ways to accomplish this task this is just a quick
and dirty methodology example.

"Brock Allen" wrote:

I need to send email in the background thread, and the email content
need to be generated from ASPX pages.

Can you explain a bit more? If the email needs to be send in the context
of a page, then why not just write the code in the page itself? Why Application_Sta rt?

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen