windows server timeout

[Ram Baruch]

Hi,
I have a question:
I made a windows service (using VS wizard). All it does is to connect to my
site every X seconds and check if there is anything new to download. If
there is- it downloads a big file (using WebClient.Download() ). On MY
computer it doesn't take a ling time, but on other computers it may take
some time (lets say 10 minutes). Is there any chance that after a while .net
will raise an exception that the server is not responding or a similar
exception (I remember this from COM...) ?
If I will get an exception, is there anyway to avoid it by increasing the
timeout somehow?
Regards,
Ram.

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Ram,

I am not sure which timeout you are referring to? Do you mean the call,
or the download timeout? You don't have to worry about the call timing out
(unless it is a remoted call, possibly).

As for a download timeout, I don't think that the WebClient will give
you the flexibility you need in setting the timeout. You might want to use
the HttpWebRequest and HttpWebResponse classes, as they will allow you to
set timeouts for the download (or eliminate them, I think).

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Ram Baruch" <ra*********@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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Hi,
I have a question:
I made a windows service (using VS wizard). All it does is to connect to my site every X seconds and check if there is anything new to download. If
there is- it downloads a big file (using WebClient.Download() ). On MY
computer it doesn't take a ling time, but on other computers it may take
some time (lets say 10 minutes). Is there any chance that after a while ..net will raise an exception that the server is not responding or a similar
exception (I remember this from COM...) ?
If I will get an exception, is there anyway to avoid it by increasing the
timeout somehow?
Regards,
Ram.

[Ram Baruch]

Hi,
What I meant is the time that WebClient.Download() takes- I don't care it
takes a lot of time, all I care is that I won't get any exceptions for it
when it does take a long period of time.
Regards,
Ram.

"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com> wrote in
message news:O%****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Ram,

I am not sure which timeout you are referring to? Do you mean the call, or the download timeout? You don't have to worry about the call timing out (unless it is a remoted call, possibly).

As for a download timeout, I don't think that the WebClient will give
you the flexibility you need in setting the timeout. You might want to use the HttpWebRequest and HttpWebResponse classes, as they will allow you to
set timeouts for the download (or eliminate them, I think).

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Ram Baruch" <ra*********@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Hi,
I have a question:
I made a windows service (using VS wizard). All it does is to connect to

my

site every X seconds and check if there is anything new to download. If
there is- it downloads a big file (using WebClient.Download() ). On MY
computer it doesn't take a ling time, but on other computers it may take
some time (lets say 10 minutes). Is there any chance that after a while

.net

will raise an exception that the server is not responding or a similar
exception (I remember this from COM...) ?
If I will get an exception, is there anyway to avoid it by increasing the timeout somehow?
Regards,
Ram.

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Ram,

As long as you are still getting content, I don't see why an exception
would be thrown. If you were waiting, and no content was received, then I
would expect it to be thrown.

Once again, if you need control over this timeout, then I would
recommend using the HttpWebRequest class, where you have more fine-grained
control over this.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Ram Baruch" <ra*********@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
news:u4**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Hi,
What I meant is the time that WebClient.Download() takes- I don't care it
takes a lot of time, all I care is that I won't get any exceptions for it
when it does take a long period of time.
Regards,
Ram.

"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com> wrote in message news:O%****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Ram,

I am not sure which timeout you are referring to? Do you mean the

call,

or the download timeout? You don't have to worry about the call timing

out

(unless it is a remoted call, possibly).

As for a download timeout, I don't think that the WebClient will give

you the flexibility you need in setting the timeout. You might want to

use

the HttpWebRequest and HttpWebResponse classes, as they will allow you to set timeouts for the download (or eliminate them, I think).

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Ram Baruch" <ra*********@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Hi,
I have a question:
I made a windows service (using VS wizard). All it does is to connect to

my

site every X seconds and check if there is anything new to download.

If there is- it downloads a big file (using WebClient.Download() ). On MY
computer it doesn't take a ling time, but on other computers it may take some time (lets say 10 minutes). Is there any chance that after a

while .net

will raise an exception that the server is not responding or a similar
exception (I remember this from COM...) ?
If I will get an exception, is there anyway to avoid it by increasing

the timeout somehow?
Regards,
Ram.

[Ram Baruch]

Ok, thanks very much for the 'super-quick' help!!!!
Ram.
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com> wrote in
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Ram,

As long as you are still getting content, I don't see why an exception
would be thrown. If you were waiting, and no content was received, then I
would expect it to be thrown.

Once again, if you need control over this timeout, then I would
recommend using the HttpWebRequest class, where you have more fine-grained
control over this.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Ram Baruch" <ra*********@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
news:u4**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Hi,
What I meant is the time that WebClient.Download() takes- I don't care it

takes a lot of time, all I care is that I won't get any exceptions for it when it does take a long period of time.
Regards,
Ram.

"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com> wrote in

message news:O%****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Ram,

I am not sure which timeout you are referring to? Do you mean the

call,

or the download timeout? You don't have to worry about the call timing

out

(unless it is a remoted call, possibly).

As for a download timeout, I don't think that the WebClient will give you the flexibility you need in setting the timeout. You might want

to use

the HttpWebRequest and HttpWebResponse classes, as they will allow you to set timeouts for the download (or eliminate them, I think).

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Ram Baruch" <ra*********@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I have a question:
> I made a windows service (using VS wizard). All it does is to

connect to my
> site every X seconds and check if there is anything new to download. If > there is- it downloads a big file (using WebClient.Download() ). On

MY > computer it doesn't take a ling time, but on other computers it may

take > some time (lets say 10 minutes). Is there any chance that after a while .net
> will raise an exception that the server is not responding or a similar > exception (I remember this from COM...) ?
> If I will get an exception, is there anyway to avoid it by

increasing the

> timeout somehow?
> Regards,
> Ram.
>
>