Wondering if there is a performance difference between letting a long running process hang in asp.net vs running the process via a windows service. I have done this once before and the windows service was much quicker and didnt bog down my system, whereas the asp.net request seemed to wreak havoc.
View 1 RepliesI know that similar questions have been asked all over the place, but I'm having trouble finding one that relates directly to what I'm after.
I have a website where a user uploads a data file, then that file is transformed and imported into SQL. The file could be up to 50mb in size, and some times this process can take 30 minutes or sometimes even longer.
I realise I need to palm off the actual work to another process, and poll that process on the web page. I'm wondering what the best approach would be though? Being a web developer by trade, I'm finding all this new Windows Service stuff a bit confusing, and I just wanted somewhere to start.
So:
Can I do / should I being doing this with a windows service? if so, how?
Should I use WCF? If this runs under IIS, will I have problems with aspnet_wp.exe recycling and timing out my process?
clarifications
The data is imported into sql, there's no file distribution taking place.
If there is a failure, it absolutely MUST be reported to the user. The web page will poll every, lets say, 5 seconds, from the time the async task begins, to get the 'status' of the import. Once it's finished another response will tell the page to stop polling for status updates.
queries on final decision
ok, so as I thought, it seems that a windows service is the best idea. So as to HOW to get it to work, it seems the 'put the file there and wait for the service to pick it up' idea is the generally accepted way, is there a way I can start a process run by the service, without it having to constantly be checking a database table / folder? As I said earlier, I don't have any experience with Windows Services - I wondered if I put a public method in the service, can I call it somehow?
in my case, It is the windows service which in running the long running insert/update on a table and I need to cancel the operation from my ASP.NET application. In the above link Burnsys suggests that one should kill the Sql server session. Is that really only way and a goood practice to do this? Also, in the same poset can use SqlCommand.Cancel to cancel. However, I am not sure how can I cancel the command from the windows service from ASP.NET application.
View 1 RepliesIn an asp.net web form, I keep getting a connection reset error message. The page is doing a some long running processing (about 2-5 minutes).
I have no problem when the web request comes from the same machine as the web server. But when the request originates across the network, I get a connection reset error about 1:30 or 2 minutes into waiting for a response.
I have set the in web.config for this application and put the application it's own application pool.
What else can I try?
Edit
The purpose of this page is to accept input from the user, calculate something, and send the result back to them. The long running calculation isn't something I can offload until a later time.
Note:- i don't want to use updateprogress etc. control of ajax
on button click, long task(e.g thread) runs in my webpage for about 4-5 minutes.I want to show status to user either by a processing image through javascript(image must be shown in a certain part of page other part of page will remain intact) or an exact status of process if possible. i have tried a lot but all in vein.
Situation:I have an ASP .NET application that will search through docs using Lucene. I want to run the initial indexing (the index will be incremental after the initial run so there wont be need to index the whole directory again in future). Currently, I have about 5GB of docs (45000files).Problem: My application times out before completing the process. I have altered the TimeOut like this:HttpContext.Current.Server.ScriptTimeout = 200000;but it still does not complete the process.
View 1 RepliesI've been having a difficult time with this. I have an asp.net page. The user hits the "Run" button and I have code IN AN ASSEMBLY, not in the APP_CODE folder that is called and runs a long process that moves product info from a file into the database. While the user waits, I would like them to see status updates like what product the import process in on and status info. I'm assuming I'd break off into another thread and use Ajax but I have no idea how to do this.
View 4 RepliesI wrote a test page that does a bunch of busy work in a method called at page load. This process as I have it now takes around 12 seconds.
If I try to load another page while the first long running page is loading, this second page doing nothing except writing out a world, it doesn't load until the first long running page is finished.
Why is this the case? I would think IIS would be able to handle multiple concurrent connections, it seems crazy that one long running page would stop every other page in the application from loading. I must be missing something or not understand how IIS works.
I would think multiple independent requests would be spawned on different threads. Is this only the case if the requests are from different sessions entirely? Are all requests from a single session bound to a single thread?
I have Requirement to update the label text as we are processing the code (Long running).
Example:
I have Label and button on aspx page.
On button Click Iam calling the AppCode which is going to do long work for me.
I want to update the label text from the appcode (which should reflect in the page then and there.)
I have tryed to pass the text value to the label but it shows the changed text only after the event for the button click is finished.
I tryed using timer but as soon as i click the button the refreshing stops.
I tryed progress template and UpdateProgress without success. (I know we can update at the start and end of proccess using this)
I dont want to use iframe (I know we can do using iframe)
I would like to makea windows service. whenever the user of my ASP.NET application has to do a time-consuming task, the IIS would give the task to the service which will return a token(a temporary name for the task) and in the background the service would do the task. At anytime, the user would see the status of his/her task which would be either pending in queue, processing, or completed. The service would do a fixed number of jobs in parallel, and would keep a queue for the next-incoming tasks. In addition there would be a WinForms application for system administrator that would allow adding special ADMIn tasks such as "Clean orphaned files" or "archive data of inactive users".
Can you point me to something that can jump start me on this as a whole concept - I know I can google for windows services and I am able to do it myself from scratch but time is of the Essence so maybe you know of something that is already there and i can use block to build out of.
I have a long-running WCF service that I need to call, but I would like to do is to open modal window (modal popup extender) that simply shows progress and stops the user from interacting on the page until the service returns. What I was trying to do was the following:
1. Click button to activate the process which calls a method in my code-behind.
2. This method opens my modal panel with some pretty animation.
3. I call my WCF service asychronously so that the UI will refresh.
4. Service ends which calls my delegate I setup.
5. My delegate method would then refresh the page with results, and dismiss the model popup.
I have a web service which is running fine when i call it from a handler page (.ashx).
My web service returns a zip file.
But when i call the same code from my aspx page then i get a corrupted zip file. Code for calling is below and is same in both ashx class and aspx page.
[code]....
I've developed a web application to accept video file uploads and then pass them to a backend service on an external server. The application runs without error on the visual studio debugging webserver, but once on a production iis 6 or 7 server, yields a timeout error at about a consistent amount of time into handling a large upload. Specifically, it errors in the middle of transferring the video file to the external server, once the application has successfully received it from the client. I'm aware of several timeouts to be configured related to the problem, and have done so. The application's web config has been tested with one or both of the following settings
<system.web>
<httpRuntime executionTimeout="9999999" maxRequestLength="2048000" />
</system.web>
and
<configuration>
<location path="default.aspx"> (the page at issue that's timing out)
<system.web>
<httpRuntime executionTimeout="9999999" maxRequestLength="2048000" />
</system.web>
</location>
</configuration>
And within the initialization of the webrequest made to the external server to send the video received from the client browser:
HttpWebRequest httpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);
httpWebRequest.ContentType = "multipart/form-data; boundary=" + boundary;
httpWebRequest.Method = "POST";
httpWebRequest.Timeout = System.Threading.Timeout.Infinite;
So with the execution time limits on both the webform as a whole and the connection made to the external server, I'm at a loss for what timeout is left unconfigured, or how to determine such, when I continue to get the following error: Unexpected error executing Brightcove Upload:...........................
Hello all. I created a class that runs fine when using it with web forms, however when i create a Windows service and try to run it I recieve a NullReference error. Im not sure what else to do since the class works fine.Here is a snippet.
The service
public partial class Service1 : ServiceBase
{
//Timer object
Timer RunTime;
QBridge bridge_object = new QBridge()
double test_interval = 40000; //test value
public Service1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
//Send email notification that intakes were pushed
//bridge_object.SendNotification(bridge_object.service_startedtext);
RunTime = new Timer(30000);
//set the elapsed event
RunTime.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(RunTime_Elapsed);
//RunTime.Interval = SetInterval(); //calculated interval
RunTime.Interval = test_interval; // test interval
RunTime.Enbled = true; //set timer to true
//QBridge bridge_object = new QBridge();
//bridge_object.SendNotification("start");
//SendNotification("start");
}
protected override void OnStop()
{
RunTime.Enabled = false; RunTime.Dispose();
try
{
bridge_object.SendNotification("stop");
}
catch (NullReferenceException nre) { System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Error " + nre); }
catch (Exception er) { System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Error " + er); }
//SendNotification("end");
}
//Included this to test locally. works fine when just calling the method
protected void RunTime_Elapsed(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
//SendNotification("run");
try
{
bridge_object.SendNotification(run);
}
catch (NullReferenceException nre) { System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Error " + nre); }
catch (Exception er) { System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Error " + er); }
}
public void SendNotification(string email_text)
{
MailMessage initial = new MailMessage();
initial.Bcc.Add(new MailAddress(""));
initial.From = new MailAddress("");
initial.Subject = "Web notification";
initial.IsBodyHtml = true;
initial.Body = email_text;
SmtpClient mailClient = new SmtpClient("192.168.1.1");
try
{
mailClient.Send(initial);
}
catch (Exception ex) { }
}
}
Class
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Net.Mail;
using System.IO;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Data;
namespace Intake
{
public class QBridge
{
SqlConnection con =
new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ConnectionString"].ConnectionString);
private string login_error;
public QBridge()
{
}
public void SendNotification(string email_text)
{
MailMessage initial = new MailMessage();
initial.Bcc.Add(new MailAddress(""));
initial.From = new MailAddress("");
initial.Subject = "Web notification";
initial.IsBodyHtml = true;
initial.Body = email_text;
SmtpClient mailClient = new SmtpClient("192.168.1.1");
try
{
mailClient.Send(initial);
}
catch (Exception ex) { }
}
}
}
I have a web form and code snippet for it is below:
<body>
<form
id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h5>Welcome
<%= System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name
%>.........
But when run my web application, i m getting message "Welcome NT AUTHORITYNETWORK SERVICE " and not the current windows user name.
I want to add quartz scheduling to an ASP.NET application.It will be used to send queued up emails.What are the pros and cons of running quartz.net as windows service vs embedded.My main concern is how Quartz.NET in embedded mode handles variable number of worker processes in IIS.
View 2 RepliesI am executing a long-running Oracle stored procedure from .NET. The procedure takes about three hours to run. Ideally, the user should be able to kick off the procedure, close the browser, and come back later to check the results.
The problem is that the connection to the Oracle procedure is lost after exactly an hour. As you would expect, the Oracle procedre runs to completion if it is executed from SQL Plus. Strangely enough, it will also run to completion if I run in debug mode on my local machine (I start two threads, one of which executes the procedure. I set a breakpoint on the second thread).
Here is my connection string:
data source= (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=serverx)(PORT=1521)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)(SERVICE_NAME=TestSID)))
Some relevant sections from web.config:
<sessionState mode="InProc" cookieless="false" timeout="3000" stateNetworkTimeout="72000"/>
<httpRuntime executionTimeout="18000" maxRequestLength="2097151" />
Any thoughts as to why the connection is being lost in exactly an hour, and what I can do to maintain the connection until the procedure finishes?
I am trying to access a wcf service hosted on a server running on a virtual machine on a windows 2008 R2 hyperv. When i access this service when running my asp.net website through code everything works fine how ever when i deploy the application on the local IIS , in the deployed mode i am getting an securityaccessdeined exception. My Asp.net app is running on a IIS server on another virtual machine. The stack trace is as given below :
Environment Info: My asp.net app has built on .NET 4.0 framework using VS2010. My WCF services are based on .NET2.0 framework.
Event code: 3005
Event message: An unhandled exception has occurred.
Event time: 14-07-2010 13:56:54
Event time (UTC): 14-07-2010 08:26:54
Event ID: dd1986e7e7dc4473beb908754c75a580
Event sequence: 4
Event occurrence: 1
Event detail code: 0
Application information:
Application domain: /LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT/StratosTest-1-129235696025728041
Trust level: Full
Application Virtual Path: /StratosTest
Application Path: C:inetpubwwwrootStratosTest
Machine name: MC-NEWCODE
Process information:
Process ID: 1752
Process name: w3wp.exe
Account name: IIS APPPOOLASP.NET v4.0 Classic
Exception information:
Exception type: SecurityAccessDeniedException
Exception message: Access is denied.
Server stack trace:
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.ThrowIfFaultUnderstood(Message reply, MessageFault fault, String action, MessageVersion version, FaultConverter faultConverter)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.HandleReply(ProxyOperationRuntime operation, ProxyRpc& rpc)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.Call(String action, Boolean oneway, ProxyOperationRuntime operation, Object[] ins, Object[] outs, TimeSpan timeout)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.InvokeService(IMethodCallMessage methodCall, ProxyOperationRuntime operation)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.Invoke(IMessage message)
Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at VMMService.IVirtualMachineManagementService.GetAllVirtualMachines()
at Default2.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.Util.CalliHelper.EventArgFunctionCaller(IntPtr fp, Object o, Object t, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
Request information:
Request URL: http://localhost/StratosTest/Dashboard.aspx
Request path: /StratosTest/Dashboard.aspx
User host address: ::1
User:
Is authenticated: False
Authentication Type:
Thread account name: IIS APPPOOLASP.NET v4.0 Classic
Thread information:
Thread ID: 4
Thread account name: IIS APPPOOLASP.NET v4.0 Classic
Is impersonating: False
Stack trace: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at VMMService.IVirtualMachineManagementService.GetAllVirtualMachines()
at Default2.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.Util.CalliHelper.EventArgFunctionCaller(IntPtr fp, Object o, Object t, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
Custom event details:
In a Windows Service I implemented an HttpListener that will handle incoming HTTP Requests to a certain port, parse the query string, insert it in database and send a confirmation response. However, the clients said that they were a bit skeptical and asked if the same could have been done via a webpage. Like having an HTTPHandler listen to a certain port. Got me thinking. What would you do in my situation? Go with the HttpListener/Windows Service or HTTPHandler/.aspx?
View 2 RepliesWhat are your most successful ways of running a long process, like 2 hours, in asp.net and return information to the client on the progress.
I've heard creating a windows service, httphandler and remoting can be successful.
This could be a simple one but it has got me baffled. I have a ASP.NET solution that I have stored in C/inetpub/www/root/website. The solution and project files are all stored in there and I have set it up as a virtual directory in IIS.so I can view the web page in 2 ways.
1. - By running the solution [URL]
2. - By viewing the url in IE: [URL]
I changed the project to use windows authentication and I added alabel in the top right of the page which displays the user logged in i.e. DOMAINusername.
When I run the solution from VS2008 it displays the username on the page no problem (that is my logon id since I am running it). But when I view the page by typing the URL into IE - it doesnt seem to recognise the authentication and it doesnt display my DOMAINusername in the label.
Any ideas why this is? I thought maybe it was something to do with the .dlls but I did a simple test. In the project I created a new a label on the page and in the page_load I wrote "label.text = "Test Text". In both cases the label showed "Test Text" as expected so it is nothing to do with building the solution. Is there something about windows authentication - why would it work in one case and not in the other? So as a third test I actually opened IIS and right-clicked on the my website in the console and choose "browse".
I then got the following error:
Sequence contains no elements
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.InvalidOperationException: Sequence contains no elements
Source Error:
[Code]....
Now I set a break point at this point in my project in VS2008 - but when I run it there it doesnt even go to this code!
I have an asp.net page that calls a dll that will start a long process that updates product information. As the process is running, I want to provide the user with constant updates on which product that process is on and the status of the products. I've been having trouble getting this to work. I add information to a log text file and I was thinking that I'd redirect to a new page and have that page use Javascript to read from the text file every few seconds. My question is has anyone else tried this and does it work fairly well?
View 3 RepliesWant to display staus of long process. when user click on button calling some function which will return the percentage of work done .I want to display that persentage in some where in the page.How can i do it?
private void ImgButtonadd_Click(object sender, System.Web.UI.ImageClickEventArgs e)
{
int persentdone=0;
for (int iRow = 0; iRow < Rows; iRow++)
{
persentdone=getworkprocess(file(iRow));
}
}
i want to display this persentdone in my page somewhere.
When my Application face a long-time process, i.e fetch a query (SELECT a, b, c FROM d)This query needs 10 seconds to be completed in the MSSQL Management Studio, but when the ASP.NET application try to fetch it, it refuse to return any response to any other requests made on that Server.
I am hosting my Application on VPS Server with good specifications, and I am giving this example the (SELECT a, b, c FROM d) just to tell you the issue, it can be any process, maybe processing a movie, or even fetching some data through external API that is experiencing some slow-down,or whatever.
I've asked this before but I was hoping for another answer and perhaps some code samples because I've been having a difficult time with this. I have an asp.net page. The user hits the "Run" button and I have code IN AN ASSEMBLY, not in the APP_CODE folder that is called and runs a long process that moves product info from a file into the database. While the user waits, I would like them to see status updates like what product the import process in on and status info. I'm assuming I'd break off into another thread and use Ajax but I have no idea how to do this.
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