Response.Redirect not working. ThreadAbortException

Question

I have a problem with a redirect in my code. None of the solutions proposed on the web has worked for me. Basically my code is this (not actual code, only description):

protected void btnCool_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    GetDataFromInterface();
    GetDataSpecificDataFromDB();
    SaveDataOnSession();
    Response.Redirect("SomePage.aspx", false);
    Context.ApplicationInstance.CompleteRequest();
 }

Everything executes nicely, but after the method executes I am just getting thrown to the login page. In the Output windows of VS I see this: "An exception of type 'System.Threading.ThreadAbortException' occurred in mscorlib.dll but was not handled in user code."

Here is some extra info:

I am not using a try catch block.
I don't have any UpdatePanels on this page, nor in the master page.
Application_Error does not even trigger.
I even have a second button that does almost the same thing (brings other data) and redirects successfully to another page (same code)
I am not changing anything in the Web.Config during the execution.

Edit: For clarification. That exception is thrown no matter what. The redirect to the desired page does not work (that mean I have a dead part in my app. I can't get to it.). Instead I'm getting thrown out from the application.

Please, please help me out with this one. I really don't have any more leads that I could follow so any suggestion might be helpful.

have a look at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2777105/response-redirect-causes-system-threading-threadabortexception — PMC, Aug 23 '12 at 14:51
I found the problem. It was coming from somewhere else. Thank you for the info. i learned something new! — VictorB, Aug 24 '12 at 07:44

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 23 '12 at 14:51

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Yes, you do.

This is by design

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312629

answered Aug 23 '12 at 14:51

podiluska

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 24 '12 at 07:23

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Yes it is by default. The best practice for this situation is mention below

protected void btnCool_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    try{
    GetDataFromInterface();
    GetDataSpecificDataFromDB();
    SaveDataOnSession();
    Response.Redirect("SomePage.aspx", false);
    Context.ApplicationInstance.CompleteRequest();
     }
    catch(ThreadAbortException Thrdex)
    {}
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
    //Handle exception
    }
 }

answered Aug 24 '12 at 07:23

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Thank you for the answer. I discovered that the problem was coming from somewhere else. – VictorB Aug 24 '12 at 07:43

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 24 '12 at 07:42

Ok. I have discovered the problem. It was a classic case of PICNIC. That page did not implement an interface that allowed access to a specific type of users. Well, at least I learned a lot about redirects and exceptions.

Thank you very much for your interest and answers!!

Response.Redirect not working. ThreadAbortException

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