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A special file in the ASP.NET framework, it provides a simplified interface to create hooks into system events in the life cycle of a web application and web pages in that application.

A special file in the ASP.NET framework, it provides a simplified interface to create hooks into system events in the life cycle of a web application and web pages in that application.

Most often used to define resources which need to be globally defined for use by all web pages and services.

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.NET Application_BeginRequest - How to get User reference?

I'm trying to get a reference to the user object in my Global.asax file's Application_BeginRequest. I'm using the property Context.User but I get a NullReferenceException. Is it possible to get a user object reference in Application_BeginRequest?
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Global.asax - Application_Error - How can I get Page data?

I have this code: using System.Configuration; void Application_Error(object sender, EventArgs e) { Exception ex = Server.GetLastError().GetBaseException(); string ErrorMessage = ex.Message; string StackTrace = ex.StackTrace; …
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When's the earliest i can access some Session data in global.asax?

i want to check if the Session contains some key/value data, in my global.asax. I'm not sure when the earliest possible time (and method name) is, to check this. thanks :)
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global.asax breakpoint not hit

I have some code in my ASP.NET app in C# that's in the Global.asax.cs code file. In the Application_Start, Session_Start and Application_Begin Request I have set some breakpoints. However none of these are ever hit. I'm working on my local machine…
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Class in App_Code not accessible by Global.asax.cs

I've created a new class in App_Code namespace Site { public class MyClass { public MyClass() { } } } this is my Global.asax.cs namespace Site { public class Global : System.Web.HttpApplication { protected void…
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Why HttpContext.Current.Session is null in Global.asax?

I'm using VS2010 and created a simple asp. web forms application, using Development Server to test it. I try to store user data - queried from sql server - in the session, since I don't want to access database in every request. I'm using the…
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global.asax Application_Error not firing

My global.asax seems not to be firing. I have: void Application_Error(object sender, EventArgs e) { // Code that runs when an unhandled error occurs Server.Transfer("~/ExceptionFormView.aspx"); } In my web.config, I don't have anything…
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Global.asax parse error after minor change and revert to previous version

The project in context is: ASP .NET Web Application .NET Framework: 4 Platform Target: x86 IDE: Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate SP1 Multiple projects in solution with ASP .NET being the startup project. It has been in production for months without…
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ASP.NET MVC doesn't call global.asax' EndRequest

I am trying to perform some actions at the end of every request. I changed the Application_Start() that is generated when created new project to make a test: protected void Application_Start() { EndRequest += (s, e) => { …
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ASP.NET: Is it possible to call async Task in Global.asax?

I need to call some async operations on my DB in Global.asax. for example in Application_AuthenticateRequest I need to Authenticate user against DB Is it possible with async Tasks?
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System.EnterpriseServices.Wrapper.dll error

Parser Error Description: An error occurred during the parsing of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific parse error details and modify your source file appropriately. Parser Error Message: Could…
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how many times is System.Web.HttpApplication is initialised per process

I have the global.asax which extends from a custom class I created, called MvcApplication which extends from System.Web.HttpApplication. In it's constructor, it logs application start as per below: protected MvcApplicationGeneral() { …
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How to handle session end in global.asax?

I'm working in chat application, I used HashTable for containing User and Operator as a Key & Object of ChatRoom Class as a value of HashTable. Main problem is that When user or Operator close browser or disconnected without logout then It is…
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BeginRequest-like filter in MVC 3?

I have some code in my application that I need to execute on every request, before anything else executes (even before authentication). So far I've been using the Application_BeginRequest event in my Global.asax, and this has worked fine. But this…
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Asp.net System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session null in global.asax

I have a custom security principal object which I set in the global.asax for the current thread and all is well, no problems normally. However, I'm just adding a dynamic image feature by having a page serve up the image and whenever that dynamic…
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