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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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ASP.Net Session_Start event not firing

I have an ASP.Net 2.0 application in which the Session_Start event is not firing in my Global.asax file. Can anyone tell why this is happening and how I can get it working? The application worked fine on my Windows XP development machine, but…
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Server.Transfer in Global.asax

I have a custom error handler in the global.asax's Application_Error method, when an error occurs I use the following code to transfer user to the error page: Server.Transfer("/Error/"); However without specifying the actual page name the code…
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HttpApplicationState not available in an MVC controller

I'm using MVC2 and VS2010 developing a website and need to use Application State global values. I can set a value like 'Application["hits"]=0;' in Global.asax but when trying to use the same in an MVC controller always get the following error: The…
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Prevent expiration of individual sessions based on custom conditions?

A website I am working on is very data centric. Some reports take more than an hour to complete. Whenever a user submits a request for a report, a new thread is created which generates the report. The user is then redirected to a page which says…
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Understanding routing in Global.asax (asp.net-mvc)

In Global.asax what does the following signify? routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
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Application_Start not being hit in ASP.NET web app

I'm trying to debug something in the global.asax.cs file in an ASP.NET web app and have set a breakpoint in the Application_Start() event however that event is not getting fired when I start the web app inside VS2008. I'm targeting the 3.5…
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Why is global.asax missing from a Website Project

A couple of questions regarding the role of global.asax: Why is it not included in the Website Project in Visual Studio? Are there other ways of achieving the same functionality without this file? If I would create a Web Application project, as far…
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How does Global.asax PostAuthenticateRequest event binding happen?

How can I use the PostAuthenticateRequest event of Global.asax? I'm following this tutorial and it mentions that I have to use the PostAuthenticateRequest event. When I added the Global.asax event it created two files, the markup and the code-behind…
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How to create controller object and execute action with parameter from global.asax

I have this code in global.asax protected void Application_Error(object sender, EventArgs e) { // ... var routeData = new RouteData(); routeData.Values.Add("controller", "Home"); …
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Application_error function intermittently catch "File does not exist"

I am using the Application_Error event for handling the exceptions and it catches almost all exceptions correctly. However in some pages it catches with exception "File does not exist" and I am not able to find from where it exactly occurs. When I…
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How to create Global variables, ASP.NET, global asax

I have some data layer classes that are to be used very frequently almost on the whole site. I was working on a windows application previously and i used to create its object in module (vb.net) but now i m working in C# and on ASP.NET. Now i need to…
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Global.asax in Umbraco 6

I had the following in my Global.asax (Umbraco 4.7) Application_Start Application_EndRequest Application_Error Session_Start Session_End Now I have upgraded to Umbraco 6.0.3, which global.asax inherits from Umbraco.Web.UmbracoApplication Where do…
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Application_EndRequest not finding Session

I'm trying to set a cookie in Application_EndRequest in Global.asax.vb as suggested in ASP.NET OutputCache and Cookies I've written the following code, cookie gets ERROR value. Why isn't session available? Sub Application_EndRequest(ByVal sender As…
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using PreSendRequestHeaders Event in global.asax

I tried to assign the PreSendRequestHeaders Event in the global.asax file in the "Application_Start" method. But this does not work. private void Application_Start() { PreSendRequestHeaders += OnPreSendRequestHeaders; } private void…
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F# Global.asax -- language not supported?

Im trying to write a simple F# ASP.Net MVC app Ive added the Global.asax as follows <%@ Application Inherits="WebApplication.Core.Global" Language="F#" %> then in a separate referenced assembly I have namespace WebApplication.Core with a type…
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