Session is not available in Application_Error?

[kneejnick]

This article

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...con/html/vbtskDisplayingSafeErrorMessages.asp

from MS shows how to save Server.GetLastError().Message in a Session variable...

Did any body actually try doing that? The Session variable was empty in my tests... but the Application variable seemed to work just fine...

Any comments?

 

[ryebread]

The way your session is setup might make a difference (inProc, state server, sql). Not sure if it will matter or not in your issue, but with others I have ran into it had.

 

[kneejnick]

I agree, did you see any MS docs on it?

my web.config had:

<sessionState mode="InProc" />

<customErrors
defaultRedirect="Error.aspx"
mode="On"
/>

 

[cappmgr]

I keep this in my Global.asax.cs

protected void Application_Error(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
	if (Server.GetLastError() is HttpUnhandledException)
	{
		Exception ex = Server.GetLastError();
		SkillException UHException = new SkillException();
		string s_UHAppError = ex.InnerException.Message.ToString();
		UHException.LogExceptions(s_UHAppError);
	Server.Transfer("~/errorpage.aspx");
	}
}

I pass it to my on Exception Handler and write it to a logfile before I transfer.
Marty

 

[kneejnick]

Thanks Marty,

There is no problem to log Server.GetLastError() in Application_Error, all info is there, the problem is that MS claims you could save it in a Session variable!

 

[cappmgr]

kneejnick:
OK, I did not understand the post. I find it interesting and am going to read the link you posted better.
Thank you,
Marty