So i have a couple of custom Http Handlers for different file types. I have implemented the IRequiredSessionState marker, but still recieving context.Session as null?
Do you need to initialize the Session somehow?
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A:
Have you enabled session in your Web.config file? No, you don't need to perform any particular initialization:
<sessionState mode="InProc" />
By the way, the interface name is System.Web.SessionState.IRequiresSessionState, not IRequiredSessionState.
Mehrdad Afshari
2009-11-14 11:46:54
Didn't think i need to add extras to the web config. as my session state worked in other sections of the application. Will check it, thanks!
Jan de Jager
2009-11-14 11:48:19
is this all? <pages enableSessionState="true">was already set to true?
Jan de Jager
2009-11-14 11:50:02
No, you need to enable it with `<sessionState>` element. `<pages>` element applies to ASPX pages only.
Mehrdad Afshari
2009-11-14 11:53:01
Great thanks a million... bit of a blond moment..
Jan de Jager
2009-11-14 11:54:16
dammit, still nothing.. what am i doing wrong!!!!
Jan de Jager
2009-11-14 11:55:57
Are you sure you're testing the correct build of the application and not some older version without `IRequiresSessionState`?
Mehrdad Afshari
2009-11-14 11:57:07
yip. Should i not decorate the handlers in the config file with an enableSessionState or something?
Jan de Jager
2009-11-14 12:01:34
No. Nothing else is needed. Can you provide some context about how you're currently doing it? Are you messing with HTTP modules too?
Mehrdad Afshari
2009-11-14 12:02:54
No just http handler. Is it maybe because i'm posting to it?
Jan de Jager
2009-11-14 12:04:33
No, I don't think so. I suggest creating a new empty project and testing a simple handler: `context.Response.Write(context.Session == null);` and altering it incrementally to see what's the issue.
Mehrdad Afshari
2009-11-14 12:09:05
ok, thanks for the help. might bug you again later...
Jan de Jager
2009-11-14 12:10:53
Eureka! Move the app to IIS from the WebDev thingy, and whalah!
Jan de Jager
2009-11-14 12:25:30
I admit WebDev Web server is weird sometimes but I'm sure it does support session state. Anyway, good to see it work.
Mehrdad Afshari
2009-11-14 12:26:59
AAAH!!! Dammit, now the production server is not doing anything... session object null again... why would IIS 6 not load the session state? have check and double checked the web.config and iis configs.
Jan de Jager
2009-11-14 15:58:25