The server method xxx failed (asp.net ajax)

Question

I have a website project, that is working fine. However every once a while certain ajax pages (that make calls to a webservice) throw a "the server method xxx failed". I have ELMAH installed, however do not see any stacktrace or anything. The worst is that I can not reproduce the error locally. I just get an email notification from ELMAH. Does anybody know how I can fix this issue?

Answer 1

It's too insufficient description. My assumptions:

• Did you add EnablePageMethods ="true" to your ScriptManager control?
• If yes, did the control (if it is; e.g. button) which call the web service method perform an anync postback instead of full one?
• Does the signature of server method and a call from the client-side match?
• Are you using URL rewriting?

Answer 2

Not sure if you found an answer, but I had this same error, only with pagemethods. However, this article helped me find this solution.