Global.asax file not giving Exception Message

Question

Hi

Here's my problem I have some code and I'm using it to send an e-mail with the last error details but all I want is the (Inner)Exception Message to be displayed in the email with the URL

Here's my code

    Sub Application_Error(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

' Get current exception 
    Dim err As System.Exception = Server.GetLastError

    Dim ErrorDetails As String = err.Exception.Message

    Dim ErrorURL As String = Request.Url.ToString()

    ' Send notification e-mail
    Dim Email As MailMessage = _
        New MailMessage("[email protected]", [email protected]")
    Email.IsBodyHtml = False
    Email.Subject = "WEB SITE ERROR"
    Email.Body = ErrorDetails & vbcrlf & vbcrlf & ErrorURL
    Email.Priority = MailPriority.High
    Dim sc As SmtpClient = New SmtpClient("localhost")
    sc.Send(Email)

End Sub

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

Jamie

Answer 1

Use err.ToString() - this gives you the full strack trace and inner exceptions.

If you really only want the inner exception error message, use err.InnerException.Message