Request is not available in this context

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Hi all

I have set up bugtracker.net 2.9.8 in IIS7 on Windows Server 2008 and configured as suggested in the readme.html file - the only config i changed was the absoluteurlprefix and connection string - the other settings i left as default. When i try to access the site I get the following error:

Request is not available in this context
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Web.HttpException: Request is not available in this context

Source Error:

Line 379:        {
Line 380:            context = asp_net_context;
Line 381:            Request = context.Request;
Line 382:            //Response = context.Response;
Line 383:            //Server = context.Server;

Source File: c:\sites\projects.softwarehouse.co.zw\App_Code\util.cs    Line: 381

My c# is bearable but not great. Is this a bug or a configuration problem? Can anyone help?

Thanks a lot
James

[Corey Trager]

This seems to explain it.  I'll have to study it...

http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/11/10/Integrated-mode-Request-is-not-available-in-this-context-in-Application_5F00_Start.aspx

[Corey Trager]

You would be doing me a big favor if you were to try out code changes I send you.   I don't have the ability to test my code.   Can you email me directly at ctrager@yahoo.com?

[Corey Trager]

Change the set_context method in util.cs so that it reads as follows.  Let me know if it works for you.

        public static void set_context(HttpContext asp_net_context)
        {
            context = asp_net_context;
           
            try
            {
                Request = context.Request;
            }
            catch(Exception e)
            {
                Util.write_to_log (e.Message);
            }

        }

[Corey Trager]

This is fixed in version 2.9.9

[Denis Cilliers]

I just installed 3.5.5 and this bug has returned.

The log files posts  are as follows, first one is before the update above the next is after the update above.  So the error has returned

2011-12-31 18:03:04  caught exception in util.set_context:Request is not available in this context
2011-12-31 18:10:38  Request is not available in this context

[Denis Cilliers]

The offending line of code is in the Global.asax.

btnet.Util.set_context(HttpContext.Current); // required for map path calls to work in util.cs

The reason for the error is because you are calling an object that does not exist yet. 

It appears they moved the order of the object creation higher up the stack and hense this object is not available in the app_start

[Denis Cilliers]

move the function call to later in the process

public void Application_BeginRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        btnet.Util.set_context(HttpContext.Current); // required for map path calls to work in util.cs
       
    }

[Denis Cilliers]

Umm nope still not solved, ignore these comments above the log file still reports;

2011-12-31 19:03:03  Request is not available in this context
2011-12-31 19:03:04  Request is not available in this context

[parmenpj]

EDIT: thought I had a fix, but spoke to soon. Can't delete.

[Corey Trager]

It only took me eleven years but I think I fixed this in the release I just posted, 367.