I have a similiar problem to this one...

http://p2p.wrox.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_...90&whichpage=1

I am able to set and retrieve session variables that I set at page level. However, session variables I set in the Session_Start event never seem to actually get set. I used Imar's test page in the link above. Works fine as I expected. Moving the Session variable declaration to Session_Start results in it not working... :-(

Can you post the code for the global.asa or is it really that simple?

Imar
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protected void Session_Start(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Session["MyTest"] = "Hello, it works";
}

That's it all there is to it... I created a new project and everything to figure this out.

If I set a Session variable in the Page_Load of one page and call the variable on another it seems fine. But trying to set it in Session_Start does not work.

Are you sure that your global.asa is hooked up to your application?

What happens when you add, say, a method to the global.asax, call that method from a ASPX page and then set a break point in the code. Does it break?

Imar

Yes it does break.

I am pretty sure the global.asax isn't hooked to my project, hut how to get it to hook is beyond me atm. :-(

If the code breaks into global.asax.cs, then I'd say your global class is connected to the application....

Imar

"then I'd say your global class is connected to the application...."

I assume you mean it is "not" connected...

Can you give me some help on how I would fix this?

I have a global.asax.cs and a global.asax.resx in my project. The file I am entering the calls in the Session_Start is the Global.asax.cs.

It is included in my project per visual studio.. and it shows up in the folder on the web server... Not sure what else I can do. I have made sure that IIS has an application created? I am at a loss on what else to do.

No, I meant connected.

What I was referring to with "breaks" is that Visual Studio hits a break point when you debug the application.....

Try this:

1. Start VS.NET and create a brand new C# Web App located at http://localhost/WebApplication1

2. A Global.asax file will be created. Double click it and then follow the link to switch to code view

3. Locate Session_Start and change it to this:

protected void Session_Start(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Session["MyTest"] = "Hello, it works";
}


4. While on the line Session["MyTest"].... press F9 to set a break point.

5. Verify that the dropdown on the toolbar next to the blue "Play" arrow is set to Debug

6. Hit F5 to start the application.

If all is well, your code should halt at the line with Session["MyTest"]....

Does it?

Imar

Thank you very much for your help. Creating a new project appears to have solved my problem.

I am a bit confused though on how I can create multiple web sites without putting them all under Default Web Site.

For instance...

www.abc.com
www.def.com

Right now when I create a new web project through visual studio it puts it under..
 Default Web Site

Which means I have to go to:

http://localhost/www.abc.com/

I want to be able to directly go to the site as http://www.abc.com/

In the past I have gone into IIS created a new web site at the root level and modified the host header for that particular domain.

Nevermind I figured it out.

Same process as usual. The thing that through me off is when I first create the new project I couldn't enter the path as http://www.abc.com/ I had to enter it as http://www.abc.com Also having frontpage extensions enabled saved a ton of trouble. I hate using them because I hate clutter but in this case it makes it so much easier.