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C#, ASP.NET, Internet Explorer 7, Cannot evaluate expression because a thread is stopped at a point where garbage collection is impossible, possibly because the code is optimized.

Asked by: Datheon

Hello.
I'm building an application in ASP.NET 2.0 and I'm making an option to upload an excel file and insert the data from the first sheet of the excel file into the database. I'm using the office12.dll to be able to open the excel file. I use 3 methods:  btnUpload_Click(), ExcelScanIntenal() and ProcessObjects().

I run the aplication in debug mode with a breakpoint in the btnUpload_Click method and when I try to see the value of any of the properties of the school object I get this message: "Cannot evaluate expression because a thread is stopped at a point where garbage collection is impossible, possibly because the code is optimized.".

Because of this whenever I try to do something with the school object (like comparing the values of some of the properties with some other data) it fails.

I don't know what it means and how to solve the problem.

Thanks.

Application excelApp;
 
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    excelApp = new Application();
}
protected void btnUpload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (radUpload.UploadedFiles.Count > 0)
    {
        foreach (Telerik.Web.UI.UploadedFile file in radUpload.UploadedFiles)
            {
                Workbook workBook = excelApp.Workbooks.Open(file.FileName, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing);
 
                School school =  ExcelScanIntenal(workBook); 
                workBook.Close(false, file.FileName, null);
                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(workBook);
 
                bool insert = false;
                SmaakLessenDataContext db = new SmaakLessenDataContext();
 
                foreach (SchoolTonen schoolTonen in GetSchoolQueryable())
                {
	           //here is where the comparison takes place
                    if (Convert.ToDateTime(schoolTonen.InschrijfDatum) == Convert.ToDateTime(school.InschrijfDatum))
                        {
                            insert = true;
                            if (schoolTonen.BezoekAdres == school.BezoekAdres)
                            {
                                insert = false;
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    try
                    {
                        if (insert)
                        {
                             //insert data into the database
                        }
                    }
                    catch
                    {
 
                    }
                }
            }
        }
 
private School ExcelScanIntenal(Workbook workBookIn)
{
    Worksheet sheet = (Worksheet)workBookIn.Sheets[1];
    Range excelRange = sheet.UsedRange;
    object[,] valueArray = (object[,])excelRange.get_Value(XlRangeValueDataType.xlRangeValueDefault);
    return ProcessObjects(valueArray);
}
 
private School ProcessObjects(object[,] valueArray)
{
    School school = new School();
 
    for (int row = 2; row <= valueArray.GetLength(0); row++)
    {
        school.Naam = (string)valueArray[row, 1];
        school.BezoekAdres = (string)valueArray[row, 2];
			.
			.
			.
    }
    return school;
 }
                                  
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Answers

 

by: lijunguoPosted on 2008-08-26 at 21:52:57ID: 22321950

Probably there is exception in your code and you don't have any logic to catch those exceptions. Put some something in your catch block. And that's why you cannot evaluate your object.

 

by: RejojohnyPosted on 2008-08-27 at 12:00:28ID: 22328066

what does GetSchoolQueryable give back? a collection of school obects?

 

by: DatheonPosted on 2008-08-28 at 03:36:24ID: 22333294

GetSchoolQueryable returns a IQueryable<SchoolTonen>. SchoolTonen its just a class for the school objects. It contains only properties.

I have tryied to put something in my catch blok and no effect. it still shows the same error.

 

by: RejojohnyPosted on 2008-08-28 at 06:41:20ID: 22334626

return ProcessObjects(valueArray);

how much contents does valueArray have in your test data? have you tried this with a single small file. Also instead of passing the workbook as a parmeter between the functions, try opening the excel sheet within that function and closing it within itself.

Rejo

 

by: DatheonPosted on 2008-08-28 at 07:44:16ID: 22335461

The file has only 2 rows. The header row and only on row with data. I have attached it so you can have a look.
You can see in the code snippet the changes i made as you recomended and i still get the same error.

protected void btnUpload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (radUpload.UploadedFiles.Count > 0)
            {
                foreach (Telerik.Web.UI.UploadedFile file in radUpload.UploadedFiles)
                {
                    Workbook workBook = excelApp.Workbooks.Open(file.FileName, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing);
 
                    //here is the procesing of the workbook without pasing it as a parameter
                    Worksheet sheet = (Worksheet)workBook.Sheets[1];
                    Range excelRange = sheet.UsedRange;
                    object[,] valueArray = (object[,])excelRange.get_Value(XlRangeValueDataType.xlRangeValueDefault);
                    School school = ProcessObjects(valueArray);
 
                    workBook.Close(false, file.FileName, null);
                    Marshal.ReleaseComObject(workBook);
 
                    bool insert = false;
                    SmaakLessenDataContext db = new SmaakLessenDataContext();
 
                    foreach (SchoolTonen schoolTonen in GetSchoolQueryable())
                    {
                        if (Convert.ToDateTime(schoolTonen.InschrijfDatum) == Convert.ToDateTime(school.InschrijfDatum))
                        {
                            insert = true;
                            if (schoolTonen.BezoekAdres == school.BezoekAdres)
                            {
                                insert = false;
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    try
                    {
                        if (insert)
                        {
                            //insert data into the database
                        }
                    }
                    catch (DataException ex)
                    {
                        string s = ex.Message;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
 
private School ProcessObjects(object[,] valueArray)
        {
            School school = new School();
 
            for (int row = 2; row <= valueArray.GetLength(0); row++)
            {
                school.Naam = (string)valueArray[row, 1];
                school.BezoekAdres = (string)valueArray[row, 2];
                school.BezoekPostcode = (string)valueArray[row, 3];
                school.BezoekPlaats = (string)valueArray[row, 4];
                school.PostAdres = (string)valueArray[row, 5];
                school.PostPostcode = (string)valueArray[row, 6];
                school.PostPlaats = (string)valueArray[row, 7];
                school.Telefoonnummer = (string)valueArray[row, 8];
                school.Email = (string)valueArray[row, 9];
                school.Website = (string)valueArray[row, 10];
                .
                .
                .
            }
            return school;
        }
                                              
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by: DatheonPosted on 2008-09-10 at 02:08:21ID: 22436478

After one week of testing me and my collegues have finally reached a conclusion. We get the massage on multiple machines so the problem is afterall with Visual Studio 2008 debugger (or the .net framework). If i continue the application skiping the error it works, but if you want to see the value of properties while debugging you can't.

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