We would like to add a Timer control or executable to our hosted IIS 7 site that will periodically (e.g. 4-6 hours) check our error folder for new log entries and send an email notification to our team. Since this is a hosted site, we do not have direct access to Windows or IIS, but can access Global.asax, Web.config and normal ASP.Net folders. We do not use AJAX, and our programming languages are VB.Net and C#.
Specifics: The Exception handler on MyWeb.com writes errors to a text file, e.g. Err_2009-10-23.txt in the /errors folder. So we need a timer to check the folder, and if there is a current log, send it by email to support@myweb.com.
We could have the handler send the email after each error, but a flurry of errors could cause our email providers to blacklist our site. We have working email on the site.
Any sample code to accomplish this would be appreciated.
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Thanks, but our team travels frequently, and many times we do not have a laptop accessible. We considered Task Scheduling an event to check MyWeb site errors. Therefore we need to setup a timer on our web site if possible. We want to be able check emails from Internet Cafe's and various locations to view and fix errors.
I do not believe what you want is possible outside of a scheduled task. IIS has no facilities for what you want - it just accepts web requests and returns content. A web page can certainly execute the tasks you need accomplished, but you need a way to trigger it. That means either a scheduled task, or someone calling the web page.
If you have no access to scheduled tasks on the server, perhaps setting up a workstation with a scheduled task to call the page?
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by: knight00Posted on 2009-10-23 at 15:02:49ID: 25649131
You would do better to run an application on your machine that calls a webpage every time the timer fires. The onload function of the webpage could then email you the list of errors on the site.
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