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System.Web.HttpException: Maximum request length exceeded.

System.Web.HttpUnhandledException: Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown. ---> System.Web.HttpException: Maximum request length exceeded. at System.Web.HttpRequest.GetEntireRawContent() at System.Web.HttpRequest.GetMultipartContent() at System.Web.HttpRequest.FillInFormCollection() at System.Web.HttpRequest.get_Form() at System.Web.HttpRequest.get_HasForm() at System.Web.UI.Page.GetCollectionBasedOnMethod(Boolean dontReturnNull) at System.Web.UI.Page.DeterminePostBackMode() at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest() at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestWithNoAssert(HttpContext context) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) at ASP.loggedin_mycaravans_aspx.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) at System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously)

Can someone shed some light on this error.

Is there a simple fix?

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scm0sml

ASKER

ok i have gone with:
<httpRuntime maxRequestLength="10000"/>

the default was 4096kb.

reckon this will do the job?

prairiedog

You might also want to increase executionTimeout to a large value.

Juan_Barrera

Well, it depends, are you working with uploading/downloading large files?

scm0sml

ASKER

the only file a user would be able to upload is images, i was suprised that one would have been bigger than that default value but i guess it is possible.

Juan_Barrera

That's a possible culprit. Estimate the maximum length of the files the user can upload, and set the MaxRequestLength accordingly.

scm0sml

ASKER

ok in that case 10000kb should be ample for now, when i get time may develop some checking before the upload the limit the size of the image that can be uploaded.

Juan_Barrera

Sounds good :)