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WIndows Service Timeout and HttpWebRequest/Response

I have a Windows service that starts a series of threads on start

The threads each launch a HttpWebRequest in which the HttpWebResponse needs to never close.

However...
This is my Header on the request.
What can I change so the Response never closes?

            sendWebRequest.SendChunked = True
            sendWebRequest.Method = "POST"
            sendWebRequest.ContentType = "text/plain"
            sendWebRequest.KeepAlive = True
            sendWebRequest.UserAgent = "CometTest"
            sendWebRequest.ServicePoint.ConnectionLimit = 20
            sendWebRequest.Timeout = 43200
            sendWebRequest.ReadWriteTimeout = System.Threading.Timeout.Infinite

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Nasir Razzaq

Has it started closing? How long does it stay open?

Larry Brister

ASKER

CodeCruiser

Not counting startup...looks like the 43200
12 hours

Then the service stops?

Anyway I can just restart?

Nasir Razzaq

Service stops or the webrequest stops? Yes you can restart.

Larry Brister

ASKER

CodeCruiser

I'm not experienced at Web Services at all.

So...should I make this two EE questions?

How do I restart the Windows service from inside itself?

How do I restart the Web Request?

Nasir Razzaq

I am confused as to what is stopping after 12 hours. Is the webrequest terminating or is the service stopping?

Larry Brister

ASKER

CodeCruiser

The web service is. And I don't understand why

The only thing with a timer on it is the Web Request

Nasir Razzaq

>The web service is

You mean Windows service right?

>The only thing with a timer on it is the Web Request
And what is the duration of that timer?

Larry Brister

ASKER

CodeCruiser

I think I'm totally messing this conversation up

The Windows Service is stopping at the 43200 seconds point

I don't have an actual timer control at all

At no point am I telling the Windows Service to stop
I have no error message in the log

It simply stops at the 43200 point

The only place I have that is in the HttpWebRequest.

The HttpWebRequest Timeout is set in a sub

Blah..blah...blah...
Dim sendWebRequest As HttpWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create(stUrl), HttpWebRequest)

Then this

'Attach unique id so Response stream attaches to THIS request
sendWebRequest.Headers.Add("ID: " + guid)

'Web request Header
sendWebRequest.SendChunked = True
sendWebRequest.Method = "POST"
sendWebRequest.ContentType = "text/plain"
sendWebRequest.KeepAlive = True
sendWebRequest.UserAgent = "CometTest"
sendWebRequest.ServicePoint.ConnectionLimit = 1000
sendWebRequest.Timeout = 43200
sendWebRequest.ReadWriteTimeout = System.Threading.Timeout.Infinite

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Larry Brister

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Thanks