global.asa won't execute

[tkt0680]

i have create a global.asa file but it doesn't execute when i placed in the root directory of IIS 5.1 . And there is nothing wrong with my global.asa. Could anyone please help me how to execute the global.asa file using IIS 5.1, thank you

[mattglet]

what exactly do you mean by "execute"?

-Matt

[korkus2000]

When any file that is processed by the IIS(ASP files most commonly) the global.asa executes. If you modify a global.asa sometimes it gets locked while the application is running. It needs a server reboot to refresh the new global.asa.

[mattglet]

yeah, but if the global.asa was locked, no asp pages would work right? you would get an error or timeout whenever you tried to view an asp page. i could be wrong. just wondering though.

-Matt

[korkus2000]

This is where IIS is flaky. Sometimes it locks and bombs the site and sometimes it runs fine off the old global.asa. Also I have seen it take new Global.asas without needing an application restart. I am told that .Net has fixed those problems with global.asax.

Another issue is that it doesn't see the Global.asa because the application has not stopped yet. See if a server reboot or IIS restart fixes the problem.

[tkt0680]

i already tried to reboot and restart the server but still doesn't work, any other ideas?

thanks

[plumsauce]

ok, stupid question, not being familiar with xp,

but ...

you do mean the root of your site right?
not some other root?

[wardbekker]

Did you made the site an application in iis?

[pageoneresults]

Hmmm, just a wild guess...

Have you installed any trial versions of software that had an expiration date recently?

[mattglet]

korkus2000-
i totally agree with you. i have made many many changes to my global.asa without restarting the server, with no ill results. but i have had a few times where i've totally locked up my whole site just by saving the file (even without changing any of the content). the nature of the beast i guess.

-Matt