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Change script timeout through ASP.NET configuration files

Change script timeout through ASP.NET configuration files

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The httpRuntime tag in ASP.NET configuration files lets you determine several behaviors of ASP.NET at the machine or site, including the global value for script timeout. Here’s the complete syntax for this tag:

executionTimeout is the maximum time an .aspx page can run before timing out. The default is 90 seconds, but you should extend this value for pages that perform long database queries or remote calls to a Web service. This attribute corresponds to the Server.ScriptTimeout property.

This tips has been taken from Chapter 24 “ASP.NET Applications” of Francesco Balena’s Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (Microsoft Press). Read a sample chapter from our Book Bank, or buy at 30% off the list price.

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