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Debugging #2: Page Tracing/Timing by Charles Carroll

This page demonstrates how a page can use tracing to time tasks to the millisecond and place debug data into pages. The nicest part about the tracing presented here is that it can be left in pages and switched on or off as a group with one page directive.

   filename=\experiments\tracewow\sqlclientdropdown.aspx

<Test Script Below>


<%@ trace="true"%>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.sqlclient" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings" %>

<script language="VB" runat="server">
Sub Page_Load(Src As Object, E As EventArgs)
    trace.tracemode=TraceMode.SortByTime

    dim conn,conn2,conn3 as sqlconnection
TRY
    Dim strConn as string = AppSettings("LearnaspSamples")
    trace.warn("dataread", "connection string: " & strConn)
    
    Dim strSQL as string ="select distinct city from publishers"
    trace.write("city read","start")
    Conn=New SQLConnection(strConn)
    Dim Cmd as New SQLCommand(strSQL,Conn)
    Conn.Open()
    cy.DataSource = Cmd.ExecuteReader(system.data.CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
    cy.DataBind()
    trace.write("city read","finished")
    

    trace.write("state read","start")
    strSQL="select distinct state from publishers"
    Conn2=New SQLConnection(strConn)
    Dim Cmd2 as New SQLCommand(strSQL,Conn2)
    Conn2.Open()
    st.DataSource = Cmd2.ExecuteReader(system.data.CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
    st.DataBind()    
    trace.write("state read","finished")

    trace.write("zip read","start")
    strSQL="select distinct zip from publishers"
    conn3=New SQLConnection(strConn)
    Dim Cmd3 as New SQLCommand(strSQL,Conn3)
    Conn3.Open()
    zp.DataSource = Cmd3.ExecuteReader(system.data.CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
    zp.DataBind()    
    trace.write("zip","finished")
    
    CATCH exc1 as exception
        litExc.text=exc1.tostring()
    FINALLY
        If not(conn is Nothing)
            IF Conn.State=System.Data.Connectionstate.Open THEN Conn.Close()
        End If
        If not(conn2 is Nothing)
            IF Conn2.State=System.Data.Connectionstate.Open THEN Conn2.Close()
        End If
        If not(conn3 is Nothing)
            IF Conn3.State=System.Data.Connectionstate.Open THEN Conn3.Close()
        End If
    END TRY
End Sub
</script>
<html><head>
<title>Dropdowns</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<asp:literal id="litExc" runat="server" />
<form runat="server">
<asp:Table runat="server" GridLines="both" BorderWidth="1px">
<asp:TableRow>
<asp:TableCell>City</asp:TableCell>
<asp:TableCell><ASP:DropDownList id="cy" datatextfield="city" runat="server"/></asp:TableCell>
</asp:TableRow>

<asp:TableRow>
<asp:TableCell>State</asp:TableCell>
<asp:TableCell><ASP:DropDownList id="st" datatextfield="state" runat="server"/></asp:TableCell>
</asp:TableRow>

<asp:TableRow>
<asp:TableCell>Zip</asp:TableCell>
<asp:TableCell><ASP:DropDownList id="zp" datatextfield="zip" runat="server"/></asp:TableCell>
</asp:TableRow>
</asp:table>
</form>
</body></html>
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