Running simple scripts for an asp.net website

Question

Sometimes I need to run something on my website. For instance, right now I want to send a mail out from the support account to someone.

To do this, I plan to create a temp webpage, then put some code in the page_load event, then delete the webpage:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   String notificationMessage = "Email body.";
   Mailer.SendMail("[email protected]", "Email header", notificationMessage);
}

This is a bit silly. However, it is fairly convinient for accessing stuff I've set in web.config, like sql servers and mailing modules.

Is there a better way to do this?

The only other way I could see doing this is storing values inside of a database and loading these dynamically. — JonH
– JonH, Commented Nov 1, 2011 at 15:57
maybe something with a GenericHandler ? At least you don't carry the overhead of the Page. — Bazzz
– Bazzz, Commented Nov 1, 2011 at 16:04
I agree with @Bazzz, a generic HttpHandler would be a good approach. — neontapir
– neontapir, Commented Nov 1, 2011 at 16:32

Curtis · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-01 16:44:34Z

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As @Bazzz and @neontapir have stated, I would use a Generic Handler file for this with the code:

public class Handler : IHttpHandler
{
    public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
    {
             String notificationMessage = "Email body.";
             Mailer.SendMail("[email protected]", "Email header", notificationMessage);
    }
}

This way your not rendering any HTML, which will make the process quicker, and you will only have the one .ashx file compared to a .aspx and a .aspx.cs

In the long run if you find yourself making one offs like this, you should consider building it into the application.

answered Nov 1, 2011 at 16:44

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Brian Mains · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-01 16:35:40Z

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If you use System.Net.Mail.Mailmessage class (more at http://www.systemnetmail.com/faq/2.1.aspx), you can set the IsBodyHtml to true, and provide the HTML directly to the message, without the need of worrying about creating/deleting a web page... You can't post an ASP.NET page via email and expect to interact with it.

What exactly are you trying to do?

answered Nov 1, 2011 at 16:35

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