Request object in Application_Start event

Question

We currently use this line of code to get the current applications url in the Application_Start event.

string sApplicationURL = HttpContext.Current.Request.U         


        

Answer 1

Microsoft has a all-in-one article on all breaking changes including this one,

http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/381/aspnet-20-breaking-changes-on-iis-70/

Yes, its content somehow comes from http://mvolo.com (and the reason is simple).

Answer 2

Have a look at this: http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/11/10/Integrated-mode-Request-is-not-available-in-this-context-in-Application_5F00_Start.aspx

In summary, the error occurs because the Request context is not longer available to the Application_Start event. This blog states two choices to deal with this error:

1) Change your code to work w/o Request, or 2) Modify your application to run in Classic Mode (not recommended).

To get the ApplicationPath, use HttpRuntime.AppDomainAppVirtualPath.