I have a quick question about the Global.asax file and its events. (im a CF programmer by trade and very familiar with the application.cfc)

I am trying to capture the clients IP and write it to table on on every page load. What event would i use in global.asax? I have tried Application_RequestStart and it seems to add more than one record to the db on one page visit. The code should only add one record to the table on each page request. Am i using the correct event? Do i need to take into account certain scenarios? Can someone throw some help my way?

Thanks!

better use in your page load event

C#

string str = Page.Request.UserHostAddress;

string str1 = Page.Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_ADDR"];

VB.Net

Dim str As String = Request.UserHostAddress

Dim str2 As String = Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR")

or

check this link

http://bdotnet.in/blogs/lohithbn/archive/2007/12/31/session-state-in-global-aspx-file.aspx

Is there a page load event in global.asax?

papaklump:

Is there a page load event in global.asax?

None.

papaklump:

I am trying to capture the clients IP and write it to table on on every page load. What event would i use in global.asax? I have tried Application_RequestStart and it seems to add more than one record to the db on one page visit. The code should only add one record to the table on each page request. Am i using the correct event? Do i need to take into account certain scenarios? Can someone throw some help my way?

Check this article..

http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/aspnet/Tracking-User-Activity.aspx

i think Application_RequestStart() event is calling everytime when the request for the page is coming.. May be That's the reason it is creating multiple entries

Try to debug this event and test you application..You may find out the reason y it is coming..

I think the best way is to write this code in page_load event which was already suggested by "lohith B N"

 You can create a base page, in wich you get the IP information and save it to DB,, and drive all your pages from that pages like this:-

public class BasePage : System.Web.UI.Page {protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!IsPostBack)//Check that it is not a postback request to avoid duplication
            {
                string str1 = Page.Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_ADDR"];
                //Save if to DB

            }
        }}

and then drive all your pages from that page. like this:-

public partial class MyPage: BasePage