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  sgiannone

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  An error occurred creating the configuration section handler

  Dec 15, 2006 02:33 PM|LINK

  Hi all,

  I'm noting a strange exceptions, that hangs my entire web application when it occurs. But it occurs in a random way (so, not ever).

  I've a custom section in web.config, associated to a ConfigurationSection inherithed class.

  I access to it in the Init method of a HttpModule,

  using something like:

  ConfigurationManager.GetSection("sectionname");

  Sometimes it throws an exception:

  An error occurred creating the configuration section handler for sectionname: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

  this is the stacktrace:

  Stack trace:    at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.EvaluateOne(String[] keys, SectionInput input, Boolean isTrusted, FactoryRecord factoryRecord, SectionRecord sectionRecord, Object parentResult)
     at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.Evaluate(FactoryRecord factoryRecord, SectionRecord sectionRecord, Object parentResult, Boolean getLkg, Boolean getRuntimeObject, Object& result, Object& resultRuntimeObject)
     at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSectionRecursive(String configKey, Boolean getLkg, Boolean checkPermission, Boolean getRuntimeObject, Boolean requestIsHere, Object& result, Object& resultRuntimeObject)
     at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSection(String configKey, Boolean getLkg, Boolean checkPermission)
     at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSection(String configKey)
     at System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationSystem.System.Configuration.Internal.IInternalConfigSystem.GetSection(String configKey)
     at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection(String sectionName)
     at MyNameSpace.MySection.GetCurrentSection()
     at MyNameSpace.MyHttpModule.Init(HttpApplication application)
     at System.Web.HttpApplication.InitModules()
     at System.Web.HttpApplication.InitInternal(HttpContext context, HttpApplicationState state, MethodInfo[] handlers)
     at System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetNormalApplicationInstance(HttpContext context)
     at System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetApplicationInstance(HttpContext context)
     at System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestInternal(HttpWorkerRequest wr)

  I do not often get that exception. But when it happens my entire application is down.

   So, it is a very urgent problem.

   The only thing that I can thing, to justify that behavior, is that, maybe, I cannot access the ConfigurationSection in the Init, because the application is still initializing, so it has not loaded the entire web.config yet.

  But, I don't understand why everything works fine when I simply edit/save the web.config, to restart the application (this is the only way I actually have to get my application running again).

  I saw that exception in Windows Event Viewer.

  Thank you so much for your help.

   Bye

   

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  sathakmustha...

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  Re: An error occurred creating the configuration section handler

  Nov 20, 2012 05:33 AM|LINK

  Hi we are currently facing the same issue as like you. Is your error resolved. if it was resolved can you please give us the solution.

  Thanks,

  Musthafa