[Mono-dev] Threading issues in page_load event (in ASP.NET on mono)

[Arun]

Hi guys

I am trying to run an asp.net application on mono. Please see whether
you can help me out with the following problem.

I am using a seperate thread to query a remote database, in the page
load event of an aspx page.
I am using this since it might take a really long time, for the query
to return to return some results.

So in another thread, I am monitoring how long it is taking to finish.
If it taking more that 180 seconds, then I am aborting the query
thread and printing error message accordingly.

But if i run this on mono, I am getting a plain blank white page.
(script timeout !!??)
Also in the log I am seeing the "Trigerring Pageload.." message
multiple times even when I opened the page only once !!

I have included the code, below.

        private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
                {
                        log.Debug("Trigerring Pageload..");

                        Server.ScriptTimeout=600;

                        ts_start = new ThreadStart(start_process);
                        thread_starter = new Thread(ts_start);

                        if(thread_starter.IsAlive != true)
                        {
                                thread_starter.Start();
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                show_webserver_error();
                                return;
                        }

                        int i = 0;

                        while(thread_starter.ThreadState !=
ThreadState.Stopped)
                        {
                                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(20000);

                                i++;
                                if(i > 8)
                                {
                                        finish_process();
                                        log.Debug("Query Aborted");
                                        thread_starter.Abort();
                                        return;
                                }
                        }

                }