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the following code is for user control(it display banner), the page get stuck in IIS with status Executerequesthandler (when there is concurrent requests for this page), when I take this user control out from the page it runs smoothy, please note this control is embeded 5 times in the page. Here is the entire code for this user control, can someone spot out the problem?
Public Class daAds
Private Remote_Host As String
Private Script_Name As String
Private PATH_INFO As String
Private Page_Link As String
Private Country As String
Public Property p_Country() As String
Get
Return Country
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
Country = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property p_Page_Link() As String
Get
Return Page_Link
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
Page_Link = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property p_Remote_Host() As String
Get
Return Remote_Host
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
Remote_Host = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property p_Script_Name() As String
Get
Return Script_Name
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
Script_Name = value
End Set
End Property
Private ConnectionToFetch As SqlConnection
Private ReadOnly Property Connection() As SqlConnection
Get
ConnectionToFetch = New SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
ConnectionToFetch.Open()
Return ConnectionToFetch
End Get
End Property
Private ReadOnly Property ConnectionString() As String
Get
Return ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("ConnStr").ConnectionString
End Get
End Property
Public Property p_PATH_INFO() As String
Get
Return PATH_INFO
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
PATH_INFO = value
End Set
End Property
Public Function showAd(ByVal Banner_inc As Integer, ByVal banner_layout As String, Optional ByVal ShowAdsInfo As Integer = 0) As String
'Return ""
Try
'Dim connectionString As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("ConnStr").ConnectionString
Dim imp_user_ip As String = Trim(Remote_Host)
Dim imp_country As String = Trim(p_Country)
imp_country = Replace(imp_country, Chr(10), "")
imp_country = Replace(imp_country, Chr(13), "")
Dim imp_page_name As String = Trim(Script_Name)
Dim imp_page_name2 As String = Trim(PATH_INFO)
Dim imp_page_link As String = p_Page_Link
'Response.Write(imp_page_name)
'ParamArrayAttribute()
'Dim m As DataSet
'm = SqlHelper.ExecuteDataset(connectionString, CommandType.StoredProcedure, "disp_banner_byPageName_views", parameters)
Dim InsertCommand As New SqlCommand
InsertCommand.Connection = Connection
InsertCommand.CommandText = "disp_banner_byPageName_views"
InsertCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure '
'Dim IdParameter = New SqlParameter("#CategoryID", SqlDbType.Int)
'Dim NameParameter = New SqlParameter("#CategoryName", SqlDbType.NVarChar)
'IdParameter.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
'NameParameter.Value = txtCategoryName.Text
'InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(IdParameter)
'InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(NameParameter)
Dim Param_Imp_user_ip = New SqlParameter("#imp_user_ip", SqlDbType.VarChar)
Param_Imp_user_ip.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input
Param_Imp_user_ip.Value = imp_user_ip
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_Imp_user_ip)
Param_Imp_user_ip = Nothing
Dim Param_imp_country = New SqlParameter("#imp_country", SqlDbType.VarChar)
Param_imp_country.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input
Param_imp_country.Value = imp_country '"jo" '
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_imp_country)
Param_imp_country = Nothing
Dim Param_banner_inc = New SqlParameter("#banner_inc", SqlDbType.Int)
Param_banner_inc.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input
Param_banner_inc.Value = Banner_inc
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_banner_inc)
Param_banner_inc = Nothing
Dim Param_imp_page_name = New SqlParameter("#imp_page_name", SqlDbType.VarChar)
Param_imp_page_name.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input
Param_imp_page_name.Value = imp_page_name
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_imp_page_name)
Param_imp_page_name = Nothing
Dim Param_imp_page_link = New SqlParameter("#imp_page_link", SqlDbType.VarChar)
Param_imp_page_link.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input
Param_imp_page_link.Value = imp_page_link
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_imp_page_link)
Param_imp_page_link = Nothing
Dim Param_banner_layout = New SqlParameter("#banner_layout", SqlDbType.VarChar)
Param_banner_layout.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input
Param_banner_layout.Value = banner_layout
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_banner_layout)
Param_banner_layout = Nothing
Dim Param_activeBanners = New SqlParameter("#activeBanners", SqlDbType.VarChar)
Param_activeBanners.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input
Param_activeBanners.Value = ""
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_activeBanners)
Param_activeBanners = Nothing
Dim Param_banner_width = New SqlParameter("#banner_width", SqlDbType.Int)
Param_banner_width.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_banner_width)
Dim Param_banner_height = New SqlParameter("#banner_height", SqlDbType.Int)
Param_banner_height.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_banner_height)
Dim Param_campaign_id = New SqlParameter("#campaign_id", SqlDbType.Int)
Param_campaign_id.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_campaign_id)
Dim Param_imp_id = New SqlParameter("#imp_id", SqlDbType.Int)
Param_imp_id.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_imp_id)
Dim Param_banner_url = New SqlParameter("#banner_url", SqlDbType.VarChar, 500)
Param_banner_url.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_banner_url)
Dim Param_banner_img = New SqlParameter("#banner_img", SqlDbType.VarChar, 100)
Param_banner_img.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_banner_img)
Dim Param_banner_text = New SqlParameter("#banner_text", SqlDbType.VarChar, 1000)
Param_banner_text.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_banner_text)
Dim Param_banner_script = New SqlParameter("#banner_script", SqlDbType.VarChar, 2000)
Param_banner_script.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_banner_script)
Dim Param_banner_ID = New SqlParameter("#banner_ID", SqlDbType.Int)
Param_banner_ID.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(Param_banner_ID)
Dim param_adv_name_script = New SqlParameter("#adv_name", SqlDbType.VarChar, 2000)
param_adv_name_script.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(param_adv_name_script)
InsertCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
Dim ActiveBanner As String = ""
Dim banner_height As Integer
Dim campaign_id As Integer
Dim imp_id As Integer
Dim banner_url As String
Dim banner_img As String
Dim banner_text As String
Dim banner_script As String
Dim banner_ID As Integer
Dim banner_width As String
'ActiveBanner = Param_activeBanners.Value()
banner_width = Param_banner_width.Value()
banner_height = Param_banner_height.Value()
If (Not IsDBNull(Param_campaign_id.Value())) Then
campaign_id = Convert.ToInt16(Param_campaign_id.Value())
End If
If (Not IsDBNull(Param_imp_id.Value())) Then
imp_id = Convert.ToInt16(Param_imp_id.Value())
End If
banner_url = Param_banner_url.Value()
banner_img = Param_banner_img.Value()
banner_text = Param_banner_text.Value()
banner_script = Param_banner_script.Value()
banner_ID = Param_banner_ID.Value()
ConnectionToFetch.Close()
ConnectionToFetch = Nothing
Param_banner_width = Nothing
Param_banner_height = Nothing
Param_campaign_id = Nothing
Param_imp_id = Nothing
Param_banner_url = Nothing
Param_banner_img = Nothing
Param_banner_text = Nothing
Param_banner_script = Nothing
Param_banner_ID = Nothing
param_adv_name_script = Nothing
If imp_page_link = "" Then
imp_page_link = " "
End If
'Dim x As Integer = parameters(9).Value
If String.IsNullOrEmpty(campaign_id) Then
campaign_id = -1
End If
If IsNothing(campaign_id) Then
campaign_id = -1
End If
If campaign_id < 1 Then 'If CInt("0" & param_campaign_id.value) < 1 Then
Return "<!-- log name='campNull' value='" & campaign_id & "' -->"
End If
If ActiveBanner = "" Then
ActiveBanner = banner_ID
ElseIf InStr("," & ActiveBanner & ",", "," & banner_ID & ",") < 1 Then
ActiveBanner = banner_ID & "," & ActiveBanner
End If
Dim strRet As String
'If request.QueryString("ads") = 1 Then
'Response.Write(" SessionID:" & Session.SessionID & " " & " disp_custom_banner " & campaign_id & "," & banner_ID & "," & adv_id & " Country=" & gCountry & " Banner=" & adv_name & " IP=" & request.ServerVariables("Remote_host"))
' End If
Dim strbuilder As New StringBuilder
If ShowAdsInfo = 1 Then
strbuilder.Append("disp_custom_banner " & campaign_id & "," & banner_ID & "," & " Country=" & imp_country & ", Banner=" & param_adv_name_script.Value())
End If
strbuilder.Append("<!-- log banner=" & banner_ID & " activeBanners=" & ActiveBanner & " -->")
strbuilder.Append("<script language='javascript' defer=defer>AdvimgBanner=" & IIf(imp_id = Nothing, 0, imp_id) & ";</script>" & vbCr)
If Len(banner_script) > 5 Then
''''''''' added for counting issue
Dim tmtmp As String = Replace(DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString(), "PM", "")
Dim tm As String = Replace(tmtmp, "AM", "")
tm = Replace(tm, ":", "")
'''''''''
Dim max, min, RandomNum
max = 10000
min = 1
RandomNum = CStr(Int((max - min + 1) * Rnd() + min))
RandomNum = RandomNum & "-" & banner_ID
Dim ReFactor As String = Replace(banner_script, "[timestamp]", RandomNum & tm)
strbuilder.Append(Replace(ReFactor, "&cacheburst=", "&cacheburst=" & RandomNum & tm))
Return strbuilder.ToString
End If
If InStr(LCase(banner_img), ".swf") > 0 Then
Dim url_str As String = HttpContext.Current.Server.UrlEncode("http://www.xxx.com/includes/bannerhits.asp?campaign_id=" & campaign_id & "&imp_id=" & imp_id & "&URL=" & HttpContext.Current.Server.UrlEncode(banner_url))
Dim banner_str As String = "<A HREF=/includes/in_banner_hits.asp?campaign_id=" & campaign_id & "&imp_id=" & imp_id & "&URL=" & HttpContext.Current.Server.UrlEncode(banner_url) & " TARGET='_blank'>"
Dim bannersrc As String = "/updates/banners/" & banner_img
Dim concatEmbedID As String = "CAMP" & campaign_id
Dim DivNameID As String = "flashbanner" & banner_layout
Dim bannerhit As String = "http://www.xxx.com/includes/bannerhits.asp?campaign_id=" & campaign_id & "&imp_id=" & imp_id & "&URL=" & banner_url
bannerhit = HttpContext.Current.Server.UrlEncode(bannerhit)
strbuilder.Append("<div id='<%=DivNameID%>'>")
strbuilder.Append("<a href='http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer'>")
strbuilder.Append("<img src='http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif' alt='Get Adobe Flash player' border='0' /></a></div>")
strbuilder.Append("<script type='text/javascript' src='/includes/scripts/swfobject.js' ></script>")
strbuilder.Append("<script type='text/javascript' >")
strbuilder.Append("var so = new SWFObject(" + bannersrc + ", " + DivNameID + "," + banner_width + ", " + banner_height + ", ""6"", ""#ffffff"");")
strbuilder.Append("so.addParam(""quality"", ""autohigh "");")
strbuilder.Append("so.addParam(""bgcolor"", ""#ffffff"");")
strbuilder.Append("so.addParam(""swliveconnect"", ""false"");")
strbuilder.Append("so.addParam(""wmode"", ""transparent"");")
strbuilder.Append("so.addVariable(""clickTAG""," + bannerhit + ");")
strbuilder.Append("so.write(" + DivNameID + ");")
strbuilder.Append("</SCRIPT>")
Else
strbuilder.Append("<A HREF=/includes/in_banner_hits.asp?campaign_id=" & campaign_id & "&imp_id=" & imp_id & "&URL=" & HttpContext.Current.Server.UrlEncode(banner_url) & " TARGET='_blank'>" & _
" <IMG SRC='/updates/banners/" & banner_img & "' WIDTH='" & banner_width & "' HEIGHT='" & banner_height & "' BORDER='0' ALT='" & banner_text & "' vspace='5'></A>")
'response.write(banner_str)
End If
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
strbuilder.Append("<!--log name='err' value='" & Err.Description & _
"' Source='" & Err.Source & "' Number='" & Err.Number & "'-->")
End If
InsertCommand = Nothing
Dim strReturn As String = strbuilder.ToString
strbuilder = Nothing
Return strReturn
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
End Function
End Class

Answer 1

In short: You should create,open,use,close,dispose Connections where you're using them.
The best way is to use the using-statement. By not closing the connection as soon as possible, the Connection-Pool needs to create new physical connections to the dbms which is very expensive in terms of perfomance.
Using conn As New SqlClient.SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("ConnStr").ConnectionString)
Using insertCommand As New SqlClient.SqlCommand("disp_banner_byPageName_views", conn)
insertCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
' ....
End Using
End Using
Performance problems are the least you get when not closing connections properly.
Edit: I've overlooked the ConnectionToFetch.Close in the middle of the code.
But anyway, you should use using or the finally of a try/catch to close a connection, otherwise it'll keep open in case of any exceptions. Because you've already a try/catch you could use it to close it in it's finally block.
I don't want to nag even more, but an empty catch is bad, because you'll never know when an exception was raised. You might want to log or at least throw it again there to catch it in Application_Error and/or in a custom error page or at the caller of this method.
Try
' code here
Catch ex As Exception
' log exception and/or throw(what is always better than to intercept it)
Throw
Finally
ConnectionToFetch.Close
End Try