Help, multiple calls with Inet object causes site to lock up

[Dan]

I developed a website that posts data to another url via the Inet object.

I should mention that the posting code is wrapped in a VB 6 dll, and that
dll is called from ASP.

Here's the ASP code:

<%
Dim objPostWrapper
Set objPostWrapper = Server.CreateObject("MyDLL.PostWrapper")
objPostWrapper.Process "http://www.someurl.com"
%>

Here's the code from the class in the VB 6 dll:

Public Sub Process(Byval url As String)
Dim oInet, strResponse As String
Set oInet = CreateObject("InetCtls.Inet.1")
oInet.RequestTimeOut = 20
strResponse = oInet.OpenURL(url)
Set oInet = Nothing
End Sub

That's pretty much it. Sometimes it works, other times it stops mid-process
and locks up the website.

Any idea what's going on? Is it some sort of threading issue, where I can't
use the Inet object from within a VB 6 dll?

Thanks in advance,
Dan

 

[Tom Kaminski [MVP]]

I developed a website that posts data to another url via the Inet object.

I should mention that the posting code is wrapped in a VB 6 dll, and that
dll is called from ASP.

Here's the ASP code:

<%
Dim objPostWrapper
Set objPostWrapper = Server.CreateObject("MyDLL.PostWrapper")
objPostWrapper.Process "http://www.someurl.com"
%>

Here's the code from the class in the VB 6 dll:

Public Sub Process(Byval url As String)
Dim oInet, strResponse As String
Set oInet = CreateObject("InetCtls.Inet.1")
oInet.RequestTimeOut = 20
strResponse = oInet.OpenURL(url)
Set oInet = Nothing
End Sub

That's pretty much it. Sometimes it works, other times it stops mid-process
and locks up the website.

Any idea what's going on? Is it some sort of threading issue, where I can't
use the Inet object from within a VB 6 dll?

Don't use the Inet object, it isn't designed for server use like that.
Here's a much better way:
http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2173

 

[Dan]

Thanks, that seemed to solve the problems I was having.