intermittent failures using web synchronisation

HI

We are using HTTPS anonymous merge subscriptions....

Sometimes when trying to synchonise, we will get the following error messages returned to the subscriber....

The upload message to be sent to Publisher '**thewebserver**' is being generated
The merge process is using Exchange ID '0F65CFCB-AF17-47DC-8D98-493A44C243E0' for this web synchronization session.
The Merge Agent could not connect to the URL 'https://**thewebserver**/client/replisapi.dll' during Web synchronization. Please verify that the URL, Internet login credentials and proxy server settings are correct and that the Web server is reachable.
The Merge Agent could not connect to the URL 'https://**thewebserver**/client/replisapi.dll' during Web synchronization. Please verify that the URL, Internet login credentials and proxy server settings are correct and that the Web server is reachable.
The Merge Agent received the following error status and message from the Internet Information Services (IIS) server during Web synchronization: [401 :'Unauthorized']. When troubleshooting, ensure that the Web synchronization settings for the subscription are correct, and increase the internet timeout setting at the Subscriber and the connection timeout at the Web server.

If I then go to a web brower, put in the HTTPS address, it brings up the logon dialog - I put in the admin username and password to confirm the connection and that's fine.

We try and synchronise again, and this time it works - it's as though I have 'woken' it up again and it's happy to play.

Is increasing the timeouts as suggested by the error message the way to go ? If so, where does one set the 'internet timeout setting at the subscriber', and the 'connection timeout at the webserver' ?

thanks

I dont think it is the timeout that is causing this. But anyways,

To increase the timeout on the Client (Merge Agent) use the Merge agent parameter: -InternetTimeout

To increase the timeout on the webserver, use IIS-->WebSites-->DefaultWebSite-->Properties-->ConnectionTimeout

From what you describe, it appears to me that the -InternetLogin may not have permissions to load the replisapi.dll once the process goes away? Would that be the case? This is just a hunch.

Under what context is the IIS running? (specifically the w3wp.exe process)

Is your InternetLogin and the login running the IIS (w3wp) the same?

You could also try other ways so that you can specify the w3wp.exe to never exit out after 20 minutes (I think that is the default one)

|||I had this happen just yesterday in my test environment. I added a new subscriber laptop to the mix and I kept on getting this error. It turns out that I had to visit the replisapi.dll via Internet Explorer and install the SSL certificate. (I am using Self SSL on the test environment) Once I installed the cert the error went away.sql

intermittent failures using web synchronisation

HI

We are using HTTPS anonymous merge subscriptions....

Sometimes when trying to synchonise, we will get the following error messages returned to the subscriber....

The upload message to be sent to Publisher '**thewebserver**' is being generated
The merge process is using Exchange ID '0F65CFCB-AF17-47DC-8D98-493A44C243E0' for this web synchronization session.
The Merge Agent could not connect to the URL 'https://**thewebserver**/client/replisapi.dll' during Web synchronization. Please verify that the URL, Internet login credentials and proxy server settings are correct and that the Web server is reachable.
The Merge Agent could not connect to the URL 'https://**thewebserver**/client/replisapi.dll' during Web synchronization. Please verify that the URL, Internet login credentials and proxy server settings are correct and that the Web server is reachable.
The Merge Agent received the following error status and message from the Internet Information Services (IIS) server during Web synchronization: [401 :'Unauthorized']. When troubleshooting, ensure that the Web synchronization settings for the subscription are correct, and increase the internet timeout setting at the Subscriber and the connection timeout at the Web server.

If I then go to a web brower, put in the HTTPS address, it brings up the logon dialog - I put in the admin username and password to confirm the connection and that's fine.

We try and synchronise again, and this time it works - it's as though I have 'woken' it up again and it's happy to play.

Is increasing the timeouts as suggested by the error message the way to go ? If so, where does one set the 'internet timeout setting at the subscriber', and the 'connection timeout at the webserver' ?

thanks

I dont think it is the timeout that is causing this. But anyways,

To increase the timeout on the Client (Merge Agent) use the Merge agent parameter: -InternetTimeout

To increase the timeout on the webserver, use IIS-->WebSites-->DefaultWebSite-->Properties-->ConnectionTimeout

From what you describe, it appears to me that the -InternetLogin may not have permissions to load the replisapi.dll once the process goes away? Would that be the case? This is just a hunch.

Under what context is the IIS running? (specifically the w3wp.exe process)

Is your InternetLogin and the login running the IIS (w3wp) the same?

You could also try other ways so that you can specify the w3wp.exe to never exit out after 20 minutes (I think that is the default one)

|||I had this happen just yesterday in my test environment. I added a new subscriber laptop to the mix and I kept on getting this error. It turns out that I had to visit the replisapi.dll via Internet Explorer and install the SSL certificate. (I am using Self SSL on the test environment) Once I installed the cert the error went away.

Interesting - using Freetexttable and NEAR

Hilary, results do change when I use NEAR between words with Freetexttable.
In fact the returned set when I limit it to top 10 is quite different. I
think I can read into your statement below and sort of understand why the
difference. I need to take more time to look at my results and then check
them against the source data.
"Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Op2bxxboEHA.1576@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Nearness is reflected in rank. The closer together two words are the
higher
> the rank everything else being equal.
> Nearness is calculated on a per column basis, it cannot look across
columns.
> FreeText factors nearness into rank (everything else being equal) and can
> look across columns. FreeText ignores the near operator however, as it is
> calcuated in the rank.
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
>
> "Bill D" <delaneWC-nospam@.mail.slh.wisc.edu> wrote in message
> news:e2kX0QboEHA.3488@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> and
> they
>
I'm sure they do change because now you are searching on the word near and
getting all the stems of the original search term!
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
"Bill D" <delaneWC-nospam@.mail.slh.wisc.edu> wrote in message
news:%23EWGIzkoEHA.3564@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hilary, results do change when I use NEAR between words with
Freetexttable.[vbcol=seagreen]
> In fact the returned set when I limit it to top 10 is quite different. I
> think I can read into your statement below and sort of understand why the
> difference. I need to take more time to look at my results and then check
> them against the source data.
> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Op2bxxboEHA.1576@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> higher
> columns.
can[vbcol=seagreen]
is[vbcol=seagreen]
black'[vbcol=seagreen]
if
>

Interactive sort, forcing a row to remain at the end still cant get it to work

Hi,

Im trying to do an interactive sort , one of the rows returned from my datasource called 'Total' i wish to display at the bottom always. is there a way i can do this?

I've tried the below on the column header but the total is either at the bottom or the top how can i check the ordering if Ascending or Descending? Then i cld swop the 1 and the 2 around.

=iif(Fields!Item.Value <> "Total", 1 ,2) & Fields!Item.Value

Otherwise doesnt anyone know how to palce a row from the detail section into the footer?

Many thanks

Dave

This approach should work fine. Maybe the item value contains blanks. You may want to try to just add another detail textbox that shows the result of =(Trim(Fields!Item.Value) <> "Total").

Once you get the expected results, modify the sort expression for the interactive sort accordingly.

-- Robert

|||

Hi All

I'm Climbing the walls here, does anyone know how to do an interactive sort but keep one of the returned rows pinned at the end of the result set?

I've tried =(Trim(Fields!Item.Value) <> "Total") & Fields!Item.Value but the Total ends ups either at the top or bottom of the result set.

E.g

Results

d

e

a

b

c

Sort would return

a

b

d

e

c

with c remaining at the bottom

i get the above when ascending sort which is fine but descending i get

c

a

b

d

e

Thanks in advance

Dave

|||Anyone?

Interactive sort, forcing a row to remain at the end

Hi,

Im trying to do an interactive sort , one of the rows returned from my datasource called 'Total' i wish to display at the bottom always. is there a way i can do this?

I've tried the below on the column header but the total is either at the bottom or the top how can i check the ordering if Ascending or Descending? Then i cld swop the 1 and the 2 around.

=iif(Fields!Item.Value <> "Total", 1 ,2) & Fields!Item.Value

Otherwise doesnt anyone know how to palce a row from the detail section into the footer?

Many thanks

Dave

This approach should work fine. Maybe the item value contains blanks. You may want to try to just add another detail textbox that shows the result of =(Trim(Fields!Item.Value) <> "Total").

Once you get the expected results, modify the sort expression for the interactive sort accordingly.

-- Robert

|||

Hi All

I'm Climbing the walls here, does anyone know how to do an interactive sort but keep one of the returned rows pinned at the end of the result set?

I've tried =(Trim(Fields!Item.Value) <> "Total") & Fields!Item.Value but the Total ends ups either at the top or bottom of the result set.

E.g

Results

d

e

a

b

c

Sort would return

a

b

d

e

c

with c remaining at the bottom

i get the above when ascending sort which is fine but descending i get

c

a

b

d

e

Thanks in advance

Dave

|||Anyone?

Interactive sort, forcing a row to remain at the end

Hi,

Im trying to do an interactive sort , one of the rows returned from my datasource called 'Total' i wish to display at the bottom always. is there a way i can do this?

I've tried the below on the column header but the total is either at the bottom or the top how can i check the ordering if Ascending or Descending? Then i cld swop the 1 and the 2 around.

=iif(Fields!Item.Value <> "Total", 1 ,2) & Fields!Item.Value

Otherwise doesnt anyone know how to palce a row from the detail section into the footer?

Many thanks

Dave

This approach should work fine. Maybe the item value contains blanks. You may want to try to just add another detail textbox that shows the result of =(Trim(Fields!Item.Value) <> "Total").

Once you get the expected results, modify the sort expression for the interactive sort accordingly.

-- Robert

|||

Hi All

I'm Climbing the walls here, does anyone know how to do an interactive sort but keep one of the returned rows pinned at the end of the result set?

I've tried =(Trim(Fields!Item.Value) <> "Total") & Fields!Item.Value but the Total ends ups either at the top or bottom of the result set.

E.g

Results

d

e

a

b

c

Sort would return

a

b

d

e

c

with c remaining at the bottom

i get the above when ascending sort which is fine but descending i get

c

a

b

d

e

Thanks in advance

Dave

|||Anyone?

Interactive sort

Hi,

Im trying to do an interactive sort , one of the rows returned from my datasource called 'Total' i wish to display at the bottom always. is there a way i can do this?

I've tried the below on the column header but the total is either at the bottom or the top how can i check the ordering if Ascending or Descending? Then i cld swop the 1 and the 2 around.

=iif(Fields!Item.Value <> "Total", 1 ,2) & Fields!Item.Value

Many thanks

Dave

*Bump*, anyone?

Interactive column sort

Hi All

I'm Climbing the walls here, does anyone know how to do an interactive sort but keep one of the returned rows pinned at the end of the result set?

i've tried this

=iif(Fields!Item.Value <> "c", 1 ,2) & Fields!Item.Value

Doesn't work to well

Results to Sort

d

e

a

b

c

Sort should return

which works fine on the ascending sort

a

b

d

e

c

with c remaining at the bottom

But i get this on the descending sort

c

a

b

d

e

Thanks in advance

Dave

Dont use sort expression, just use the direction...

then exclude 'c' from detail records (display if item <> 'c') and include 'c' in the footer (if item='c')

Shyam