The name 'HttpContext' does not exist in the current context

c# asp.net .net .net-3.5 asmx
oshirowanen picture oshirowanen · Aug 4, 2011 · Viewed 54.4k times · Source

I am trying to convert some vb.net to C#, but I keep getting errors. At the moment, I am getting the error in the title.

The problem line is:

string[] strUserInitials = HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables("LOGON_USER").Split(Convert.ToChar("\\"));

Anyone know why this is happening?

I am working on a webservice (asmx file).

I have the following at the top of the code:

using System.Web;
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Web.Script.Services;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

Answer

slfan picture slfan · Aug 4, 2011

You have to reference to System.Web and import the namespace System.Web:

using System.Web;

I would not use Convert at all:

string[] strUserInitials = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables["LOGON_USER"].Split('\\'));

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