Want to execute function in our website automatically

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Hii i want to to execute one function automatically on first date of each month in my website.To implement this what i should do. means where i should write the code to implement this?

Thanx for the reply actually i have website in which i need to add one funtion like retreiveing data from the database and sending email to the retreived member from the database. Could you tell how can i write code in console application and send email using that and how can i integrate this console application in my website?

Muralidharan Deenathayalan · Answer

Hi Swati Instead of doing it in asp.net  better you can write console application and schedule it by using windows scheduler. Can you explain your requirement litte more ?

Muralidharan Deenathayalan · Answer

This entire application can be configured to run in once in a month. http://www.iopus.com/guides/winscheduler.htm http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569

swati shrivastava · Answer

private void GetDbDetails() { ///do your db operation here. then call the sendMail funtion SendMail(DB Details info) } how and from where i could call this function automatically once in a month i.e GetDbDetails()

Muralidharan Deenathayalan · Answer

private void GetDbDetails() { ///do your db operation here. then call the sendMail funtion SendMail(DB Details info) } private void SendMail(string MailDetails) { // System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.SmtpServer is obsolete in 2.0 // System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient is the alternate class for this in 2.0 SmtpClient smtpClient = new SmtpClient(); MailMessage message = new MailMessage(); try { MailAddress fromAddress = new MailAddress(txtEmail.Text txtName.Text); // You can specify the host name or ipaddress of your server // Default in IIS will be localhost smtpClient.Host = localhost; //Default port will be 25 smtpClient.Port = 25; //From address will be given as a MailAddress Object message.From = fromAddress; // To address collection of MailAddress message.To.Add( admin1@yoursite.com ); message.Subject = Feedback; // CC and BCC optional // MailAddressCollection class is used to send the email to various users // You can specify Address as new MailAddress( admin1@yoursite.com ) message.CC.Add( admin1@yoursite.com ); message.CC.Add( admin2@yoursite.com ); // You can specify Address directly as string message.Bcc.Add(new MailAddress( admin3@yoursite.com )); message.Bcc.Add(new MailAddress( admin4@yoursite.com )); //Body can be Html or text format //Specify true if it is html message message.IsBodyHtml = false; // Message body content message.Body = MailDetails ; // Send SMTP mail smtpClient.Send(message); lblStatus.Text = Email successfully sent.; } catch (Exception ex) { lblStatus.Text = Send Email Failed. + ex.Message; } } Please refer the following links also. http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/EmailApplication.aspx http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/072606-1.aspx http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2005/12/10/432854.aspx http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vb/SendMail.aspx Hope this helps you.

swati shrivastava · Answer

Thanx for the reply actually i have website in which i need to add one funtion like retreiveing data from the database and sending email to the retreived member from the database. Could you tell how can i write code in console application and send email using that and how can i integrate this console application in my website?