handler doesn't work in cs file but works in ashx file

Question

I am trying to run http handler. I have a enclosed code which works when I put it in ashx file directly but when I separate them and put it in cs file then it doesn't work and I am not sure why.

 

<%@ WebHandler Language="C#" Class="TheCityofCalgary.GSA.SharePoint.GSAClick" %>

<%@ Assembly Name="Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %>

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.IO;

using System.Text;

using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Configuration;

using System.Net;

using System.Runtime.Serialization;

using Microsoft.SharePoint;

using Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities;

using System.Configuration;

namespace TheCityofCalgary.GSA.SharePoint

{

/// <summary>

/// a generic http handler to redirect the ClickLog to GSALoaction that is not accessible from the public

/// </summary>

public class GSAClick : IHttpHandler

{

/// <summary>

/// You will need to configure this handler in the web.config file of your

/// web and register it with IIS before being able to use it. For more information

/// see the following link: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8101007

/// </summary>

#region IHttpHandler Members

private const string GSA_LOCATION_KEY = "GSALocation";

public static StreamWriter LogSW = null;

public bool IsReusable

{

// Return false in case your Managed Handler cannot be reused for another request.

// Usually this would be false in case you have some state information preserved per request.

get { return true; }

}

/// <summary>

/// Process incoming request and redirect to GSALocation

/// </summary>

/// <param name="context"></param>

public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)

{

try

{

WebRequest _webRequest = WebRequest.Create(gsaLocation);

_webRequest.BeginGetResponse(new AsyncCallback(RespCallback), null);

}

catch (Exception ex)

{

Console.WriteLine("Exception GSAClick:");

Console.WriteLine("------------------------------");

Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);

Console.WriteLine("Stack trace:");

Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);

if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ex.StackTrace))

Log("Statck Trace: "+ex.StackTrace, true, "info");

}

}

#endregion

#region Private

/// <summary>

/// Required for making a async call to GSALocation but not required for response

/// </summary>

/// <param name="ar"></param>

private static void RespCallback(IAsyncResult ar)

{

//do nothing

}

#endregion

}

}

And When I separate the code and leave enclsoed code in ashx file then it does not work:

<%@ WebHandler Language="C#" Class="TheCityofCalgary.GSA.SharePoint.GSAClick, TheCityofCalgary.GSA.SharePoint, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9cc8cc252281ce26" %>

<%@ Assembly Name="Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %>

Also, my handler does not run each time I run my query. It runs only when I go to the ashx file and save it and then run the query, it runs the handler. Again I am not sure why is that.

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!!