maxItemsInObjectGraph in asp.net web service?

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A client of ours is using an asp.net web service (asmx) I created and is getting an error saying the maxItemsInObjectGraph is too small. I told him to make the necessary changes in his app.config file. But where do I have to make these changes on my side?? The web.config file in my web service doesn't mention maxItemsInObjectGraph.

Thanks a lot.

Are you sure it's an asmx service? I only know maxItemsInObjectGraph from WCF. — H H, May 15 '12 at 19:55
Yes but where can they choose if it's WCF based or not? All I do normally is put in the URL with the asmx extension (svc extension for WCF) and click GO. — PaulG, May 15 '12 at 20:00

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:09

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Because it has a default value which is used when it's not in your config. You'll have to either add it to your web.config or to your code as shown here, here, here or here.

EDIT: For ASMX there isn't a setting for maxItemsInObjectGraph, setting the maximum request length might help though.

<location path="yourservice.asmx">
 <system.web>
    <httpRuntime executionTimeout="240" maxRequestLength="20480" />
 </system.web>
</location>

Other properties for the httpRuntime on MSDN

edited May 23 '17 at 10:09

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answered May 15 '12 at 19:52

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Thanks but it doesn't make a difference. Any other suggestions? – PaulG May 15 '12 at 20:28

maxItemsInObjectGraph in asp.net web service?

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