Send Email on every wednesday at 10.00 AM

Question

User22205941 posted

Hi All,

 I have a problem to do this task.

I Want to send E-mail to particular users on every wednesday 10.00AM. I have an idea to get list of emails from Database and i know about how to send email. My Problem is, How to send at particular time automatically. I am very well sure to use WCF service. But

1. Where i can mention time or interval?
2. How to call particular method at specific time?
3. If any Excepion occur, How will i manage?

I hope you are understand my requirement.

Answer 1

User-1509636757 posted

In web, everything works based on request and response. So, Some request is required to initiate some response/action. I understand that you need to send email on every wednesday 10.00AM automatically which is possible if you create some background process like Windows service. Here is some handy articles on how you can create a windows service and install it to execute some process like sending email on some time interval/daily basis:

• Creating a Windows Service in C#
• How in Install Windows Service - .NET C#
• Debugging Windows Services in C# and .NET
• Creating a Windows service in C#
• Sending Automated Emails using C# Windows Service

However, because of any restriction (third party hosting for example; if you are unable to use windows service then you can check this article on how to achieve this: Running a background service in a Web Application (no Windows Service was involved during this process)

Here are some other helper links which discusses how you can do this by writing code in global.asax:

• Simple task Scheduling using Global asax
• Simulate a Windows Service using ASP.NET to run scheduled jobs
• Simple task Scheduling using Global.asax
• Simple task Scheduling using Global.asax : The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Forums

hope it helps./.

Answer 2

User-1662538993 posted

The easiet thing to do is create wcf service and console app. Call wcf service from console app and then schedule console app to run from scheduler to run every wednesday at 10.00 AM.

Answer 3

User2103319870 posted

Hi,

You can try using the open source scheduler for .Net : Quartz.Net. 

You can schedule a task which will run every wednesday at 10:00 PM.

Answer 4

User-1623675128 posted

if you have already existing web application and if you want to send mail under that then go for Context.Cache expire settings/Task using threads.

if this is standalone requirement then best thing to do is go for windows service..its all dependent onyour  curent technoogy stack as I feel where there are many alternatives.

Answer 5

User22205941 posted

if you have already existing web application and if you want to send mail under that then go for Context.Cache expire settings/Task using threads.

 Ya... I'm using web application. How do i do Context.Cache expire settings/Task using threads? 

Answer 6

User22205941 posted

I'm using web application. Can i use windows service in web server(like godaddy.com etc...)?

How will i do it? 

Answer 7

User-1509636757 posted

Can i use windows service in web server(like godaddy.com etc...)?

Creating and configuring Windows service option or scheduling a console/exe will only be possible if you have dedicated server. On a thirdparty hosting like godaddy, that will not be possible. I would suggest to check out below alternative:

Here are some other helper links which discusses how you can do this by writing code in global.asax:

• Simple task Scheduling using Global asax
• Simulate a Windows Service using ASP.NET to run scheduled jobs
• Simple task Scheduling using Global.asax
• Simple task Scheduling using Global.asax : The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Forums

hope it helps./.

Answer 8

User22205941 posted

What will be the approach to send newsletter on weekly or monthly?

Answer 9

User-1509636757 posted

Send Email on every wednesday at 10.00 AM OR to send newsletter on weekly or monthly - approach still the same - You will need background process to check constantly using windows service or scheduling exe in windows scheduler or something workaround that is posted earlier with global.asax file.

Answer 10

User13850534 posted

Have you considered to use database mail option? I think it's better if you don't have a dedicated server.

Answer 11

User22205941 posted

My email could be formatted(bold,italic,image etc...) by user... How do i send with formatting in sql server?

Answer 12

User-1623675128 posted

 Ya... I'm using web application. How do i do Context.Cache expire settings/Task using threads? 

 

check this link

http://ramakrishnapathuri.blogspot.in/2013/08/easy-way-ruunimg-background-tasks-in.html