Increasing the timeout value in a WCF service

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How do I increase the default timeout to larger than 1 minute on a WCF service

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Different timeouts mean different things. When you're working on the client.. you're probably looking mostly at the SendTimeout - check this reference - wonderful and relevant explanation: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/wcf/thread/84551e45-19a2-4d0d-bcc0-516a4041943d/

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Brief summary of binding timeout knobs...

Client side:

SendTimeout is used to initialize the OperationTimeout, which governs the whole interaction for sending a message (including receiving a reply message in a request-reply case).  This timeout also applies when sending reply messages from a CallbackContract method.
OpenTimeout and CloseTimeout are used when opening and closing channels (when no explicit timeout value is passed).
ReceiveTimeout is not used.

Server side:

Send, Open, and Close Timeout same as on client (for Callbacks).
ReceiveTimeout is used by ServiceFramework layer to initialize the session-idle timeout.

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Are you referring to the server side or the client side   For a client  you would want to adjust the sendTimeout attribute of a binding element  For a service  you would want to adjust the receiveTimeout attribute of a binding elemnent    lt system serviceModel gt     lt bindings gt       lt netTcpBinding gt         lt binding name  longTimeoutBinding          receiveTimeout  00 10 00  sendTimeout  00 10 00  gt           lt security mode  None   gt         lt  binding gt       lt  netTcpBinding gt     lt  bindings gt      lt services gt       lt service name  longTimeoutService        behaviorConfiguration  longTimeoutBehavior  gt         lt endpoint address  net tcp   localhost longtimeout           binding  netTcpBinding  bindingConfiguration  longTimeoutBinding    gt       lt  service gt         Of course  you have to map your desired endpoint to that particular binding

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Under the Tools menu in Visual Studio 2008  or 2005 if you have the right WCF stuff installed  there is an options called  WCF Service Configuration Editor    From there you can change the binding options for both the client and the services  one of these options will be for time-outs

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In addition to the binding timeouts  which are in Timespans   You may also need this as well  This is in seconds    lt system web gt       lt httpRuntime executionTimeout  600   gt  lt  --   10 minutes -- gt

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Are you referring to the server side or the client side   For a client  you would want to adjust the sendTimeout attribute of a binding element  For a service  you would want to adjust the receiveTimeout attribute of a binding elemnent    lt system serviceModel gt     lt bindings gt       lt netTcpBinding gt         lt binding name  longTimeoutBinding          receiveTimeout  00 10 00  sendTimeout  00 10 00  gt           lt security mode  None   gt         lt  binding gt       lt  netTcpBinding gt     lt  bindings gt      lt services gt       lt service name  longTimeoutService        behaviorConfiguration  longTimeoutBehavior  gt         lt endpoint address  net tcp   localhost longtimeout           binding  netTcpBinding  bindingConfiguration  longTimeoutBinding    gt       lt  service gt         Of course  you have to map your desired endpoint to that particular binding

User · Answer

Different timeouts mean different things. When you're working on the client.. you're probably looking mostly at the SendTimeout - check this reference - wonderful and relevant explanation: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/wcf/thread/84551e45-19a2-4d0d-bcc0-516a4041943d/

It says:

Brief summary of binding timeout knobs...

Client side:

SendTimeout is used to initialize the OperationTimeout, which governs the whole interaction for sending a message (including receiving a reply message in a request-reply case).  This timeout also applies when sending reply messages from a CallbackContract method.
OpenTimeout and CloseTimeout are used when opening and closing channels (when no explicit timeout value is passed).
ReceiveTimeout is not used.

Server side:

Send, Open, and Close Timeout same as on client (for Callbacks).
ReceiveTimeout is used by ServiceFramework layer to initialize the session-idle timeout.

User · Answer

Under the Tools menu in Visual Studio 2008  or 2005 if you have the right WCF stuff installed  there is an options called  WCF Service Configuration Editor    From there you can change the binding options for both the client and the services  one of these options will be for time-outs

User · Answer

Are you referring to the server side or the client side   For a client  you would want to adjust the sendTimeout attribute of a binding element  For a service  you would want to adjust the receiveTimeout attribute of a binding elemnent    lt system serviceModel gt     lt bindings gt       lt netTcpBinding gt         lt binding name  longTimeoutBinding          receiveTimeout  00 10 00  sendTimeout  00 10 00  gt           lt security mode  None   gt         lt  binding gt       lt  netTcpBinding gt     lt  bindings gt      lt services gt       lt service name  longTimeoutService        behaviorConfiguration  longTimeoutBehavior  gt         lt endpoint address  net tcp   localhost longtimeout           binding  netTcpBinding  bindingConfiguration  longTimeoutBinding    gt       lt  service gt         Of course  you have to map your desired endpoint to that particular binding

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You can choose two ways   1  By code in the client  public static void Main         Uri baseAddress   new Uri  http   localhost MyServer MyService         try               ServiceHost serviceHost   new ServiceHost typeof CalculatorService             WSHttpBinding binding   new WSHttpBinding            binding OpenTimeout   new TimeSpan 0  10  0           binding CloseTimeout   new TimeSpan 0  10  0           binding SendTimeout   new TimeSpan 0  10  0           binding ReceiveTimeout   new TimeSpan 0  10  0            serviceHost AddServiceEndpoint  ICalculator   binding  baseAddress           serviceHost Open                The service can now be accessed          Console WriteLine  The service is ready             Console WriteLine  Press  lt ENTER gt  to terminate service             Console WriteLine            Console ReadLine               catch  CommunicationException ex                   Handle exception               2 By WebConfig in a web server   lt configuration gt     lt system serviceModel gt       lt bindings gt         lt wsHttpBinding gt           lt binding openTimeout  00 10 00                    closeTimeout  00 10 00                    sendTimeout  00 10 00                    receiveTimeout  00 10 00  gt           lt  binding gt         lt  wsHttpBinding gt       lt  bindings gt     lt  system serviceModel gt    For more detail view the official documentations  Configuring Timeout Values on a Binding  Class WSHttpBinding

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Are you referring to the server side or the client side   For a client  you would want to adjust the sendTimeout attribute of a binding element  For a service  you would want to adjust the receiveTimeout attribute of a binding elemnent    lt system serviceModel gt     lt bindings gt       lt netTcpBinding gt         lt binding name  longTimeoutBinding          receiveTimeout  00 10 00  sendTimeout  00 10 00  gt           lt security mode  None   gt         lt  binding gt       lt  netTcpBinding gt     lt  bindings gt      lt services gt       lt service name  longTimeoutService        behaviorConfiguration  longTimeoutBehavior  gt         lt endpoint address  net tcp   localhost longtimeout           binding  netTcpBinding  bindingConfiguration  longTimeoutBinding    gt       lt  service gt         Of course  you have to map your desired endpoint to that particular binding

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You can choose two ways   1  By code in the client  public static void Main         Uri baseAddress   new Uri  http   localhost MyServer MyService         try               ServiceHost serviceHost   new ServiceHost typeof CalculatorService             WSHttpBinding binding   new WSHttpBinding            binding OpenTimeout   new TimeSpan 0  10  0           binding CloseTimeout   new TimeSpan 0  10  0           binding SendTimeout   new TimeSpan 0  10  0           binding ReceiveTimeout   new TimeSpan 0  10  0            serviceHost AddServiceEndpoint  ICalculator   binding  baseAddress           serviceHost Open                The service can now be accessed          Console WriteLine  The service is ready             Console WriteLine  Press  lt ENTER gt  to terminate service             Console WriteLine            Console ReadLine               catch  CommunicationException ex                   Handle exception               2 By WebConfig in a web server   lt configuration gt     lt system serviceModel gt       lt bindings gt         lt wsHttpBinding gt           lt binding openTimeout  00 10 00                    closeTimeout  00 10 00                    sendTimeout  00 10 00                    receiveTimeout  00 10 00  gt           lt  binding gt         lt  wsHttpBinding gt       lt  bindings gt     lt  system serviceModel gt    For more detail view the official documentations  Configuring Timeout Values on a Binding  Class WSHttpBinding

User · Answer

Under the Tools menu in Visual Studio 2008  or 2005 if you have the right WCF stuff installed  there is an options called  WCF Service Configuration Editor    From there you can change the binding options for both the client and the services  one of these options will be for time-outs

User · Answer

In addition to the binding timeouts  which are in Timespans   You may also need this as well  This is in seconds    lt system web gt       lt httpRuntime executionTimeout  600   gt  lt  --   10 minutes -- gt

User · Answer

Under the Tools menu in Visual Studio 2008  or 2005 if you have the right WCF stuff installed  there is an options called  WCF Service Configuration Editor    From there you can change the binding options for both the client and the services  one of these options will be for time-outs

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