Catching “Maximum request length exceeded”

Question

I'm writing an upload function, and have problems catching "System.Web.HttpException: Maximum request length exceeded" with files larger than the specified max size in httpRuntimein web.config (max size set to 5120). I'm using a simple <input> for the file.

The problem is that the exception is thrown before the upload button's click-event, and the exception happens before my code is run. So how do I catch and handle the exception?

EDIT: The exception is thrown instantly, so I'm pretty sure it's not a timeout issue due to slow connections.

Answer 1

How about catch it at EndRequest event?

protected void Application_EndRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        HttpRequest request = HttpContext.Current.Request;
        HttpResponse response = HttpContext.Current.Response;
        if ((request.HttpMethod == "POST") &&
            (response.StatusCode == 404 && response.SubStatusCode == 13))
        {
            // Clear the response header but do not clear errors and
            // transfer back to requesting page to handle error
            response.ClearHeaders();
            HttpContext.Current.Server.Transfer(request.AppRelativeCurrentExecutionFilePath);
        }
    }