.NET MVC Server_GetLastError always returns missing view error

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I'm trying to implement global unhandled exception logging in MVC 3. I've set up my web.config like so.. ``` ``` When I trigger an exception for the controller, it redirects to the error page as expected. The problem is, when I use `Server.GetLastError()` in Global.asax, the exception is always ``` "The view 'Error' or its master was not found or no view engine supports the searched locations. The following locations were searched: ~/Views/deanslist/Error.aspx ~/Views/deanslist/Error.ascx ~/Views/Shared/Error.aspx ~/Views/Shared/Error.ascx ~/Views/deanslist/Error.cshtml ~/Views/deanslist/Error.vbhtml ~/Views/Shared/Error.cshtml ~/Views/Shared/Error.vbhtml" ``` I was expecting it to provide the actual exception that was thrown. What am I doing wrong?

Accepted Answer

Try removing the following line from your Global.asax:

```
filters.Add(new HandleErrorAttribute());
```

The `HandleError` attribute intercepts all exceptions in Release mode and attempts to render the `Error.cshtml` view. You probably have deleted this view from the `~/Views/Shared` folder and so when an unhandled exception is thrown this exception handler intercepts the exception and attempts to render an non-existent view.

.NET MVC Server_GetLastError always returns missing view error

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