In short, a file ASHX is an ASPX file, minus all plumbing ASP.NET webform. I am using ASHX to generate PDF files on the fly, and download them. Similarly, I use them to generate thumbnails on the fly and download them. This could work very well with a blank ASPX, but ASHX files are much … Read more
I know this is too old, but just for the record I’d like to add my 5 cents You can read the JSON object on the server with this string json = new StreamReader(context.Request.InputStream).ReadToEnd();
Page is a special case handler. Generic Web handler (*.ashx, extension based processor) is the default HTTP handler for all Web handlers that do not have a UI and that include the @WebHandler directive. ASP.NET page handler (*.aspx) is the default HTTP handler for all ASP.NET pages. Among the built-in HTTP handlers there are also … Read more