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#3 QueryString not being understood by IIS

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Install Problem (example) (4)
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2001-07-02
2001-07-02
Anonymous
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We have a (slightly modified) version of Betsie
running on a site we host. It's been running for
quite a while, and we have not had any complaints.
Recently, however, some changes have happened to our
servers. Patches etc. I don't know the exact details
of all of them (only a lowly developer).

However, now Betsie seems to be playing up. Well, not
Betsie, but the way Betsie uses the querystring.

Basically, parser.pl opens fine, and will default
correctly to the home page. However, the links (in
the form
of "parser.pl/0005/www.example.co.uk/home.htm") are
not being understood. IIS returns a 404 error.

As far as I can tell, IIS is not making a request to
parser.pl. It is taking /0005/... as still part of
the directory name.

Anyone had the same problem, especially if it involved
any of the recent IIS 5 patches?

Tearing my hair out at the moment - there doesn't seem
to be any way of forcing IIS to do anything!

Help please!

Craig.

Discussion

  • Nobody/Anonymous

    Nobody/Anonymous - 2001-09-12

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    Did you solve this problem? Im getting similar results.
    Using ? after the scrupt name isn't helping either.

    Rich

     

  • Nobody/Anonymous

    Nobody/Anonymous - 2001-11-21

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    I also have this problem now, for a customers site. Anyone
    have any news ?

     

  • Terri Hawkins

    Terri Hawkins - 2002-04-23

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    Has anyone had luck with this problem? We are trying to
    get Betsie to work on our system. It interprets the first
    page fine, but any links on the page won't work.

     

  • Wayne Myers

    Wayne Myers - 2002-04-25

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    This is an IIS issue. IIS does not properly support the CGI
    standard. Perhaps you could take the issue up with the
    vendor.

     

  • jamie gletherow

    jamie gletherow - 2002-05-01

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    Given a) MS aren't going to care too much how perl performs
    after patch installations b) perl programmers have, how can
    we put it, no real history of being concerned how their
    code may work on IIS (why should they after all) and c)
    perl on IIS is a square peg in a round whole anyway..

    Just write one in ASP! I did!

    Probably like yourself I have little time for side projects
    but it didn't take long to knock up a roughly working
    version.. when I get the chance to put some polish on it,
    I'll let you know. Like Betsie, it'd be good if
    accessibility empowering code is free.

     

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