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Internal Server Errors persistent

Asked by: BorgPicard

About 2 months ago I upgraded from IIS4 on NT to IIS5 on 2000.  Ever since then it seems the ONLY ASP errors I get are Internal Server Errors 500.  Even SQL server errors come in as the Internal Server Error.  I have actually tried this out on 2 different IIS5 servers.

Did microsoft remove all the errors :)

Thanks in advance.
Corey

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2001-01-11 at 21:30:25ID20030848
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Active Server Pages (ASP)

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by: nilapennPosted on 2001-01-11 at 21:36:05ID: 105576

This is because when ever an error occurs in ASP PAGE on a IIS5 server what IIS DOES  is to automaticaly invoke the 500-100.asp using server.transfer method.If you want to see the actual error what you have to do is use on error resume next and trap the error.

 

by: BorgPicardPosted on 2001-01-11 at 21:46:30ID: 105603

Wow.... I have no documentation on that.  Can you provide some documentation? or an example?

 

by: Silvers5Posted on 2001-01-11 at 23:31:43ID: 105741

on Error resume next

... code

if Err.description <>"" ' or Err.number <> 0
then response.write Err.description
end if

rgrds

 

by: marounkPosted on 2001-01-11 at 23:38:15ID: 105752

I have a better solution , open the project with netscape you will see the error as in IIS 4.0 , i had the same problem like 3 months ago i dsicovered that this happens with IE only and with NEtscape you can see the error

Regards

 

by: BorgPicardPosted on 2002-02-26 at 13:44:06ID: 6828743

I solved my own problem.  Tools | Internet Options | Advanced.

Turn OFF Show Friendly HTTP Errors.

20120131-EE-VQP-002

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