Q247348: ASP 200 Error Setting Cookie Expiration Past January 19, 2038

Article: Q247348
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:3.0,4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOSWin2000
Last Modified: 13-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 3.0, 4.0 
- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use Active Server Pages (ASP) and attempt to set a cookie exportation
date past January 19, 2038, one of the following ASP 200 error messages occurs
(depending on the version of IIS you are running):

  IIS 4.0

  Cookies object error 'ASP 0200 : 0x80004005'
  Out of Range 'Expires' attribute
  /path/file.asp, line nn
  The date given for 'Expires' precedes Jan 1, 1980 or exceeds Jan 19, 2038,
  3:14:07 GMT.

  IIS 5.0

  Error Type:
  Cookies object, ASP 0200 (0x80004005)
  Out of Range 'Expires' attribute
  The date and time given for 'Expires' precedes Jan 1, 1980 or exceeds Jan 19,
  2038, 3:14:07 GMT.
  /path/file.asp, line nn

CAUSE
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This is caused by an overflow of the time_t variable in the C/C++ programming
language. This variable is a 32-bit integer value used as an offset in seconds
from January 1, 1970. This variable has a maximum value of 2147483647, which
only allows dates through 3:14:07 GMT on January 19, 2038.

MORE INFORMATION
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A detailed white paper on this topic is available on the following Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/year2k/white/ctime.htm


Additional query words: y2k

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Keywords          : kbOSWin2000 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400 kbiis300
Version           : winnt:3.0,4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending

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