Article: Q265372
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbDSupport kbiis400 kbiis500 kbWin2000PreSP2Fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0
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SYMPTOMS
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The key names of the Active Server Pages (ASP) collections - ClientCertificate,
Cookie, Form, and QueryString - are not case-sensitive. "MyVar" and "myvar"
would reference the same collection.
You should avoid using the same name with different cases for different ASP
collections. For example, don't use "MyVar" for a cookie name and "myvar" for a
form name. Depending on the ASP page, the form name in this case might be
misunderstood as the cookie name, and the cookie pair myvar=aValue (not
MyVar=aValue as expected) may be returned to the browsers in such a situation.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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Install the following three ASP pages on an Internet Information Server/Services
server and browse to Page1.asp. Click submit, and then click Page3.asp. Although
"cookie:SecondValue" should be returned, "cookie:firstValue" is returned
instead. Page1.asp
<%
Response.Cookies("CookieName") = "firstValue"
%>
<HTML>
<BODY>
<FORM action="page2.asp" method=POST>
<INPUT type=hidden name=someothername value=Hello>
<INPUT type=hidden name=cookiename value=Yes>
<INPUT type="submit" value="Submit">
</BODY>
</HTML>
Page2.asp
<%
myvar = Request.Form("CookieName")
Response.Cookies("CookieName") = "Secondvalue"
%>
cookie:
<a href=page3.asp>page3.asp</a>
Page3.asp
<%
Response.Write "cookie:" & Request.Cookies("CookieName") & "<P>"
Response.Write "HTTP_COOKIE: " & Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_COOKIE") & "<P>"
%>
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbDSupport kbiis400 kbiis500 kbWin2000PreSP2Fix
Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400
Version : winnt:4.0,5.0
Hardware : ALPHA x86
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbfix
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