FP98: Percent Sign in URL Returns HTTP 404 Error (288116)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q288116 For a Microsoft FrontPage 2002 version of this article, see 289624.
SYMPTOMS
When you try to browse a folder whose name contains a percent sign, you may receive an error message similar to the following:
HTTP/1.1 404 Object Not Found
CAUSE
A percent sign defines an "escape sequence" in a Web address, as described in section "2.4. Escape Sequences," in the Request for Comment (RFC) article number 2396.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/1/2002 |
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Keywords: | kbprb KB288116 |
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