DOCUMENT:Q195243 07-MAY-1999 [iis] TITLE :ASP May Misinterpret Extra or Missing Delimiters as HTML PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER:WINNT:3.0,4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 3.0, 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= ASP may misinterpret extra or missing delimiters as HTML. ASP does not interpret HTML. MORE INFORMATION ================ You should check for extra or missing delimiters if you receive unusual output. A missing delimiter may be misinterpreted as HTML. For example, the following script would be interpreted as HTML: Note that the familiar ASP delimiter is contained within this statement ('%>'). An extra delimiter may also be misinterpreted by ASP. For example: <%SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "VBScript"%> %> ASP interprets the above line as "SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "VBSCRIPT"%>" because that is what is between the delimiters. ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis400 kbiis300 Version : WINNT:3.0,4.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.