DOCUMENT:Q221154 17-NOV-2000 [iis] TITLE :CGI Application Unable to Parse STDIN During Redirection PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER:winnt:4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When a CGI application does a redirection and the REQUEST_METHOD is a POST, information may not be available on STDIN. This can occur when a CGI application is processing a POST from a client and the CGI application is located on a computer running Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0. If the CGI application does a redirection using the full URL path, Microsoft IIS returns an external redirection to the client the and results are as expected. If under the same conditions, the CGI application does a redirection using a relative path URL, information may not be available in STDIN as expected. When the CGI application uses a relative path, internally IIS processes a redirect as a GET. This can present a problem for the CGI application. The information that the CGI application expects on STDIN, is not available. It is located in the QUERY_STRING variable instead. WORKAROUND ========== To work around this problem, use the full URL in the CGI application instead of a relative path when a CGI application does a redirection. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis400 Version : winnt:4.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbnofix ============================================================================= 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 2000.