DOCUMENT:Q194909 08-MAY-1999 [iis] TITLE :LowercaseFiles Parameter Does Not Affect GET/MGET Commands PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER:WINNT:1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== After you set the LowercaseFiles registry parameter to either 0 or 1, the FTP commands to retrieve files behaves in the following manner: - "GET" is not case sensitive - "MGET" is case sensitive CAUSE ===== The LowercaseFiles (REG_DWORD) parameter is for display purposes only. The following is an excerpt from Knowledge Base article Q147621, "IIS FTP Service Registry Parameters": LowercaseFiles REG_DWORD Range: 0 or 1 Default:0 Description: CONFIGURABLE The service uses the native case for file names (like what the file names are stored in file system). However for exact comparisons with case-sensitive file systems (NTFS provides an option, FAT is case insensitive) to work fine, it may be necessary to ensure proper file names are used. Administrators can turn on this flag to ensure that the service uses lowercase for such comparisons. MORE INFORMATION ================ For more information on IIS and FTP registry parameters, please the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles: Q143180 : IIS Common Registry Parameters Q147621 : IIS FTP Service Registry Parameters Additional query words: iisftp ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis400 kbiis300 kbiis200 kbiis100 Version : WINNT:1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0 Issue type : kbprb Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= 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.