Access Violation Occurs Converting W3C Log Files (191308)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q191308
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SYMPTOMS

An access violation may occur when you attempt to convert a W3C extended log file to any other log file format.

CAUSE

Convlog is reading less than the full log line for parsing, so the remaining part of the line is being treating as a separate log entry.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

The fix increases the read buffer to the same length as the maximum size of a log line.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/22/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB191308