PRB: Active Server Pages Error Messages ASP 0203 and ASP 0204 (261247)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Active Server Pages
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q261247

SYMPTOMS

When you execute an ASP page that sets a CodePage value with Session.CodePage or an @CODEPAGE directive, the following error messages may occur:

Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0203'
Invalid Code Page
/ASPpage.asp, line 1
The specified code page attribute is invalid.

-or-

SessionID error 'ASP 0204 : 80004005'
Invalid CodePage Value
/ASPpage.asp, line 5
An invalid CodePage value was specified.

CAUSE

The language support software for the Code Page that is being set has not been installed on Internet Information Server (IIS ).

RESOLUTION

You can resolve this problem by installing the language support software for the Code Page on the server. The appropriate language support software can be downloaded from the following Microsoft Web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/iebuild/ime5_win32/en/ime5_win32.htm

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create an ASP page with the following code:

<%@Language=VBScript CODEPAGE=932 %>
<%
   Session.CodePage = 932
   Response.Write "Hello, CodePage"
%>

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/17/2003
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbprb KB261247