You Receive an Error Message When You Try to Pass Certain Parameters to an .idc File (828359)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0
Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.1
Microsoft Internet Information Services version 6.0

We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx

SYMPTOMS

If you try to pass certain parameters to an .idc file by using a query string in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), you may receive one of the following error messages:

Error Performing Query
Invalid Index.

-or-

Error Performing Query
The data area passed to a system call is too small.

-or-

Error Performing Query
The operation completed successfully.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the parameters that are passed to the .idc file contain one of the following character sequences:

The Internet Database Connector (Httpodbc.dll) no longer permits these character sequences in query strings that are passed to .idc files.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, do not use these character sequences in query strings that are passed to .idc files.

REFERENCES

For additional information about how to create .idc and .htx files, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/iisref/htm/CreatingIDCandHTXFiles.asp

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	6/23/2005
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbinfo KB828359 kbAudDeveloper