Microsoft KB Archive/226506

= PRB: SSI #exec Directive Does Not Support Embedded Quotes =

Article ID: 226506

Article Last Modified on 2/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q226506



SYMPTOMS
If you are using Server Side Include (SSI) files that use the #exec directive on your Internet Information Server (IIS) server, you will not be able to include quotes in the command you are trying to execute. For example, the following line will not work as expected: The command above will execute as if "del " was the entered command. Everything after the second quote will be ignored.



CAUSE
The Server Side Include parser is not sophisticated enough to support a mechanism for passing quotes within the quotes for the #exec command.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

