Microsoft KB Archive/828359

= You Receive an Error Message When You Try to Pass Certain Parameters to an .idc File =

Article ID: 828359

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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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.

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Error Performing Query

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

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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.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbinfo KB828359

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