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Q194397: Err Msg: Application Object Error ‘ASP 0197 : 80004005’.

Article: Q194397
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): WINNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 30-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to use an application variable to create an application-level
object of MSWC.BrowserType, the following error is returned:

  Application object error 'ASP 0197 : 80004005'
  Disallowed object use
  /<path>/<filename>.asp, line <line #>
  Cannot add object with apartment model behavior to the application
  intrinsic object

CAUSE
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This error occurs because the MSWC.BrowserType object is set for apartment
threading, which is not allowed for application-level objects.

This behavior is by design.

In actual practice, it is a bad idea to create an application-level variable for
the MSWC.BrowserType object because this object is shared by all sessions, and
each session may be using a separate browser.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, create all global MSWC.BrowserType objects with a
session scope as follows:

     <%Set Session("BT")= Server.CreateObject("MSWC.BrowserType")%>



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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis400
Version           : WINNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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