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Q256839: Long URL Requests/Parameters Aren’t Logged Using ODBC Logging

Article: Q256839
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDSupport kbiis400 kbiis500 kbWin2000SP2Fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If HTTP URL requests are greater than 255 characters, an error in Open Database
Connectivity (ODBC) logging occurs, and the request is not logged. An error is
logged in the Event Log, and ODBC logging stops and then restarts, but the
request has been lost.

In addition, if parameters are greater than 255 characters, they are replaced
with "..." in the log.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do not use ODBC logging.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For
additional information, click the following article number to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

In Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0, the English version of this fix
should have the following file attributes or later:

Date      Time         Version         Size    File name     Platform
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6/12/200  10:38:53PM   5.0.2195.2096   78,608  Iislog.dll    x86

In IIS 4.0, install the IIS 4.0 version 4.2.762.1 or later of this fix.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbDSupport kbiis400 kbiis500 kbWin2000SP2Fix 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400
Version           : :4.0,5.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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