Perl Script Mappings Converted to Uppercase During Upgrade

• Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

When upgrading to Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, Perl script mappings, which are case sensitive, are converted to uppercase.

Specifically, the "%s" string is converted to "%S" UPPERCASE (without the quotation marks).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, change the "%S" text back to "%s" (without the quotation marks). To do this, perform the following steps:

1. In the Microsoft Management Console, right-click your Internet Information Server name and click Properties on the shortcut menu.



2. In the Properties dialog box, click the Edit button next to Master Properties.



3. In the Application Settings section of the Home Directory tab, click Configuration.



4. Double-click the entry for the extension .PL to edit the Perl mapping.



5. In the Executable box, you will see a path followed by "%S %S" (note that %S is uppercase). For example, you will see something similar to:
   

   
         C:\perl\bin\perl.exe %S %S
      




6. Change %S %S to lowercase %s %s and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Keywords : NT4SP4Fix kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4
Version : WINNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug