Using a Query String in the IIS Server.Execute Parameter Produces an Error

ID: Q247420

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use a query string in the Server.Execute path parameter in a hypertext markup language (HTML) page, you receive the following error message:

Error Type: Server object, ASP 0231 (0x80004005)
Server.Execute Error
Invalid URL form or fully-qualified absolute URL was used. Use relative URLs.

However, the Information Internet Services 5.0 (IIS) online documentation of Windows 2000 Server says that the Server.Execute path parameter can contain a query string.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:5.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug