FIX: Client Hit Log for Channel with Long URLs is not Posted (186318)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.01
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.01 SP1
This article was previously published under Q186318

SYMPTOMS

When updating a channel, Internet Explorer fails to post the client-side hit log information for that channel back to the server if the channel's CDF file identifies items with URLs longer than approximately 255 characters.

RESOLUTION

At this time, the only resolution is to reduce URL length below 255 characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

The following channel .cdf file will reproduce the behavior of this bug: 
<?XML VERSION="1.0" ENCODING="UTF-8"?>
<CHANNEL HREF="http://tests.microsoft.com/ChannelTest.html" LEVEL="2">

<LOGTARGET HREF="http://tests.microsoft.com/scripts/tracking.asp"
  Method="POST" SCOPE="ALL">
</LOGTARGET>

<SCHEDULE STARTDATE="1998-1-1" ENDDATE="1999-1-1">
  <INTERVALTIME MIN="10"/>
</SCHEDULE>

<USAGE VALUE="Channel"></USAGE>

<TITLE>Test Channel That Reproduces This Bug</TITLE>
<ABSTRACT>Just a test channel</ABSTRACT>

<WWITEM
HREF="http://tests.microsoft.com/scripts/page1.asp?123456789012345678901234
567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789
012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789
012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890areallylo
ngurlhere"
   PRECACHE="YES" LEVEL="1">

   <TITLE>Item 1</TITLE>
   <ABSTRACT>The definition of item 1</ABSTRACT>
   <LOG VALUE="document:view" />
</WWITEM>

</CHANNEL>

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/15/2002
Keywords:kbBug kbChannels kbie500fix KB186318
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