You're welcome Stu,
Good luck!
Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support
Get Secure!
www.microsoft.com/security
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| From: "Stu Carter" <St********@nospam.nospam>
| References: <eF**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>
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| Subject: Re: State Service error with space in Virtual Directory
| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:43:06 +0100
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| OK, thanks Steven
|
| "Steven Cheng[MSFT]" <st*****@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:%2******************@TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl...
| > Hi Stuart,
| >
| > Sorry for my unclear description. the
| >
| > ==========
| > 'there isn't any particular
| > limitation on the characters used - just the IIS rules'.
| > =============
| >
| > I mentioned just means, from a developer perspective, there has no
| > limitation on the name of the asp.net application's virtual dir name. In
| > other words, the NAME IIS allowed is also allowed to be used for ASP.NET
| > app.
| > The "space" char problem is due to an existing BUG of our current
| > ASP.NET's
| > stateserver session manager implementation. Also, if you find any other
| > new problems with it, please feel free to report to us.
| >
| > Thanks,
| >
| > Steven Cheng
| > Microsoft Online Support
| >
| > Get Secure!
www.microsoft.com/security
| > (This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers no
| > rights.)
| >
| > --------------------
| > | From: "Stu Carter" <St********@nospam.nospam>
| > | References: <eF**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>
| > <S9*************@TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl>
| > | Subject: Re: State Service error with space in Virtual Directory
| > | Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:09:49 +0100
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| > microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet:127414
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| > |
| > | Hi Steven,
| > |
| > | Thanks for the quick reply. I just need clarification on your
response:
| > |
| > | > This has been recorded as a known issue
| > | > of the current ASP.NET's stateserver session manager's
implemtation.
| > So
| > | > basically, there doesn't have any particular limtation on the chars
| > used
| > | > for web application's virtual dir(just as the IIS's rule).
| > |
| > | I don't understand what you mean when you say 'there isn't any
| > particular
| > | limitation on the characters used - just the IIS rules'. We followed
| > the
| > | IIS rules and it broke! :)
| > |
| > | Is it only a space that causes the issue or can other characters
cause a
| > | problem too?
| > |
| > | Thanks again,
| > | Stuart
| > |
| > | "Steven Cheng[MSFT]" <st*****@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > | news:S9*************@TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl...
| > | > Hi Stuart,
| > | >
| > | > Welcome to ASPNET newsgroup.
| > | > As for the problem of stateserver session when the asp.net app's
| > virtual
| > | > dir folder name contains space char, I've checked our internal
product
| > | > database and did found this issue. This has been recorded as a known
| > issue
| > | > of the current ASP.NET's stateserver session manager's
implemtation.
| > So
| > | > basically, there doesn't have any particular limtation on the chars
| > used
| > | > for web application's virtual dir(just as the IIS's rule). Also,
this
| > | > issue has been confirmed to be fixed in whidbey and based on my
test
| > on
| > a
| > | > whidbey beta2 environment, I did manage to get this work. I think
this
| > | > behavior will be consistent in the final release of ASP.NET whidbey.
| > | > Currently, as for the asp.net 1.x , for your scenario, I'd still
| > recommend
| > | > that you add limitation for the space char in your application so
as
| > to
| > | > prevent the user from creating virtual dir with names that contains
| > | > spaces.
| > | > Sorry for the inconvenience this has brought you.
| > | >
| > | > Thanks for your understanding.
| > | >
| > | > Steven Cheng
| > | > Microsoft Online Support
| > | >
| > | > Get Secure!
www.microsoft.com/security
| > | > (This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers
no
| > | > rights.)
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > --------------------
| > | > | From: "Stu Carter" <St********@nospam.nospam>
| > | > | Subject: State Service error with space in Virtual Directory
| > | > | Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:23:16 +0100
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| > | > microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet:127325
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| > | > |
| > | > | Hi,
| > | > |
| > | > | ENV: Windows 2003 Server SP1 (+all updates), VS 2003, .Net 1.1 SP1
| > | > |
| > | > | We've got an ASP.Net web application using State Service. All is
| > fine
| > | > until
| > | > | we tried to use the app through a virtual directory with a space
in
| > it.
| > | > | e.g. 'http://localhost/My%20App'.
| > | > |
| > | > | The following exception is thrown:
| > | > | ----------
| > | > | System.Web.HttpException: Unable to make the session state
request
| > to
| > | > the
| > | > | session state server. Please ensure that the ASP.NET State
service
| > is
| > | > | started and that the client and server ports are the same. If the
| > server
| > | > is
| > | > | on a remote machine, please ensure that it accepts remote
requests
| > by
| > | > | checking the value of
| > | > |
| > | >
| >
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\aspnet_state\Parameters
| > | > \AllowRemoteConnection.
| > | > | -----------
| > | > |
| > | > | IIS allows us to create Virtual Directories with a space, so does
| > the
| > | > State
| > | > | Service not support it? I couldn't find any documentation on
this
| > or
| > | > any
| > | > | previous posts via Google...
| > | > |
| > | > | If it doesn't support it, can you point me to any docs which list
| > what
| > | > are
| > | > | invalid characters. The real reason is that we have an app which
| > allows
| > | > | customers to create new Virtual Directories that run our other
| > ASP.Net
| > | > apps.
| > | > | We just need to know so we can stop customers creating VD's with
| > spaces
| > | > and
| > | > | any other dodgy characters.
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks,
| > | > | Stuart
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| > |
| >
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