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Windows 11 update Classic ASP Incompatibility – VBScript/JScript Mix Causes IActiveScript::SetScriptState Exception
After updating to Windows 11 on June 2, 2025, I'm experiencing major issues with legacy Classic ASP applications on IIS that make use of both VBScript and JScript on the server side.
json library
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Httponly cookies expire soon in classic asp
I tried to secure an old website in classic asp which was using this code to generate a cookie but does not care about httponly and secure , however the expiration date was working fine and cookies ...
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How to use browscap.dll on Windows Server running IIS and Classic ASP?
After trying fingerprinting that requires that the visitor use a web browser with JavaScript enabled, I thought that I would try using browscap... browscap.ini and browscap.dll are available on all ...
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How do I get aspPdf to write special characters like æ, ø and å?
I am using aspPdf to convert a html page into a pdf file. And it is working fine, except from the special characters æ, ø and å.
I have this:
<!--#include file="include/connectOpen.asp"--&...
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Classic ASP: Discern VBScript arrays in JScript code [duplicate]
I have a function in JScript that accepts a string or an array as parameter:
<script language="JScript" runat="server">
function handleThis(what) {
if (typeof what === '...
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Request form checking length and two words
I have this code on my register page for a displayed name:
If (Len(Request.Form("name")) < 3) Or (Len(Request.Form("name")) > 50) Then ...
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How to setup Visual Studios 2022 to display vbscript code blocks the same as Visual Studios 2019
I am trying to replicate my editor view in VS 2022 to be how it looks in VS 2019.
Here is how it looks in VS 2022
versus the coloring found in VS 2019
I have spent quite a bit of time within the ...
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asp classic - asp.net - Need a Large File Download Script that downloads in chunks that does not load the entire file into memory [duplicate]
I have run into an issue that I cannot find a solution for.
Specs:
ESXi 6.5
Windows 2016 Datacenter
ARR Web Farm
--Current Temp Setup (Both systems have almost identical settings.)
1 ARR Server (8GB ...
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How to Update the Contents of a Dropdown Based on the Selection of Another Dropdown [closed]
I am trying to update the contents of a particular dropdown box, based on the selection of another dropdown box. The contents of these boxes is coming from tables in an MSSQL database. Basically, I ...
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mdb database not working after upgrade from Win 7 to Win 10
I've today upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10.
I've installed IIS (10) and moved the various sites into the the default folder (wwwroot)
Typing 'http://localhost/warweb/' in the browser opens the ...
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In classic Asp is it possible to change value to an unknown variable? [duplicate]
Don't know if title exactly fit what I need to know. I searched for an answer in Stackoverflow (and Internet too) without success (maybe I was not able to find it).
I have a web app written many years ...
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ASP classic cant change data in Application by ajax request
I try to call a simple ajax request from client side to server side, but I have a problem with it
when I press the button I have no change in this page even when I got the alert("OK!"); and ...
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Migrating an ASP application between services shows ODBC Driver error: data source name not found [duplicate]
I'm migrating an ASP application from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2016, with an Oracle database located on another server.
I have already installed all the extensions that the application ...
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ASP Classic / JS multi select filter
I am trying to create a filter to display records assigned to multiple groups not just one as currently set up below. Maybe via a checkbox.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
ASP classic with JS ...
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How to identify a user's location [duplicate]
I have a Classic ASP application that several users log into from several different physical store locations. They are all hitting the same database and web server of course. But I would like to know ...
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ASP Classic 3rd Party DLL Registration [duplicate]
I have inherited a website that has a mix of ASP.Net and ASP Classic. I'm fine with the ASP.Net, but the ASP Classic, I haven't used in at least 20 years (probably longer!)
It took me forever to get ...
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Stream response in a file
I want to stream the response of the actual page in a file.
This is what I do for creating the file :
set fso=server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
fic= session("...
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How do you replace the last comma with "and" in a comma-separated string?
I need to use VBScript to insert an "and" into a string before the last item in a comma-separated list.
strList = "512, 66, 1820, 1235, 7, 4918"
needs to become...
strReList = &...
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Using a specific User/Domain in a Msxml2.ServerXMLHTTP request in classic ASP [duplicate]
We have a client we need to communicate with and their API page only supports NTLM authentication.
Our site runs classic ASP (jScript) so forgive that the syntax is slightly different than the what ...
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Classic ASP: requesting variables from 'Content-Disposition: form-data' [duplicate]
I am integrating Paypal's Checkout API into a legacy Classic ASP site.
When sending via this front end js:
var postData = {paypal_order_check: 1, order_id: orderData.id};
fetch('...
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Does a 500 internal server error (for .asp subfolder page) write logs by default and ways to troubleshoot [closed]
services including http and .asp (diagnostic) page within a .net application throws 500 internal server error intermittently, the application pool running the service(s) uses a gmsa as an ...
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Read a text file from a passed variable
I have looked at all of the similar questions, and they, unless I missed something, do not answer my question; so here goes:
I want to open a text file on my webpage; but The title is a passed ...
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How to resolve 'recycle IIS application pool error in vbScript website'? [duplicate]
This application needs to be recycled at least 3 times a day, currently it's a very big problem. This is not a large-scale logical application, it is primarily used for uploading and downloading ...
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Classic asp application_OnEnd and session_OnEnd events not working
I need to still work with classic asp and I faced with an existing application an issue with Application_OnEnd and Session_OnEnd events - i.e. the are not working. OnStart-events work normally. I do ...
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Error in Parameterized Query using Classic ASP [duplicate]
I am getting the following Error in this parameterized query using Classic ASP.
ADODB.Command error '800a0bb9'
Arguments are of the wrong type, are out of acceptable range, or are in conflict with one ...
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