[thelist] ASP - Request Object

i'm not a trained ASP guy, i'm self-taught, but bear with me...

> From: "Joel Morris" <joelm@citycent.com>
> 
>  Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01b6'
>  Object doesn't support this property or method: 'Request.Form.Key'
> 
>  /extranet/confirm1.asp, line 21
> 
> line 21 is the Request.Form.Key line above

you need to request the field name... form is a valid item in the 
Request object, but key isn't... it's arbitrary...

> This also happens if I write:
> 
>  strBytes = Request.TotalBytes
>  Response.Write strBytes & "<p>"
> 
> ...it'll give an error that it doesn't support 'Request.TotalBytes'

TotalBytes is also not a part of the Request object, so it won't 
work...

> However, the following do work:
> 
>  Request.Form("inputname")
>  Request.Form.Item("inputname")
> 
> I took both pages, uploaded them to my NT server, and everything works
> just fine.

because that's the correct way to call them... you want the form 
field "inputname" from the Reuest object... or you want the form 
item called "inputname" from the Request object...

you could also just do Request("inputname") and get the value from 
"inputname" as well as a querystring called "inputname" 
('foo.asp?inputname=foo' for example)...

> Any ideas on why I get errors on recognizing such simple Request
> object properties? Might this be a FP2000 extensions issue?

do they work on any other IIS box you have sitting around?

that's the best i can do right now... there are others who are more 
well-versed in the lingo... i just make it work... somehow...