Executing Error Page as Active Content

Web Host Goes Brain Dead!

[rogerd]

I had a custom error page that was properly executing ASP code. I then relocated the error page to a folder and had the web host admin change the location of the error page in the server settings. Now they can't seem to make the page execute, i.e., it loads it as an HTML page (exposing the ASP code if you do a view source). We have been back and forth on this for a couple of days.

This is an IIS 5 server. I know I saw a reference someplace complete with screenshots, but now I can't find it and my host (normally quite adept) seems to be stumped. It seems like it was just a checkbox somewhere to tell the server to execute the target page... Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

[rogerd]

Arrgh! The host assured me that they had it set properly this time, but the darn thing still doesn't execute! It's this kind of time-waster that gets projects behind schedule!

[Dreamquick]

Sounds like they have set the custom error as type "file" rather than "URL".

From the normal IIS management console you get properties of the particular site, select the custom errors tab and then edit properties. Here you can specify the type of resource the custom error should use - default/file/url.

- Tony

[rogerd]

Thanks, Tony, I asked them to try the URL setting earlier, and they said they did. The guy was not too swift, though, so who knows? Appreciate the help!