Malformed Title Field in TblImportObject Causes Truncated Tables

ID: Q236969

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you run Lookup HTML Titles, the HTML tag <TITLE> incorrectly appears in the Title field of TblImportObject, which causes tables to be truncated. This occurs because the opening <TITLE> tag exists without a closing </TITLE> tag.


CAUSE

The code that parses the HTML page for the title is incorrectly searching for the first occurrence of the character string "TITLE" instead of the tag <TITLE>. For example, style sheet links in the <HEAD> section of the HTML code may appear before the <TITLE> tag, as follows:


<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.microsoft.com/example/support.css" <title="support"> 
<TITLE>Welcome to our support site</TITLE>

In this example, because the word "title" appears before the <TITLE> tag, the string "<TITLE>Welcome to our support site" is returned to the "Title" field of TblImportObject. The result is an opening <TITLE> tag without a closing </TITLE> tag, which causes the rest of the HTML code to not display, even though the source code shows that more code is present in the document.


WORKAROUND

Change the order in your HTML documents so the opening <TITLE> and closing </TITLE> tags always occur before any other occurrences of the word "title."


RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Site Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date      Time                 Size    File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   07/07/99  12:47p             2,259,456 UImportDA.exe x86
   07/07/99  12:47p             2,441,728 UImportDS.exe x86
   07/07/99  12:47p             2,822,144 UImportDA.exe Alpha
   07/07/99  12:47p             3,018,752 UImportDS.exe Alpha

NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Site Server 3.0.

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Version           : winnt:3.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 30, 1999