FIX: Client Hit Log for Channel with Long URLs is not Posted

ID: Q186318

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When updating a channel, Internet Explorer fails to post the client-side hit log information for that channel back to the server if the channel's CDF file identifies items with URLs longer than approximately 255 characters.


RESOLUTION

At this time, the only resolution is to reduce URL length below 255 characters.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

The following channel .cdf file will reproduce the behavior of this bug: 

<?XML VERSION="1.0" ENCODING="UTF-8"?>
<CHANNEL HREF="http://tests.microsoft.com/ChannelTest.html" LEVEL="2">

<LOGTARGET HREF="http://tests.microsoft.com/scripts/tracking.asp"
  Method="POST" SCOPE="ALL">
</LOGTARGET>

<SCHEDULE STARTDATE="1998-1-1" ENDDATE="1999-1-1">
  <INTERVALTIME MIN="10"/>
</SCHEDULE>

<USAGE VALUE="Channel"></USAGE>

<TITLE>Test Channel That Reproduces This Bug</TITLE>
<ABSTRACT>Just a test channel</ABSTRACT>

<ITEM
HREF="http://tests.microsoft.com/scripts/page1.asp?123456789012345678901234
567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789
012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789
012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890areallylo
ngurlhere"
   PRECACHE="YES" LEVEL="1">

   <TITLE>Item 1</TITLE>
   <ABSTRACT>The definition of item 1</ABSTRACT>
   <LOG VALUE="document:view" />
</ITEM>

</CHANNEL>

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Keywords          : kbChannels kbIE400bug kbIE401bug kbIE500fix 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01,4.01 SP1
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: April 8, 1999