If a URL contains more than two spaces, the ServerXMLHTTP object may fail with the following error message:

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A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date        Version       Size       File Name     Platform
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   4-May-2002  8.20.9703.0   1,120,768  Msxml3.dll    x86
				

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To work around this problem, replace each space in the URL with the standard URL escape character (%20).

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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<%
Response.write Request.Querystring("data")
Response.end
%>
					

Set xmlhttp = CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")

' Line 1
xmlhttp.Open "GET", "http://localhost/test.asp?data=select * from customers", False

' Line 2
'xmlhttp.Open "GET", "http://localhost/test.asp?data=select%20*%20from%20customers", False

xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Content-type", "text/xml" '"application/xml"
xmlhttp.send
MsgBox xmlhttp.responsetext
Debug.Print xmlhttp.responsetext
MsgBox "Completed HTTP GET using ServerXMLHTTP Object"