Article ID: 258189 - Last Review: November 21, 2006 - Revision: 2.1

IIS Log Contains Wrong Data When ISAPI Uses Default for File Size

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SYMPTOMS

When an ISAPI application uses the HSE_TF_INFO data structure to issue a ServerSupportFunction(HSE_REQ_TRANSMIT_FILE), it is allowed to specify 0 as the value of the HSE_TF_INFO::BytesToWrite meaning, "send all file." If zero is specified, then the sc-bytes value in the Internet Information Services (IIS) log file is invalid, because it reflects only the headers and not the entire transfer size.
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CAUSE

IIS does not log the total size of the file that is actually transferred, but uses the size argument transmitted to the TransmitFile API.
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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Information Services 5.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.
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MORE INFORMATION

The symptoms may be different in IIS 4.0. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
248819  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/248819/EN-US/ ) IIS 4.0 Logs Incorrect Values for Bytes Sent Field in W3C Extended Log
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
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