I'm bumping this question, since there were almost no responses last time I posted.
Here's the error message that I get: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. The specific sequence of files included or processed is: [some filepath that doesn't exist, often containing javascript code in the url, for example:] C:\Inetpub\webroot\folder\subfolder\javascript:MM_openBrWindow(\file.cfm Other information: We have a 404 handler for this site, setup in IIS. The problem is that IIS doesn't catch the 404, but rather hands it off to ColdFusion. ColdFusion gets a request for a page that has invalid characters in it, and bombs. So users get a grey-screen of death. Any ideas how to plug this hole, so that this error is elegantly handled? P.S. I tried this trick (typing invalid characters into the url) on other companies' sites, who also use CF. Many of them also bomb out, like my site. But it appears that some of them are able to catch this error elegantly. How do they do it? Nicholas Vacek Vivid Image - Programmer 320-587-8974 ext. 111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vimm.com Nicholas Vacek wrote: > Tom, > > Thank you for your reply. We do have a 404 handler set up for this site. > We've actually got a couple of them: > > IIS 404 handler -- handles all non .cfm 404 errors. > ColdFusion Missing Template Handler -- handles CF 404's > > The problem is that the Missing Template Handler isn't catching this. > > > Nicholas Vacek > Vivid Image - Programmer > 320-587-8974 ext. 111 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.vimm.com > > Tom Chiverton wrote: >> On Wednesday 01 Aug 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. The >>> specific sequence of files included or processed is: >>> C:\Inetpub\webroot\folder\subfolder\javascript:MM_openBrWindow(\file.cfm >>> >>> There are lots of ways/variations, of what can be typed into the url, >>> that will duplicate this error. The weird thing is that ColdFusion can't >>> seem to catch it. >> Configure your web server's 404 handler. >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:286845 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
