web.config - <customErrors>...<error>

[Tom Zehrbach]

Does this actually work for anyone? I'm using IIS6.0 and it doesn't appear
to like it.

(Example)
<customErrors mode="On">

<error statusCode="404" redirect="NotFound.htm"/>

</customErrors>

NotFound.htm exists in my web application directory but the default page is
always displayed.

[Jian-Shen Lin[MSFT]]

Errors related to HTM files will be handled by IIS and not ASP.NET (as HTM
files are not handled by ASP.NET at all) -- so setting these error handling
pages in web.config will not have any effect on HTM files.
if custom error
handling is required for those, this can be modified by changing IIS
settings
(under "Custom Errors" tab in MMC)

<customErrors mode="On" defaultRedirect="Error.aspx">

<error statusCode="404" redirect="Notfound.aspx" />

</customErrors>

Best Regards

Jian Shen

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[Thomas Zehrbach]

The htm(l) file in my example refers to the page to be displayed if
asp.net cannot find a resource requested by an application (error 404 is
encountered) - it has nothing to do with the resource I'm requesting.

According to Microsoft's documentation, the <error> element is supported
by IIS5.0 (though no mention is made
about IIS6.0).

Yes, you CAN remap this in IIS, however I'm studying for MCAD/MCSD
certification and need to know if the <error> element within
<customErrors> of the web.config actually works (am I doing something
wrong, or is this feature no longer supported in IIS6.0)

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