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Posted to apache-bugdb@apache.org by James Crockart <ja...@reynolds.com.au> on 1999/09/21 03:06:29 UTC

mod_browser/5049: html redirect created via a cgi script works in netscape but not in IE

>Number:         5049
>Category:       mod_browser
>Synopsis:       html redirect created via a cgi script works in netscape but not in IE
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Sep 20 18:10:02 PDT 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     jamesc@reynolds.com.au
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.6
>Environment:
SunOS 5.7 Generic_106541-05 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-250 

>Description:
We have the following process:

A HTML form submits to a Perl Script.

This script parses the request and creates a redierct with a "Location:" header.

The redirection is to a port that an Oracle Listener is on and the URL is an Oracle function which reads the database and displays results.

This all works fine in Netscape.
In IE 4 & 5, it complains that the page cannot be found.
Further more, if we copy and paste the URL from the address/URL field in IE, the Oracle function works fine.

The relevant bit of the cgi-script:

print "Content-type: text/html\nLocation: http://www2.carsales.com.au:8000/dig
ital/owa/Inventory.Query?dlrid=$in{'region'}&VMethod=QUICK&VType=Any+type&VMake=
$make&VModel=$model&VPrice=Any+price&Submit.x=28&Submit.y=13\n\n<html>\n"; 
>How-To-Repeat:
See the above bit of script.
>Fix:
To run the PERL script from the Oracle Webserver.
IE The action of the initial form will be to port 8000 (The Oracle Listener)
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