CGI Limitations with MicroFocus NetExpress?

Can anyone point me to specs for MicroFocus's CGI support in
NetExpress?

I am finding a limitation of approximately 4K for ACCEPT verbs against
a CGI page with large textual input fields--not sure where the culprit
is, but I'm sure I should be able to extend that limitation.

I am running apache on Windows2000, and I am developing the
server-side code using NetExpress.

Thanks.

Dick McMullen

Are you looking at all the other generated source files?  As I recall
there's two other source files that gets generated when you first
generate a page in your project and complete it.  Are you looking at
those?  I remember pushing a lot of data around in NetExpress, so I'm
not really sure exactly what is going on in your case.

My first thought is that it has a default receipt value in one of
these other files that you are exceeding.  Of course, there's other
possibilities, but if you want to ask any more questions, just reply.

Though I have several references here in hand, I don't know of any
online references or anything that I can point you to.  Sorry.

On 8 Aug 2004 10:41:57 -0700, dick@stillwater-mcmullens.net (Dick
McMullen) wrote:

>Can anyone point me to specs for MicroFocus's CGI support in
>NetExpress?
>
>I am finding a limitation of approximately 4K for ACCEPT verbs against
>a CGI page with large textual input fields--not sure where the culprit
>is, but I'm sure I should be able to extend that limitation.
>
>I am running apache on Windows2000, and I am developing the
>server-side code using NetExpress.

dick@stillwater-mcmullens.net (Dick McMullen) wrote

> I am finding a limitation of approximately 4K for ACCEPT verbs against
> a CGI page with large textual input fields--not sure where the culprit
> is, but I'm sure I should be able to extend that limitation.
>
> I am running apache on Windows2000, and I am developing the
> server-side code using NetExpress.

I would assume that you are using POST method as most browsers have a
lower limit than this for GET method - eg IE is limited to total of
2083 in the URL string.

Check your apache configuration, for example for:

LimitRequestBody
LimitRequestFields

Now that I got to look at one of my old projects...

The other poster is right.  Look at whether you are using GET, or POST
as a CGI exec method.  There is a limitation on how many bytes can be
passed under GET method.

Look at your CPF file.  The fields there must match your CPY file.

On 8 Aug 2004 10:41:57 -0700, dick@stillwater-mcmullens.net (Dick
McMullen) wrote:

>Can anyone point me to specs for MicroFocus's CGI support in
>NetExpress?

Hi Dick,

Which version (and FixPack level) of Net Express are you running? There was
an issue regarding a 4K limitation of data handled by CGI ACCEPT and DISPLAY
statements in the base release of Net Express 3.1, which was corrected in
the Accept/Display CGI Syntax Fixpack (acc00n31.exe).

If you're running the base release of Net Express 3.1, I would strongly
recommend upgrading to the very latest fix level -- you can download these
from http://supportline.microfocus.com/  .

SimonT.

All,

1)  I am using POST, not GET, so I believe I am OK there;
2)  apache reports the appropriate content_length after the POST, but
I will check the apache config;
3)  The NetExpress 4K limitation sounds like it may be the cause.  I
will also check that.

Thanks to all of you for your ideas.

Dick

"Simon Tobias" <Simon.Tobias@nospam.microfocus.com> wrote in message news:<cf7gjg$4uh$1@hyp
erion.microfocus.com>...
> Hi Dick,
>
> Which version (and FixPack level) of Net Express are you running? There wa
s
> an issue regarding a 4K limitation of data handled by CGI ACCEPT and DISPL
AY
> statements in the base release of Net Express 3.1, which was corrected in
> the Accept/Display CGI Syntax Fixpack (acc00n31.exe).
>
> If you're running the base release of Net Express 3.1, I would strongly
> recommend upgrading to the very latest fix level -- you can download these
> from http://supportline.microfocus.com/  .
>
> SimonT.

All,

1)  I am using POST, not GET, so I believe I am OK there;
2)  apache reports the appropriate content_length after the POST, but
I will check the apache config;
3)  The NetExpress 4K limitation sounds like it may be the cause.  I
will also check that.

Thanks to all of you for your ideas.

Dick

"Simon Tobias" <Simon.Tobias@nospam.microfocus.com> wrote in message news:<cf7gjg$4uh$1@hyp
erion.microfocus.com>...
> Hi Dick,
>
> Which version (and FixPack level) of Net Express are you running? There wa
s
> an issue regarding a 4K limitation of data handled by CGI ACCEPT and DISPL
AY
> statements in the base release of Net Express 3.1, which was corrected in
> the Accept/Display CGI Syntax Fixpack (acc00n31.exe).
>
> If you're running the base release of Net Express 3.1, I would strongly
> recommend upgrading to the very latest fix level -- you can download these
> from http://supportline.microfocus.com/  .
>
> SimonT.

Now that I got to look at one of my old projects...

The other poster is right.  Look at whether you are using GET, or POST
as a CGI exec method.  There is a limitation on how many bytes can be
passed under GET method.

Look at your CPF file.  The fields there must match your CPY file.

On 8 Aug 2004 10:41:57 -0700, dick@stillwater-mcmullens.net (Dick
McMullen) wrote:

>Can anyone point me to specs for MicroFocus's CGI support in
>NetExpress?

dick@stillwater-mcmullens.net (Dick McMullen) wrote

> I am finding a limitation of approximately 4K for ACCEPT verbs against
> a CGI page with large textual input fields--not sure where the culprit
> is, but I'm sure I should be able to extend that limitation.
>
> I am running apache on Windows2000, and I am developing the
> server-side code using NetExpress.

I would assume that you are using POST method as most browsers have a
lower limit than this for GET method - eg IE is limited to total of
2083 in the URL string.

Check your apache configuration, for example for:

LimitRequestBody
LimitRequestFields