IIS vb bug ?

I have a very simple vb code, that suppose to remove some binary
character codes from a string. The results are different if the code
is running from IIS-WinXp or IIS-WinServer. After hours of searching I
managed to isolate the code that is creating the problem, but i cannot
understand why. Here is the code :
Z1.asp
<%
function Hexof(s)
dim ix, so
for ix =1 to len(s): so = so & Hex(Asc(Mid(s,ix,1))) & ".":
next
HexOf = so
end function

Function Test()
Dim ix, s1

s1=""
For ix = 127 To 191: s1 = s1 & chr(ix): next
response.write "127..191....." & Hexof(s1)

End Function

test
%>

The results I get in IE 6, are :
for IIS on Win XP (INCORRECT?)
127..191.....7F.0.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F. 7F.7F.7F.
7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F. 7F.7F.7F.
7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F. 7F.7F.7F.

for IIS on Win 2000 server (as expected):
127..191.....7F.80.81.82.83.84.85.86.87.88.89.8A.8B.8C.8D.8E .8F.
90.91.92.93.94.95.96.97.98.99.9A.9B.9C.9D.9E.
9F.A0.A1.A2.A3.A4.A5.A6.A7.A8.A9.AA.AB.AC.AD.AE.AF.B0.B1.B2. B3.B4.B5.B6.B7.B8.B9.BA.BB.BC.BD.BE.BF.

the funny part is that if run the same script from different locations
in the same IE session, I get inconsistent result
1. running XP\z1.asp returns the INcorrect result
2. running server\z1.asp returns the correct result
3. running XP\z1.asp returns the CORRECT result Surprised ?
I really am

Somebody might help me to get this thing out of my mind

Thanks
Laszlo

Re: IIS vb bug ?

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> I have a very simple vb code, that suppose to remove some binary
> character codes from a string. The results are different if the code
> is running from IIS-WinXp or IIS-WinServer. After hours of searching I
> managed to isolate the code that is creating the problem, but i cannot
> understand why. Here is the code :
> Z1.asp
> <%
> function Hexof(s)
> dim ix, so
> for ix =1 to len(s): so = so & Hex(Asc(Mid(s,ix,1))) & ".":
> next
> HexOf = so
> end function
>
> Function Test()
> Dim ix, s1
>
> s1=""
> For ix = 127 To 191: s1 = s1 & chr(ix): next
> response.write "127..191....." & Hexof(s1)
>
> End Function
>
> test
> %>
>
> The results I get in IE 6, are :
> for IIS on Win XP (INCORRECT?)
> 127..191.....7F.0.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F. 7F.7F.7F.
> 7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F. 7F.7F.7F.
> 7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F.7F. 7F.7F.7F.
>
> for IIS on Win 2000 server (as expected):
> 127..191.....7F.80.81.82.83.84.85.86.87.88.89.8A.8B.8C.8D.8E .8F.
> 90.91.92.93.94.95.96.97.98.99.9A.9B.9C.9D.9E.
>
9F.A0.A1.A2.A3.A4.A5.A6.A7.A8.A9.AA.AB.AC.AD.AE.AF.B0.B1.B2. B3.B4.B5.B6.B7.B
8.B9.BA.BB.BC.BD.BE.BF.
>
> the funny part is that if run the same script from different locations
> in the same IE session, I get inconsistent result
> 1. running XP\z1.asp returns the INcorrect result
> 2. running server\z1.asp returns the correct result
> 3. running XP\z1.asp returns the CORRECT result Surprised ?
> I really am
>
> Somebody might help me to get this thing out of my mind
>

What version of Windows is winserver running?
Are you using anonymous access?
What regional settings are you using as a user?
What are the system regional settings on the machines?
Can you check the regional settings of the DEFAULT user (or can you reset
the settings)?


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Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET