How to display ASP error in browser, NOT http 500 error 1

[XgrinderX]

Isn't there a setting in IIS that will allow it to display the actual ASP error message to the browser instead of just giving the HTTP 500 Page cannot be displayed error?

We have an old IIS server that does this, but the new one we set up just gives the HTTP 500 error and this makes it hard for debugging. We want to see the error message.

Any ideas?

-Greg

 

[mwolf00]

ON ERROR RESUME NEXT

your code goes here

IF err.number <> 0 THEN
response.write &quot;Number: &quot;& err.number &&quot;<P>&quot;
response.write &quot;Description: &quot;& err.Description &&quot;<P>&quot;
response.write &quot;Source: &quot;& err.Source &&quot;<P>&quot;
err.Clear
End If

 

[GaryC123]

you can also set your browser to not display friendly msgs Saturday 12.00

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[TedLiu]

Go to your IE browser. Tools >> internet options >> advanced >> check out display friendly Http error message.
you'll get it.

Cheers !

Ted

 

[XgrinderX]

I guess I should be more specific. We have a few older IIS servers that someone else set up. If we get an ASP error on those pages, the error message is displayed to the browser, just as if we had used the ON ERROR statement. But we don't have to use the ON ERROR statement, the error messages just appear in the browser with line number and everything.

On our new IIS server, it does not do this. Instead all we get is a HTTP 500 error. We would like our new IIS server to work the same way the others do, but we are not IIS experts and don't know what to do.

Yes we could use the ON ERROR statements, but we prefer the way the other servers operate.

Thanks.

 

[XgrinderX]

OK...you guys reply to fast!

My first reply was being written while you guys wrote in about the friendly HTTP message deal. I went to the options like you said, and unchecked that box and it works great.

That still doesn't explain why the 2 servers operate differently, but oh well. At least I got what I needed!

THANKS!!

-Greg