ASP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

Status — Response.Status( strStatusDescSetting )

Synopsis

Specifies the HTTP status line that is returned to the client machine from the web server.

Parameters

strStatusDescSetting

The strStatusDescSetting is a string value containing a three-digit status code that indicates the status of the HTTP request and a short explanation of the status code.

The possible values of the strStatusDescSetting parameter are described in the current HTTP specification^[1] and fall into the following high-level categories:

1xx

The 100 range is set aside for sending information-only response statuses to the client.

2xx

The 200 range is set aside for sending successful response statuses to the client.

3xx

The 300 range is set aside for redirection of the client. This status range should be used for requested pages that have been moved temporarily or permanently.

4xx

The 400 range is set aside for sending notices of client error to the client. For example, you have undoubtedly seen the 404 Not Found error status sent back to your browser when you attempt to navigate to a page that has been moved or that does not exist.

5xx

The 500 range is set aside for sending notices of server error to the client. For example, attempts to reach pages on a server that is unable to handle the request due to temporary overloading or server maintenance could result in the response status 503 Service Not Available.

Example

<% ' The following code sets the Status property of the ' Response object to 404 Not Found. Unless ...