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Topic: Forum APIs

Posted By: xrum
Subject: Forum APIs
Date Posted: 27 September 2010 at 9:28pm

here is my code:

<%

url = "http://dev.yy.net/forum/HttpAPI.asp?action=GetLastPostsByForumID&Username= xx&Password=zz&ForumID=2&MaxResults=5"
Dim xmlhttp
Set xmlhttp = Server.Createobject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")
xmlhttp.setTimeouts 5000, 60000, 10000, 10000
xmlhttp.Open "GET",,false
xmlhttp.send ""
response.write(xmlhttp.responsetext)
set xmlhttp = nothing
%>

i get:
msxml3.dll error '80072ee2'

The operation timed out

but when i put my url in the browser, i get the xml just fine, please help

Replies:

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 28 September 2010 at 8:11am

If you are trying to run this on a server it could be that port 80 outbound is blocked or is going through a proxy server.

You might also want to try a different way to create the MSXML Object as there are different versions that work in different ways:-

CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0")

CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")

CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")

The last one is less likely to cause an server error as I believe it uses an Active X Component in the IE browser on the server, so it is like IE making the connection. However, it has been many years since I looked in to the MS XML HTTP Component, but I am sure that the last is more compatible with various Windows servers.

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