It's the other way around - a GET puts everything on the URL and is limited in size, a POST allows for more content and produces the CF FORM scope.
On 3/4/07, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, this has been around for years, Microsoft even has a technote on it... > > It could be seen 2 ways... Why on earth would you want to pass that much > data in a POST.. Maybe IE is being logical in trying to restrict you :-). > > I believe you can get around the problem by using a GET. > > ColdFusion shouldn't have a limit I would say, why should it? It's not a > browser. > > > > > > "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, > Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, > Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is > confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the > intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note > that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the > information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > received this communication in error please return it to the sender or call > our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within this > communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." > Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mik Muller > To: CF-Talk > Sent: Sun Mar 04 07:51:59 2007 > Subject: Why does IE s*(k... let me count the ways. > > Something I'm now bumping into... > > http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/misc/urllength.html > > Of all the browsers out there, almost all of them can handle 80,000, > 100,000, even 190,000. Yes, Opera can handle one hundred and ninety THOUSAND > characters on the URL line and still drink a martini. > > But of course, robust, market leader Internet Explorer wimps out at 2083 and > won't even pass the processing to the next *&^(#^# page. Won't even clip or > crop. It reports an error, and stops right there. > > Even IIS, a Microsoft product, can handle over 16,000 characters as a URL. > But their browser? Ehhh.... Nah. > > I have an applet that returns a list of files to the URL and executes. I > don't think I can redirect this to a form. I'll contact the vendor about it, > but it's looking like I have an issue. > > What's CF's limit, BTW. Anyone know? > > Mik > > > > -------- > Michael Muller > Admin, MontagueMA.net Website > work (413) 863-0030 > cell (413) 320-5336 > skype: michaelBmuller > http://www.MontagueMA.net > > Eschew Obfuscation > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:271425 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
