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Wes_98712
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Nov 08, 2011

Header Inserts

I am experiencing a somewhat odd situation. I created an HTTP profile and setup a name value pair in the Request Header Insert (SSL_ENV:On). When I debug in Fiddler to see if the header is inserted, I...
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Kurt_Knochner_5
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Nov 09, 2011
It appears F5 is appending the variable with a :,

 

 

That's correct, as it's the syntax for a HTTP header.

 

 

name: value

 

 

BTW: it's not a variable, but a HTTP request header.

 

 

Regarding your ASP code. I believe the correct way to access the HTTP request header is HTTP_name_of_header, in your case HTTP_SSL_ENV, instead of SSL_ENV.

 

 

See also here: http://www.w3schools.com/asp/coll_servervariables.asp

 

 

Regards

 

Kurt Knochner