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ASP Status Property

The Status property specifies the value of the status line returned by the server.

Tip: Use this property to modify the status line returned by the server.

Syntax

response.Status=statusdescription

Parameter	Description
statusdescription	A three-digit number and a description of that code, like 404 Not Found. Note: Status values are defined in the HTTP specification.

Examples

<%
ip=request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR")
if ip<>"194.248.333.500" then
  response.Status="401 Unauthorized"
  response.Write(response.Status)
  response.End
end if
%>

Complete Response Object Reference