HTTP query from an AHK script returning error status 12029

[JnLlnd]

Hi,

I distribute a compiled script that is using the Windows com object MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0 to send a request to my web server to validate some information. Recently, two users reported that the request is failing. I investigated the result of the request and found that instead of a normal status code "200" and a response text confirming the validity of the information, the requests on these systems now return the status code "12029" and the response text is empty. From my search on the web, this non-official error code seems to indicate a firewall issue. But the users who reported the issue say the app is not blocked by their firewalls. FYI, these users are running the app on Win 7 and Win 8.1.

I saw very old posts on the old AHK forum about this error code. But nothing recently. Has anybody ever faced this issue here?

Thanks.

[malcev]

this non-official error code

No, this is official error code

ERROR_WINHTTP_CANNOT_CONNECT

12029

Returned if connection to the server failed.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winhttp/error-messages
Post Your code here.
Also, Why do You use MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0, but not WinHTTP.WinHTTPRequest.5.1?

[amateur+]

I saw very old posts on the old AHK forum about this error code. But nothing recently. Has anybody ever faced this issue here?

Have you seen this?
viewtopic.php?t=66685

[JnLlnd]

Have you seen this?
viewtopic.php?t=66685

Yes. I'm the one who started this post.

To tell the end of this story. I finally discovered that after my ISP provider upgraded the HTTPS security settings on his hosted web servers, users on Win 7 and 8.1 running an AHK compiled script using WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1 or MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0 started getting the error 12029. ISP said that these users had to update their Windows software but even after updating Windows 7 or 8.1 to the latest release, they were still getting the error. In the end, because 1) my ISP had no solution to offer on his side, 2) the number of users on these OS was getting relatively low and 3) because the impact on my app's usage was not critical, I decided to keep things as they were...

[amateur+]

Yes. I'm the one who started this post.

I'm a donkey I see

Could you offer them an edit registry file?
I have such one that I have to use sometimes. I have "Brave open links.reg" file that contains:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BraveHTML\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\BraveSoftware\\Brave-Browser\\Application\\brave.exe\" --user-data-dir=\"F:\\\\Programs\\Brave\" --single-argument %1"

I use it to make links to be opened by browser with these parameters if they have crashed to defaults. You could offer them your file to help them edit their registry.

[JnLlnd]

I use it to make links to be opened by browser with these parameters if they have crashed to defaults. You could offer them your file to help them edit their registry.

Thanks for the suggestion :-)