ASP Classic CAPTCHA Built-In Troubleshooting VBScript Code Sample (BotDetect v3.0; deprecated)

The ASP Classic Captcha troubleshooting code sample shows how to use the BotDetect Troubleshooting helper to debug BotDetect CAPTCHA issues.

This helper can help diagnosing and resolving any BotDetect issues you might encounter on your servers.

First Time Here?

Check the BotDetect Developer Crash Course for key integration steps.

You just have to copy the BotDetectDebug.asp file to your project, and the <%=SampleCaptcha.Troubleshooting %> statement will display Captcha instance and persistence values.

Installed Location

By default, the Classic ASP basic Captcha code sample is installed at:
C:\Program Files\Lanapsoft\BotDetect 3 CAPTCHA Component\Asp\WebApp\CaptchaTroubleshootingSample

You can also run it from the BotDetect Start Menu:
Programs > Lanapsoft > BotDetect 3 CAPTCHA Component > ASP > Web Applications > Run

Default.asp

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" 
  "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
  <title>BotDetect ASP CAPTCHA Troubleshooting Sample</title>
  <link type="text/css" rel="Stylesheet" href="StyleSheet.css" />
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
  <!-- #include file ="BotDetect.asp" -->
</head>
<body>
  <form method="post" action="" id="form1">

    <h1>BotDetect ASP CAPTCHA Troubleshooting Sample</h1>
    
    <fieldset>
        <legend>ASP CAPTCHA validation</legend>
        <label for="CaptchaCode">Retype the characters from the 
        picture:</label>
        
        <% ' Adding BotDetect CAPTCHA to the page 
          Dim SampleCaptcha : Set SampleCaptcha = (New Captcha)("SampleCaptcha")

          SampleCaptcha.Locale = "en-CA"
          SampleCaptcha.CodeLength = 4
          SampleCaptcha.CodeStyleName = "Numeric"
          SampleCaptcha.ImageStyleName = "Fingerprints"
          SampleCaptcha.ImageWidth = 200
          SampleCaptcha.ImageHeight = 80
          SampleCaptcha.ImageFormatName = "gif"
          SampleCaptcha.SoundStyleName = "Pulse"
          SampleCaptcha.SoundFormat = 1
          SampleCaptcha.SoundFormatName = "WavPcm8bit8kHzMono"

          SampleCaptcha.UserInputID = "CaptchaCode"
        %>
        
        <%=SampleCaptcha.Html %>
        
        <div class="validationDiv">
            <input name="CaptchaCode" type="text" id="CaptchaCode" />
            <input type="submit" name="ValidateCaptchaButton" 
            value="Validate" id="ValidateCaptchaButton" />
            
            <% ' CAPTCHA user input validation (only if the form was 
            submitted)
              If Request.ServerVariables("REQUEST_METHOD") = "POST" 
              Then
                Dim isHuman : isHuman = SampleCaptcha.Validate()
                If Not isHuman Then 
                  ' CAPTCHA validation failed, show error message
                  Response.Write "<span class=""incorrect"">Incorrect 
                  code</span>"
                Else 
                  ' CAPTCHA validation passed, perform protected 
                  action
                  Response.Write "<span class=""correct"">Correct code
                  </span>"
                End If 
              End If
            %>
    
            <%=SampleCaptcha.Troubleshooting %>
    
        </div>
    </fieldset>
    
  </form>
</body>
</html>

The form follows the basic procedure for Captcha object properties to make troubleshooting functionality more obvious.

We can then output the SampleCaptcha.Troubleshooting value, as explained in the BotDetect troubleshooting guide.

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BotDetect\CaptchaConfig.asp

<%

' Captcha code configuration
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------
LBD_Configuration_CodeLength = LBD_RandomFromRange(4, 6)
LBD_Configuration_CodeStyle = LBD_CodeStyles("Alphanumeric")
LBD_Configuration_CodeTimeout = 1200
LBD_Configuration_Locale = "en-US"
LBD_Configuration_CustomCharset = ""
LBD_Configuration_BannedSequences = ""

' Captcha image configuration
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------
LBD_Configuration_ImageStyle = LBD_RandomImageStyle()
LBD_Configuration_ImageWidth = 200
LBD_Configuration_ImageHeight = 80
LBD_Configuration_ImageFormat = LBD_ImageFormats("JPEG")
LBD_Configuration_CustomDarkColor = ""
LBD_Configuration_CustomLightColor = ""
LBD_Configuration_ImageTooltip = "CAPTCHA"
LBD_Configuration_HelpLinkEnabled = True
LBD_Configuration_HelpLinkMode = LBD_HelpLinkModes("Image")
LBD_Configuration_HelpLinkUrl = ""
LBD_Configuration_HelpLinkText = ""

' Captcha sound configuration
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------
LBD_Configuration_SoundEnabled = True
LBD_Configuration_SoundStyle = LBD_RandomSoundStyle()
LBD_Configuration_SoundFormat = LBD_SoundFormats("WavPcm16bit8kHzMono")
LBD_Configuration_SoundTooltip = "Speak the CAPTCHA code"
LBD_Configuration_SoundIconUrl = "BotDetect/SoundIcon.gif"
LBD_Configuration_SoundPackageFolder = "C:\Program Files (x86)
\Lanapsoft\BotDetect 3 CAPTCHA Component\Asp\Redistribute\BotDetectSounds"
LBD_Configuration_WarnAboutMissingSoundPackages = True
LBD_Configuration_SoundStartDelay = 0
LBD_Configuration_SoundRegenerationMode = LBD_SoundRegenerationModes("Limited")

' Captcha reload configuration
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------
LBD_Configuration_ReloadEnabled = True
LBD_Configuration_ReloadTooltip = "Change the CAPTCHA code"
LBD_Configuration_ReloadIconUrl = "BotDetect/ReloadIcon.gif"
LBD_Configuration_AutoReloadExpiredCaptchas = True
LBD_Configuration_AutoReloadTimeout = 7200

' Captcha user input  configuration
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------
LBD_Configuration_AutoFocusInput = True
LBD_Configuration_AutoClearInput = True
LBD_Configuration_AutoUppercaseInput = True

' Captcha persistence configuration
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Dim LBD_Persistence : Set LBD_Persistence = Session
LBD_Configuration_UseApplicationFallback = True

%>

The ASP Captcha library configuration file defines base Captcha settings for the sample.

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Please Note

The information on this page is out of date and applies to a deprecated version of BotDetect™ CAPTCHA (v3.0).

An up-to-date equivalent page for the latest BotDetect Captcha release (v4) is BotDetect v4 Captcha documentation index.

General information about the major improvements in the current BotDetect release can be found at the What's New in BotDetect v4.0 page.

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