RedirectList() bug?

It appears that RedirectList() throws an error when the last hop is a 404 URL.

For example, this URL — https://www.penfed.org/learn/First-Time-Home-Buyer-Mistakes-Things-To-Avoid — is actually a chain that looks like this:

  1. '301' to http://www.penfed.org/learn/first-time-home-buyer-mistakes-things-to-avoid
    (lower-case version, but non-secure)
  2. '307' to https://www.penfed.org/learn/first-time-home-buyer-mistakes-things-to-avoid
    (secure version via HSTS policy)
  3. then '404' to https://www.penfed.org/learn/first-time-home-buyer-mistakes-things-to-avoid

(Yes, I know rules should be combined - that's why I'm working on this now.)

Rather than showing those URLs, RedirectList() gives a #VALUE! error. I've tested many URLs, and my results seem to point to this error being caused by a 404 in the last hop.

-Tim W.

Hi, @diskborste. I'm just refreshing this post since there have been quite a few views, but no responses. I've just confirmed this bug still exists. RedirectCount() is also affected.

I'm using:

  • Windows 10, v21H2
  • Microsoft® Excel® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2207 Build 16.0.15427.20182) 64-bit
  • SeoTools v9.7.0.4
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