How can I rename a Virtual Directory (or Web Application) in IIS 6.0/7.0 using VBScript?
If you just want to change the site name in IIS 7. Edit the applicationHost.config file.
This file can be found in c:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config\
Find and replace the name of the application. Save the file. And if you restart the IIS Management Console you will see the name has change.
Do you want to rename it in IIS, or change the virtual path? adsutil can do either. It should be installed in c:\inetpub\AdminScripts
adsutil.vbs SET W3SVC/svcnum/Root/AppName/AppFriendlyName "New Friendly Name"
adsutil.vbs SET W3SVC/svcnum/Root/AppName/AppRoot "New Application Path"
See the "Name" property of the objects from the IIsWebVirtualDirSetting WMI collection (from the MicrosoftIISv2 WMI namespace).
see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms525005%28v=vs.90%29.aspx
I assume you want to use a local shell script.
Try PowerShell, I think IIS7 has introduced new administration tools that look quite powerful. I think you could also use these scripts to manage IIS remotely via WMI.
It shouldn't be any more complicated then VBScript.
Another way would be to use VBScript to edit the IIS configuration files or create an administration object, but that doesn't really seem to be the way to go about it.
Hopefully this helps.
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I have next to no experience with Orchard, or .NET in general for that matter, but I have agreed to do some development on an existing Orchard website.
I have an admin-login with access to the Dashboard and I have an admin-login at the hosting provider (Arvixe). I've started moving the site over to Azure so I can use that as a staging environment.
I've successfully exported all the content, but the site is also running a custom theme that I also need to move over. From what I gather the only way to package that theme is using the command line interface, but I can't find a way to run the command line executable via the hosting provider's web interface (I haven't been able to connect to it with SSH).
Is there any way to run what is usually command line operations via the Dashboard? Some kind of module that I have not discovered? Is there any way of moving a theme from one installation to another without using the command line?
If you have access to the Arvixe account, you also have access to ftp. Do that, then look under the Themes directory. Copy the theme's folder. What's the web site?
We're talking about a simple webapp.
So I have a file called "modulev2.cgi" which is part of a trusted 3rd party online payment company. This file has to be put in a folder named "cgi-bin". For windows IIS environnement the file is renamed "modulev2.exe" and put in the same directory. This is what the documentation says.
Module is called as this :
FORM ACTION=../cgi-bin/modulev2.exe METHOD=post
with a bunch of parameters. It should not download when called of course but execute.
And indeed it does work in my dedicated server, provided the "cgi-bin" folder and the file in have "execute" setting level in IIS.
So to the point, would I be able to set the rights to execute to this file in Windows Azure ? If yes, how to script such a process ?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks !
The best way to do this is to script it out locally against your IIS using appcmd.exe. You want to add your CGI handler programmatically. By default, IIS in Windows Azure is already running CGI/Fast-CGI, so you don't have to install it, it should be ready. I think you need to add it to the CGI restriction list and add your handler mappings.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732851(WS.10).aspx
Once you have a .cmd file that will correctly configure your local IIS settings, you can use that as the basis for a Startup task in Windows Azure to bootstrap the role.
http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Cloud+Cover/Cloud-Cover-Episode-31-Startup-Tasks-Elevated-Privileges-and-Classic-ASP
http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Cloud+Cover/Cloud-Cover-Episode-34-Advanced-Startup-Tasks-and-Video-Encoding
I am using InstallShield 2010 I am trying to create an installation MSI which will modify a Web application's virtual directory path under the "Default Web Site". I was trying many way in the Installation Designer but I can't mange to overwrite the changes. It is possible to do it or do I need to implement custom actions.
Thanks
Thurein
Are you trying to update the root directory of the default website itself? ( I.E. change it from C:\InetPub to something else ) If so, InstallShield doesn't support this. You can create additional virtual directories and you can create additional websites responding on different ip's, ports or host headers but you can't update the root default website out of concern of messing up existing applications and content.
Since 2005, when Microsoft prevented HtmlHelp functioning off a network share, e.g.:
\\appserver\tos\PointScanner.exe
\\appserver\tos\PointScanner.chm
What are we supposed to do instead?
(Given that the application is not installed locally.)
To rephrase: What is Microsoft's intended, supported, out-of-the-box, help solution?
You can allow access via the Registry setting described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896054/
If you don't want to open any security vulnerabilities by modifying Registry settings your application could also create a local copy of the .chm file, e.g. in the users temp folder (%TMP%) and open the help from there. You can remove the file again when your application exits (in case you don't want to leave anything behind on the user's workstation)
I started with the registry change mentioned by divo. Eventually I moved from network folder based chm files to actual "html help". This was easy for me since I use RoboHelp which can generate either format from the same source code.
I'm dealing with an issue where there was a site setup, and the default.htm used an iframe which pointed to an ASP directory. It seems like the ASP directory isn't readable and not processed - is there anything special that needs to be done to the ASP directory like permissions-wise?
wwwroot/sitename
<iframe src="ASP/file.asp"></iframe>
wwwroot/sitename/ASP/file.asp exists, and several other asp files but they aren't getting referenced by the iframe.
Update: I'm getting a 404..
The page cannot be found
I think I have to create a virtual directory and name it ASP. I never use IIS though - does anyone know how this works? And would I need to restart IIS after creating the virtual directory?
Update #2: More info..
Execute permissions: Scripts Only
Application name: asp
For Authentication Methods, "Integrated Windows authentication" is checked
Local Path: Read
Update #3: I can access asp/file.htm file fine. Can anyone provide code for a simple test I could do to see if its working properly ( I have no ASP/VBScript experience )..
one of the top of the pages contains <%# LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT"%>
Is this IIS6 by any chance? In IIS, under Web Sites there is a folder called Web Service Extensions. Make sure Active Server Pages are set to Allow and not Prohibited!
When you create a virtual directory for an ASP site in IIS, you have to make sure it is allowed to execute scripts. What version of IIS are you using? In 5.0 and 6.0, there should be a checkbox Run Scripts (such as ASP). Make sure that's checked.
Try putting a test.html file in the root directory of the site and then try to open it through wwwroot/sitename/asp/test.html - .html files won't be processed by asp.dll and so should display if the site is setup correctly even if there is some kind of asp.dll problem.
If you can't see a html file then I guess you will need to configure the website in IIS (not sure if a virtual directory is necessary from the information given) - check the 'home' tab to see if the path to the application is correct first.
If you can see the html file then I'd guess that asp is not properly installed (but that is a guess).