Subject: IIS on Win2K with VB6 Config Problem
Posted By: BrianWren Post Date: 10/24/2006 11:39:53 AM
I have a Windows 2000 box, with IIS loaded on it.
I have several VB 6 IIS applications that work together as a suite.
I had all these on a Win NT 4 box with Personal Web Server.
The file structure is:
c: +— InetPub
     +— Components
     |   +— CR
     |   |   +— CR.DLL   (the actual CR WebClass code.)
     |   |
     |   +— IDDS
     |   |   +— IDDS.DLL (the actual IDDS WebClass code.)
     |   |
     |   +— FS
     |       +— FS.DLL   (the actual FS WebClass code.)
     |
     +— WWWRoot <--<<< default web site
         +— CR
         |   +— CR.ASP
         |   +— CR.VBP (and associated folders & files)
         |
         +— IDDS
         |   +— IDDS.ASP
         |   +— IDDS.VBP (and associated folders & files)
         |
         +— FS
             +— FS.ASP
             +— FS.VBP (and associated folders & files)
As I had it set up on the NT 4 box, all of the folders where the .ASP files were were set to be virtual roots of the same name as the asp.  So IDDS could be run with:
h ttp://localhost/IDDS/IDDS.asp
(for instance).

So when I set up the new box, I turned the folders where the ASPs reside into internet applications (again, as before).  But when I open the applications in the VB IDE, and hit the Run button on the toolbar, I am prompted to name a virtual root.  And It will not let me select the names "IDDS," "CR," etc, telling me that those names are already in use.

How can I tell VB to just go ahead and use the existing file structure, using the virtual roots that already exist?

I need to keep the URL structure the same so that my development enviroment matches th eproduction environment.

Since posting this I tried the following:
  • Deleted the Virtual root VB wanted to make

  • rescinded the Internet Application status of ...\wwwroot\cr

  • Renamed ...wwwRoot\CR to ...wwwroot\_cr

  • Ran the app from _CR

  • Chose CR as the virtual root name

  • stopped, saved and closed the app

  • Deleted the CR virtual root with InetMgr

  • Renamed _cr to CR

  • In InetMgr made CR an internet application

  • re-ran the VB app
Unfortunately, it now (once again) wants to create a virtual root, recommending CR-0...  <sigh...>

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