WebDav question

[Jeremy Dennis]

I've tried connecting to our WebDAV server as I had in XP through adding a
network place, but after I enter the URL I get an error that states "the
folder you entered is invalid." If I map the drive either on the commandline
or through the GUI it works. Is this how WebDAV is connected now?
Thanks,
Jeremy Dennis

 

[Guest]

Hi Ather,

Thanks for your response but we continue to have WebDAV problems here at a
major university which uses https secured WebDAV in combination with an
eLearning tool We are using the RTM version of Vista with no success in
accessing the resource.

The WebDAV resource was able to be successfully added as a Web Folder
utilizing machines with Win XP and IE6 all recent patches. No changes to the
testing resource user name or password has occurred. All attempts to add
WebDAV functionality have failedwithin Vista. We have tried the following:

-Method 1: Accessing the WebDAV resource within IE. Result: Unsuccessful.
IE attempts to authenticate and then displays this error message: "Internet
Explorer could not open <https://...> as a web Folder. Would you like to see
its default view instead?". Clicking yes to this question renders a page
that only displays the root folder of the resource as an HTML document.

-Method 2: Add the WebDAV resource from within the "Add Network Location"
wizard. Result: Unsuccessful. No prompt to authenticate and response
displayed was the following error message: The folder you entered does not
appear to be valid. Please choose another"

-Method 3: Add the WebDAV resource using a Privileged Command Prompt and
the "net use" command. Result: Unsuccessful. Attempts to authenticate then
displays this error message: "System Error 5: Access is denied".
Infrequently will respond with the error message: "System Error 67 has
occured: The netowrk name cannot be found".

So far we have had no luck. Can you advise as to how we should proceed?

Thanks!
Mark

 

[Guest]

Hi Ather,

After writing my previous post I read additional posts and now understand
that the root of the problem seems to be the lack of the inclusion of the
WebFolders client within Vista.

The WebDAV redirector client would not be compatible with the design of the
site in question as particular users may not be able to be given access to
the root of the site. Since this is the case, is there a way to install the
WebFolders client in Vista?

Please feel free to clarify if you feel that this summation is inaccurate.

Thanks!
Mark

 

[Guest]

Yes - if the OPTIONS request to the root of the site doesn't succeed or
returns but doesn't say that the server can talk DAV (Basically support verbs
like PROPFIND, PROPPATCH etc), WebDAV redirector will not be able to connect
to such a server.

An option/workaround is to actually have the root of the site support
OPTIONS request.

WebFolders gets installed on Vista if Office System 2003 is installed on
Vista. Besides that, there is no way of installing WebFolders on Vista.

Thanks & I apologize for the inconvenience.

-Ather

 

[Guest]

Hi Mark,

I am curious about the IE error. On Vista, IE should not ask you about
opening something as a webfolder as it does come with Vista by default.

Could you double check that you can open the site using IE with Vista? If
that is the case, then we should in most cases support it using webclient.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Howdy Shivani!

The error I get when I try to open the WebDav site within IE states that
"Internet Explorer could not open <url> as a web Folder. Would you like to
see its default view instead?"

Still no luck using this particular site with the WebDav redirector built
into Vista, although everything worked fine in XP. Do you know of anyway to
force the usage of WebFolders client that was provided by Office 2003 or any
other ideas on getting WebDav to work with Vista? From previous posts it
looks like changes were made to the way the WebDav redirector interacts and
authenticates with the site.

This problem has the potential to affect over 20,000 students on our campus
who use the Sakai class communication tool.

Thanks!
Mark