Logging onto a FP web on your local workstation

[Tom Miller]

I am having trouble with the Database Interface Wizard. I think I
may/maynot be "logging onto the server-based web" correctly.

I have a Windows2000/Fat32 workstation box with an OS partition and a
Pgm/Data partition. The "My Web" folder lives on the Pgm/Data partition. I
have IIS running and apparently serving pages.

I have creating a variety of folders and sub-webs. I have "shared" them
with the web-server. As far as I can tell that works. I can type in a URL
like: //localhost/testing/index.htm And get the page I am expecting.

Now as I understand it, I am supposed to "logon to the web-server" in order
to use the database wizard. I just tried publishing a disk-based web onto
my local webserver. I used: //localhost/bcccv3 which does not exist on that
server. It gave me a "550" error. I then tried publishing it to a folder
address: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\bcccv3 It appeared to publish correctly. At
least the log and inspection seemed to be right. The server served the
page. I then created a folder named "demo2" under the "bcccv3" folder. I
created a 1 page web in that folder. I then opened the folder in FP and ran
the Database Interface Wizard pointing it at the same physical file-path.
It hangs someplace near the end with the same message, again. Something
about FP - file-path\ where-ever I have the wizard pointed at is not
responding....
Sigh. Any ideas?
Tom

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You need to open the web in FP via http://localhost/bcccv3. However if you have been working
directly with your web in FP at c:\inetpub\wwwroot\bcccv3, then it no longer a server-based web,
instead it is treated as disk-based web.

To correct, un-install IIS, then re-install, then apply the extensions, then always work with your
webs via http://localhost.

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