Re: scripting a periodic iis redirect

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From: John Cesta (lists_at_lookwww.com)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:49:12 GMT

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 05:53:09 -0800, kevinL
<kevinL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

How are you managing the schedule? Do you use the AT command
scheduler? You have access to the web server right?

>Sure, John, and thanks for the reply.
>
>I have a W2K, sp 4 server running IIS 5.0.2157.1. I have "A redirect to a
>URL" set up to accomodate a specfic application which interacts with our
>public library catalog software. Below is the specific "Redirect to"
>
>http://newport.lib.unc.edu/web2/tramp2.exe/log_in?SETTING_KEY=english&guest=guest&screen=home.html
>
>Periodically, over the last year I have needed to change the "Redirect to"
>in order to force library patrons using services to a customer satisfaction
>survey for a 10 minute period. I go to the gui and change the "Redirect to"
>
>http://www.lib.unc.edu/survey/libuse/index.html?origin=http://newport.lib.unc.edu/web2/tramp2.exe/log_in?SETTING_KEY=english&guest=guest&screen=home.html
>
>Beginning in ~2 weeks, I need to start doing these redirects for 10 minute
>periods during the middle of the night. Why the middle of the night?
>Apparently, we have patrons using our digital library services from around
>the globe now so to get a good sample, I need to push the survey out randomly
>around the clock.
>
>The problem: I can't seem to get started on the right track to automate and
>then schedule the change of the redirect and the reversal of same 10 minutes
>later. I am a relative newbie to scripting but am motivated by the few
>simple successes I have had so far using scripted solutions and I really
>don't want to wake up at 2 a.m. for a 10 minute task using the gui.
>
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and I'll endeavor to repay the
>courtesy to the community by helping other scripting newbies down the road.
>
>many thanks,
>
>kevinL
>
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>"John Cesta" wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:07:01 -0800, kevinL
>> <kevinL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Periodically, I need to modify a redirect from normal function to an online
>> >survey for the only site hosted on a particular server running IIS 5.0 I
>> >have been doing this with the IIS gui without probs.
>> >
>> >Beginning soon, these redirect changes will need to happen in the middle of
>> >the night. Could someone help me get on the right track for scheduling and
>> >scripting them? I have searched the text on the entire system for the text
>> >of my usual redirect and can't find it. If I could, I would schedule
>> >changing the text and returning it to normal. Ideas?
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>>
>> I don't get it. Can you explain this a little better?
>>
>> John Cesta
>>
>> iMAIL Reporter - Reports on iMAIL server and POP users
>> LogFileManager - IIS LogFile Management Tool
>> WebPageChecker - Helps Maintain Server UpTime
>> DomainReportIt PRO - Helps Rebuild IIS
>> http://www.serverautomationtools.com
>> >
>> >kevinL
>>
>>

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