Re: loading html pages in frames

From: Kristofer Gafvert (kgafvert_at_NEWSilopia.com)
Date: 01/20/05

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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:23:49 -0800

Hello,

Can you please use WFetch from the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools, request the
very same page, and then tell us what the Content-Type field is.

Something makes me belive that it is something else but text/html.

IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools is available here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=56fc92ee-a71a-4c73-b628-ade629c89499&DisplayLang=en

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Kristofer Gafvert
www.gafvert.info - My articles and help
www.ilopia.com
Doug Stichler wrote:
> When my developers first came to me with the problem thats what I thought
> too. But when I copy the shortcut into the browser...short cut is
> http://server/temp/data/report.html it still wants to download the file. 
It
> shouldn't do that. I think if we get that behavior fixed the link should
> work correctly.
>
>
> "Tom Kaminski [MVP]" <tomk (A@T) mvps (D.O.T) org> wrote in message
> news:OawD3ov$EHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > "Doug Stichler" <dstichler@prosolv.com> wrote in message
> > news:e07sd#o$EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > We have a fairly simply web app that for some reason is having 
problems
> on
> > > 2003 IIS 6
> > >
> > > Basically if the htm file exists in this directory we show a link on 
the
> > web
> > > page for the user to click on. It then loads that htm in the second
> frame.
> > > We have this working at several sites. We have named the frame and 
when
> we
> > > create the link we set the target to the name of the frame.
> > >
> > > Now then that link is in a virtual directory that is a subdirectory 
of
> > > another virtual directory . I added the first virtual directory to 
the
> > > default web site.( ie. To the default web a virtual directory call 
temp
> > and
> > > then added a virtual directory called data in temp.) When setting up 
the
> > > virutal directories I used the defaults Read and Execute Scripts and
> made
> > no
> > > other changes. On the actual file folders I have given Everyone and 
IUSR
> > > account full access. In WebServices extensions I have allowed Active
> > Server
> > > Pages.
> > >
> > > On the server when we click on the link we get a momentary 
downloading
> > > window like you get when the browser is downloading a file it can't
> handle
> > > itself and then it loads it in a new browser window. The address bar
> > doesn't
> > > show the actual url but shows the actual path in the temp 
directory(ie.
> > > c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temp....)
> > >
> > > So it does download the file. I have found that even if I copy the
> > shortcut
> > > and paste it in the address bar I get the same behaviour. It 
momentarily
> > > shows the file download and then launches it from the temp cache. So 
I
> get
> > > the same the same kind of behaviour so I don't think it has anything 
to
> do
> > > with the link.
> > >
> > > On any other computer when I click on the link nothing happens. I've
> even
> > > checked the web server logging files. No request is ever sent to the
> > server
> > > if its not initiated on the server. If I copy the shortcut to the
> address
> > > bar, the html file loads correctly in the same window.
> > >
> > > Now I've also just tried putting an html file in the temp folder and
> > trying
> > > to load it but I get the same behaviour as trying to load from the
> > > temp->data virtual folder. The html file does load if put in wwwroot.
> > >
> > > Now for the weirdest part of this. Say I decide to create a new 
virtual
> > > directory off the default web and will just say I call it dummy and 
then
> I
> > > add a data virtual folder to it. These virtual folders point to the 
same
> > > folders the others did. Sometimes the html page will load correctly 
on
> the
> > > server with the link. It won't work on any other computers though 
only
> the
> > > server. Now another catch if I try to load a different htm file out 
of
> the
> > > folder it displays the momentary download and displays the html file 
in
> a
> > > new browser window. Now I thought this might be a problem with the 
temp
> > > cache so I closed out of IE. the opened it back up and deleted all 
the
> > temp
> > > inet files. I can still load the original html file in the browser 
like
> it
> > > should but the second file still has to download and launch a second
> > > browser.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure if this is some sort of user rights problem or setup of 
the
> > > webserver.
> > >
> > > I've removed the default website, restarted IIS, rebooted the 
machine,
> > > reentered everything. I am doing the same thing on another 2003 
server
> and
> > > it works like it should.
> > >
> > > I'm at a loss as to what to do next...hopefully this is something 
that
> > > someone has fixed before.
> >
> > Check the browser HTML source for the URL's you're using, sounds like 
it
> > might be a local file ref like C:\folder\... instead of an
> > http://server/folder/ ...
> >
> >

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