directory browsing works in PWS but not IIS5

[Dan Nash]

Hi guys

I have a page that is *supposed* to list the directories on the server.
Here's the code...

folderspec = server.MapPath("./images/")
set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set fold = fso.GetFolder(folderspec)
for each subfolder in fold.subFolders
Response.Write(subfolder.name & "<br>")
next
set fold = nothing
set fso = nothing

The code works perfectly on Win98 / PWS but causes some very odd occurances
on XP Pro / IIS. Either it gets in a loop, and hangs the server, causing me
to have to reset. Or it will go through the motions, I get the blue bar at
the bottom, it goes away, says Done in the status bar, and the page hasnt
changed. It's weird...

I assume it's something to do with permissions but not sure?

Any help appreciated,

Cheers


Dan

 

[Pravin Patil]

Hi

Debug the application and find out where it is getting hanged

Cheers

Pravin Patil

 

[Dan Nash]

Hi Pravin

It has debug information in the file as response.writes all over the place.
Unfortunately IIS doesnt seem to run the file at all, ie you click the link
to it and it does the blue bar and doesnt change the page. Therefore I have
no idea where it's getting to unfortunately.

Cheers


Dan

 

[Dan Nash]

provide a link to what?

 

[Roland Hall]

in message : Hi Pravin
:
: It has debug information in the file as response.writes all over the
place.
: Unfortunately IIS doesnt seem to run the file at all, ie you click the
link
: to it and it does the blue bar and doesnt change the page. Therefore I
have
: no idea where it's getting to unfortunately.

That's gonna' be tough to do. You didn't provide a link. (O:=

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[Roland Hall]

in message : folderspec = server.MapPath("./images/")
: set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
: set fold = fso.GetFolder(folderspec)
: for each subfolder in fold.subFolders
: Response.Write(subfolder.name & "<br>")
: next
: set fold = nothing
: set fso = nothing

Will this make a difference?

This works for me:

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<%
Option Explicit
Response.Buffer = True

Dim folderspec, fso, f, fc, fl
folderspec = Server.MapPath("/images")
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = fso.GetFolder(folderspec)
Set fc = f.SubFolders
For each fl in fc
Response.Write(fl.name & "<br />")
Next
Set fso = nothing
Set f = nothing
Set fc = nothing
%>

My images directory is one off the web root: http://domain.com/images

HTH...

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[Roland Hall]

: provide a link to what?
:
: > : Unfortunately IIS doesnt seem to run the file at all, ie you click the
: > link
: > : to it and it does the blue bar and doesnt change the page. Therefore I
: > have
: > : no idea where it's getting to unfortunately.

We cannot see what you're seeing. You said, you click the link.

 

[Dan Nash]

Hi Roland,

Fraid it doesn't. I've just tried your code and the same thing happens.
However, the first time forgot the <% and it just presented me with a load
of text (the code) on the page. So I know it's actually loading the page.

Can I ask how your image directory's permissions are setup? I've set my
directories to enable read/write/directory browsing, but still no luck.

Cheers


Dan

 

[Jeff Cochran]

Hi guys

I have a page that is *supposed* to list the directories on the server.
Here's the code...

folderspec = server.MapPath("./images/")
set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set fold = fso.GetFolder(folderspec)
for each subfolder in fold.subFolders
Response.Write(subfolder.name & "<br>")
next
set fold = nothing
set fso = nothing

The code works perfectly on Win98 / PWS but causes some very odd occurances
on XP Pro / IIS. Either it gets in a loop, and hangs the server, causing me
to have to reset. Or it will go through the motions, I get the blue bar at
the bottom, it goes away, says Done in the status bar, and the page hasnt
changed. It's weird...

I assume it's something to do with permissions but not sure?

Take a look at:

http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/vbscript/quickref/folderscollection.html

Jeff

 

[Dan Nash]

Ahhh.. ) No I was just trying to explain what happens when the link is
clicked. The site is on my local XP box.

Sorry for any confusion!! )

Cheers


Dan

 

[Dan Nash]

Hi Jeff

Thanks for that. Have had a look and tried the code, and I still get the
same problem. Page just doesn't display (it stays on the page u were on).
Makes no sense....

 

[Roland Hall]

in message : Ahhh.. ) No I was just trying to explain what happens when the link is
: clicked. The site is on my local XP box.

Ah, I was wrong. It wouldn't be difficult, it would be impossible! (O:=

: Sorry for any confusion!! )

I've been confused for years.

 

[Roland Hall]

in message : Fraid it doesn't. I've just tried your code and the same thing happens.
: However, the first time forgot the <% and it just presented me with a load
: of text (the code) on the page. So I know it's actually loading the page.
:
: Can I ask how your image directory's permissions are setup? I've set my
: directories to enable read/write/directory browsing, but still no luck.

Hi Dan...

Ok, try this link. This is the code I posted earlier.
http://guysare.us/lab/folders.asp

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[Phillip Windell]

Do you know for sure if the local IUSR_<machinename> account has the
permissions to perform this action on that folder?

 

[Roland Hall]

in message
: "Dan Nash" wrote in message
: : Fraid it doesn't. I've just tried your code and the same thing happens.
: : However, the first time forgot the <% and it just presented me with a
load
: : of text (the code) on the page. So I know it's actually loading the
page.
: :
: : Can I ask how your image directory's permissions are setup? I've set my
: : directories to enable read/write/directory browsing, but still no luck.
:
: Hi Dan...
:
: Ok, try this link. This is the code I posted earlier.
: http://guysare.us/lab/folders.asp

If you're running this on XP, aren't you running IIS 5.1? You are loading
this from the virtual path and not from the physical path, right? I'm
asking because you said you ran it and saw code. It's all ASP VBScript, you
shouldn't see any code at all in the browser.

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[Dan Nash]

Hi Roland,

Thanks. Right, let's see if we can get some sense out of this...

The code you sent me I tried, and it works on PWS but not on IIS. Very odd.
I am indeed running IIS 5.1 on XP as a local server, so there's nothing else
involved. and all the directories have the "directory browsing" enabled in
IIS. They don't however have "anonymous access" setup, although I have tried
this and it makes no difference.

As far as I can tell, it's either something to do with permissions, or the
location of the folder and server.mappath(). Im trying to display a list of
the folders in the following folder on the C drive...

c:\inetpub\wwwroot\darts\library\documents

... im doing it from an asp file in the \library directory, so, i would
assume mappath("./") would give me a list of what's in library, and
mappath("./documents/") or mappath("/documents/") would get me into the
folder I actually want. However. I've tried every possible combination I can
think of, to no avail.

Something else that might have something to do with it... I've never been
able to access the server from the rest of the network, like i can with PWS.
If i go to IE and do http://development/ (the machine name) I get nothing
and if i go to 10.0.0.1 (the xp machines net addy) i get an "unauthorized"
page. THAT makes me think the permissions are stuffed somewhere.......

Hope any/all/some of that is useful to you in solving this problem.

Thanks for your perciverance!


Dan

 

[Dan Nash]

as far as I can tell, yes. all directories have "directory browsing"
enabled, and at the moment they all have anonymous access, although that
doesnt seem to make a difference.

If you read my earlier post (today) in reply to Roland, there is a
permissions issue in that I cant access the IIS 5.1 server from any other
machine on my network.

Cheers


Dan

Do you know for sure if the local IUSR_<machinename> account has the
permissions to perform this action on that folder?


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www.wandtv.com

Hi Pravin

It has debug information in the file as response.writes all over the place.
Unfortunately IIS doesnt seem to run the file at all, ie you click the link
to it and it does the blue bar and doesnt change the page. Therefore I have
no idea where it's getting to unfortunately.

Cheers


Dan

 

[Roland Hall]

in message : Hi Roland,

Hi Dan... great information.

: Thanks. Right, let's see if we can get some sense out of this...
I'm ready! (O:=

: The code you sent me I tried, and it works on PWS but not on IIS. Very
odd.
: I am indeed running IIS 5.1 on XP as a local server, so there's nothing
else
: involved. and all the directories have the "directory browsing" enabled in
: IIS.
You do not need nor do you want directory browsing. This will make all of
your server-side code available to anyone unless you have a default document
in the subdirectory. We can go over that later.

: They don't however have "anonymous access" setup, although I have tried
: this and it makes no difference.
You set the anonymous user access at the site level in Internet Services
Manager. It is located on the Directory Security tab, click edit under
Anonymous Access and Authentication Control, then click to check Anonymous
Access to make sure it is enabled. Click Edit under that heading and make
sure the user is iusr_computername (mine is iusr_fs1) and check to allow
IIS, if it is not already checked, to control the password. It makes this
change in the user settings for the iusr_computername account.

If any of these are not set, I need to know which ones because if the
iusr_computername password has been changed, you may have to edit it the
first time but don't worry about it for now.

: As far as I can tell, it's either something to do with permissions, or the
: location of the folder and server.mappath(). Im trying to display a list
of
: the folders in the following folder on the C drive...
:
: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\darts\library\documents
:
: .. im doing it from an asp file in the \library directory, so, i would
: assume mappath("./") would give me a list of what's in library, and
: mappath("./documents/") or mappath("/documents/") would get me into the
: folder I actually want. However. I've tried every possible combination I
can
: think of, to no avail.

The permissions of the anonymous user account is one area and you have a
misunderstanding here.
The web root is:
virtual: /
physical: c:\inetpub\wwwroot

Server.MapPath works from the web root unless you specify the parent
directory (..).
So, using your paths listed above, let's make some corrections.
.. is a representation of the current directory.
... is a representation of the parent directory.
Server.MapPath works from either the web root, or from a directive (.) or
(..).
.. and .. are relative to the current directory and not relative from the
root.
Since / is always the web root, if you always start here, you always know
where you are. I never use current or parent directives.
So, if the documents directory physical path is:
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\darts\library\documents
.... then the virtual path is:
/darts/library/documents
To use Server.MapPath from the relative root, you address it as:
Server.MapPath("/darts/library/documents")
If you do it this way, you do not have to know which subdirectory you're
currently in.
For this to work:
Server.MapPath("./documents")
.... /darts/library has to be your current subdirectory.

: Something else that might have something to do with it... I've never been
: able to access the server from the rest of the network, like i can with
PWS.
: If i go to IE and do http://development/ (the machine name) I get nothing
: and if i go to 10.0.0.1 (the xp machines net addy) i get an "unauthorized"
: page. THAT makes me think the permissions are stuffed somewhere.......

Yes, this has to do with anonymous user access.

: Hope any/all/some of that is useful to you in solving this problem.
We're getting there.

: Thanks for your perciverance!
You're welcome.

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[Dan Nash]

Hi again,

Thanks for the advice - I've turned directory browsing off completely on all
directories now. My initial thought was that this was required to allow the
FSO to work, but since it isn't.. byebye!

I have set up anonymous access on all the directories, with the default
password and the control password thing checked. My machine is called
"!USR_DEVELOPMENT", and it still seems to be working fine locally. Still
can't access the machine from anywhere else though. I should point out that
"integrated windows authentification" is also checked.

But.. back to the main problem of directory browsing. Still can't get it to
work. Have tried the mappath's you suggested, but it still just sits there
for ages. It's almost like it in a semi-infinite loop, but when it ends it
hasn't changed the page. ANd as I said, can't add debug messages cos they
can't display.

tearing my hair out now!!

Thanks


Dan

 

[Roland Hall]

in message : Thanks for the advice - I've turned directory browsing off completely on
all
: directories now. My initial thought was that this was required to allow
the
: FSO to work, but since it isn't.. byebye!
:
: I have set up anonymous access on all the directories, with the default
: password and the control password thing checked. My machine is called
: "!USR_DEVELOPMENT", and it still seems to be working fine locally. Still
: can't access the machine from anywhere else though. I should point out
that
: "integrated windows authentification" is also checked.

If you right click on the default web site and set it there, you don't have
to do it anywhere else.

: But.. back to the main problem of directory browsing. Still can't get it
to
: work. Have tried the mappath's you suggested, but it still just sits there
: for ages. It's almost like it in a semi-infinite loop, but when it ends it
: hasn't changed the page. ANd as I said, can't add debug messages cos they
: can't display.
Well that's because we apparently still have a permissions issue or
something is blocking it.
Do you have the XP firewall enabled?

: tearing my hair out now!!
That's never a good idea.

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