> I'm trying to find out if it's possible to run CFMX 6.1 > without the wildcard application map in IIS 6 set to point to > > * cf_root\runtime\lib\wsconfig\1\jrun_iis6_wildcard.dll > > When running on IIS 6 along with an ISAPI filter that we use, > it's causing a problem with IIS logging of partial content > HTTP status (It improperly returns a default HTTP status when > it should instead query the status from the child process > that it launches when it doesn't directly process a request) > > If I simply remove that wildcard mapping, I get an error on > CF pages saying: > > * Server Error: Either the Macromedia application server is > unreachable or it does not have a mapping to process this request. > > If I remove the wildcard mappping, but change the .cfm > application extension mapping from > > * cf_root\runtime\lib\wsconfig\jrun_iis6.dll > > to > > * cf_root\runtime\lib\wsconfig\1\jrun_iis6_wildcard.dll > > my CF pages appear to load properly, but I don't know if I'm > losing some functionality. In looking at Macromedia > documentation, I can only find that one of these dll's is a > 'helper' dll. Is it safe to run without the wildcard > application map but with the application extension map for > .cfm set to use jrun_iis6_wildcard.dll?
When you hook CFMX up to IIS, it integrates using two mechanisms. One is an ISAPI filter or wildcard extension, on IIS 5 and 6 respectively, and the other is an ISAPI extension. The ISAPI filter is used to automatically detect and process URL patterns that should be handled by CFMX, even if they don't end in .cfm, such as Flash Remoting and RDS requests. The ISAPI extension handles only .cfm requests. If you disable the ISAPI filter or wildcard extension, I suspect that Flash Remoting won't work in most cases, and RDS won't work in some cases - you may need to create /CFIDE/Main/ide.cfm to make RDS work. I think that the ISAPI filter/wildcard extension is also used to let the missing template handler deal with requests for .cfm files that don't exist, rather than letting the web server deal with them, as is an option with the ISAPI extension. If you don't need those features, you should be just fine with the ISAPI extension alone. Out of curiosity, what ISAPI filter are you using, if you don't mind my asking? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:10:5363 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/10 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:10 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.10 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
