Ohh, its the "default" IIS website! No wonder. I tried putting a file relative to the wwwroot, the cfmx/wwwroot/ and everywhere else under the sun. I had to settle for a mapping. Nice idea for 404's Lee!
At 12:02 AM 16/11/02 -0800, you wrote: >Actually, I just found it. Sheesh... > >In CFMX, there's a basic mapping to "/" which points to the root of the >IIS default web site. If you put a 404.cfm file in there, and then set >this to "/404.cfm".. It works. > >And.. I solved the problem of dynamic 404 redirects using this setting. >I just created, within the "/404.cfm" file: > ><cfhttp url="http://#cgi.SERVER_NAME#/404.cfm"/> ><cfoutput>#cfhttp.FileContent#</cfoutput> > >That way.. If they have a 404.cfm file, it'll display it. If not.. It >does the standard 404 error. > >Of course, this only works for .CFM files. The .HTM (and other) files >are handled by the "Custom Errors" setting in IIS. > > > > > >| -----Original Message----- >| From: Brook Davies [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >| Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 11:53 PM >| To: CF-Talk >| Subject: Re: Missing Template Handler... >| >| >| Lee, >| >| This is really messed up. I had the same problem. Solved it by: >| >| 1. Adding a mapping in the cfadmin for a /errortemplates/ >| path and then >| used that path when asked. >| >| 2. I still got the error that the template did not exist - >| this is a bug, >| try it - it should work >| >| Brook >| >| At 11:47 PM 15/11/02 -0800, you wrote: >| >Ok.. Now I KNOW I hate help files for certain!! Sheesh >| > >| >The help for "Missing Template Handler" says: >| > >| >"This fields lets you specify a default template to execute any time >| >the ColdFusion Application Server cannot find a requested template." >| > >| >REALLY?? NAW! Say it isn't SO! 8/ >| > >| >I KNEW that. I'm looking for an example. Something that >| may give me a >| >clue as to what this may be set to. It certainly cannot be to a >| >specific (and complete) file/dir path, cause that ain't >| working. When >| >I enter that, it errors saying: >| > >| >"The file specified as the site wide missing template >| handler does not >| >exist. The default missing template handler will be used until a >| >replacement is created." >| > >| >Ok.. well, then what do you set it to? Relative to WHAT? >| > >| >The docs don't say, and there's nothing I can find in the >| support site. >| > >| >Anyone have a clue here? >| > >| > >| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com