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?
>| >
>| >
>|
>
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