This is a known issue with IIS on Win (as opposed to IIS anywhere else. :-)
Basically, .com is an executable extension in Win/DOS. The system therefore looks for the .com file, instead of a directory. I'd suggest using _com instead. Not a perfect solution, but.... --Ben Doom Adrian Lynch wrote: > It seems .com won't work but .co.uk will... So, the next question is, how can > I get IIS to not freak at .com? > > And apparently the anwser is I can't on IIS5! > > This leads to an MS KB article. If anyone knows any different please let me > know. > > http://servershed.co.uk/nntp/microsoft.public.inetserver.iis/53.229933/ > > Adrian > >> Hey all, got a bit of a weird one here. >> >> Running the following, CF8 on Win2K Server with IIS. >> >> Creating a new dir with a period/full stop and an index.cfm file causes a >> 403 when accessing the file. >> >> Running the following will highlight this: >> >> <!--- works ---> >> <!--- <cfset folderName = "testcom"> ---> >> >> <!--- doesn't work ---> >> <cfset folderName = "test.com"> >> >> <cfdirectory action="CREATE" directory="#ExpandPath('.')#\#folderName#"> >> <cfdirectory action="CREATE" directory="#ExpandPath('.')#\#folderName#\css"> >> <cffile action="write" file="#ExpandPath('.')#\#folderName#\index.cfm" >> output="<p>#folderName#</p>"> >> >> <cfoutput> >> <a href="#folderName#">New folder</a> >> </cfoutput> >> >> Just run it at home on CF7 with Apache and CF8 on the built in CF server on >> Win XP Pro and it works. >> >> Any ideas about why this won't work? Is it an IIS problem maybe? I'm stumped >> and I'm still searching the google machine! >> >> Adrian > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:288140 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
