jaredy
January 10th, 2000, 08:49 PM
Ok, got the whole IIS app done and put together. But MS forgot to document what to do with it after that. I ran the P&D wizard and got my cab file. I'm not sure what to do with it now that I have it! I'm not a business so I don't want to shell out $ to get set up for web hosting. Where can I get a willing NT server so that I can test this thing in the real world? Does my cab work? Should I put my images and html docs in the cab? How do I get them into different dirs?
If you are willing to talk I'll pay the bill to give you a call on a land line to get some help.
Thanks a heap!
Jared Youtsey
jaredy
January 11th, 2000, 10:31 PM
So what if I reply to my own message!
Here is the basics of how to deploy an IIS app.
First, use the Package & Deployment wizard to create an Internet Package and don't add a single file to the ones that the wizard picks.
This creates a cab file that contains your project's dll and all of the dll's required by visual basic to make it work.
You have to be deploying to an NT server (no UNIX). The web host will extact the INF file from the cab and install it. This will SUPPOSEDLY install and register all of the dlls. It didn't work for me when I tested mine on an NT server. I had to manually register all of the dlls.
Second, If you need ODBC you will have to make sure that your web host sets one up for you. Expect to pay extra for each DSN.
That being done, you should just need to upload your ASP's, HTML docs, and images to your directory on the server. Of course any links to your web site should point to www.mysite.com/myproject.asp
I still don't have my site fully functional but I am getting close. If I figure out more I will post it here!