Re: UNC path support in WebDNA 5.0

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 49062
interpreted = N
texte = Chris List Recipient wrote: > FYI... Recently I tried to get WebDNA to process files on another drive > (d:\...) but had no luck. Also, WebDNA has special processing for the root > folder / symbol (although under Windows it is annoyingly handled > incorrectly). I doubt it will work with UNC names. > The root handling is because the Windows library code which translates a HTTP path to a physical (disk) path return not the virtual server root but the directory containing the $webcat.dll. This is something outside of SMSI's control, and actually affects all CGI's under Windows.As for the drive path notation, not knowing what context you were using, I can only say that this is usually considered to be a feature, not a bug. There are a number of compromises of IIS that rely on being able to access files outside of the current virtual host (by using ../../../ or extended ASCII coding of filenames). The sole exception to this is the [include] context, which is permitted to access folders outside of the virtual root.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: UNC path support in WebDNA 5.0 (Stuart Tremain 2003)
  2. Re: UNC path support in WebDNA 5.0 (John Peacock 2003)
  3. Re: UNC path support in WebDNA 5.0 (Chris List Recipient 2003)
  4. Re: UNC path support in WebDNA 5.0 (Alain Russell 2003)
  5. Re: UNC path support in WebDNA 5.0 (John Peacock 2003)
  6. Re: UNC path support in WebDNA 5.0 (Chris List Recipient 2003)
  7. RFE: UNC path support in WebDNA 5.0 (John Peacock 2003)
Chris List Recipient wrote: > FYI... Recently I tried to get WebDNA to process files on another drive > (d:\...) but had no luck. Also, WebDNA has special processing for the root > folder / symbol (although under Windows it is annoyingly handled > incorrectly). I doubt it will work with UNC names. > The root handling is because the Windows library code which translates a HTTP path to a physical (disk) path return not the virtual server root but the directory containing the $webcat.dll. This is something outside of SMSI's control, and actually affects all CGI's under Windows.As for the drive path notation, not knowing what context you were using, I can only say that this is usually considered to be a feature, not a bug. There are a number of compromises of IIS that rely on being able to access files outside of the current virtual host (by using ../../../ or extended ASCII coding of filenames). The sole exception to this is the [include] context, which is permitted to access folders outside of the virtual root.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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