"My Last Sigh" <mylastsigh@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I am having problems serving a file through http called myFile.vb_
>
> I want to launch the file, but make it unknown to the browser. But it has
> to be known as a vb script file, because it launch some local file access
> functionality. Weird, I know.
>
> Does anyone know how to teach IIS 6.0 to execute securely a file of this
> extension? Thanks for any guidance.
>
>
>
>
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"Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
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> If it's going to be execute on the client side, then it's depend on the
> MIME type and default action defined at client side. For IIS, it just
> base on the server configured MIME list to serve the file.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bernard Cheah
> http://www.microsoft.com/iis/
> http://www.iiswebcastseries.com/
> http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
>
>
> "My Last Sigh" <mylastsigh@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ctWdncX6xrLC3BffRVn-pw@comcast.com...
>>I am having problems serving a file through http called myFile.vb_
>>
>> I want to launch the file, but make it unknown to the browser. But it has
>> to be known as a vb script file, because it launch some local file access
>> functionality. Weird, I know.
>>
>> Does anyone know how to teach IIS 6.0 to execute securely a file of this
>> extension? Thanks for any guidance.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

"My Last Sigh" <mylastsigh@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> How does one configure the MIME type for a myFile.vb_ on IIS6 then. Is
> there a page I can look at?
>
>
> "Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
> news:OgPmxh1WFHA.3184@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> If it's going to be execute on the client side, then it's depend on the
>> MIME type and default action defined at client side. For IIS, it just
>> base on the server configured MIME list to serve the file.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bernard Cheah
>> http://www.microsoft.com/iis/
>> http://www.iiswebcastseries.com/
>> http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
>>
>>
>> "My Last Sigh" <mylastsigh@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:ctWdncX6xrLC3BffRVn-pw@comcast.com...
>>>I am having problems serving a file through http called myFile.vb_
>>>
>>> I want to launch the file, but make it unknown to the browser. But it
>>> has to be known as a vb script file, because it launch some local file
>>> access functionality. Weird, I know.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to teach IIS 6.0 to execute securely a file of this
>>> extension? Thanks for any guidance.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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