On Jan 7, 9:54=A0am, Kevin <kev...@assetcontrols.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> First, I'm fairly new to using/administrating IIS. So, speak slow and in a=
clear
> voice ;-)
>
> I'm writing a mobile application (currently testing on a PC) where I need =
to
> send a potentially large file (up to 2MB) to the web server. The web serve=
r is
> IIS 5.1 on Windows Server 2003 R2 (SP2). I'm using WinInet functions to do=
the
> request and transfer of the file. I finally and successfully achieved send=
ing
> the large file on my local Windows XP Pro PC. The errors that I'm getting =
(from
> the logs) are:
>
> PUT /Uploads/testfile.xml - 8888 - 192.168.1.111 HTTP 501 0 0 42546
>
> I performed essentially the same actions on both servers (local and remote=
). I
> created a virtual directory off of the web site directory and pointed it t=
o the
> directory where I want the files. I realized this was a "security" issue w=
hen,
> on my local PC, I allowed "write" to both the virtual directory and the ph=
ysical
> directory. I tried the transfer and it worked. Now, I'm lost as to what I'=
m
> doing wrong on the remote (Win2003) side. I've tried to set the same
> permissions, but with no success.
>
> I know the process I'm using works, so it is not on my client side. I'm us=
ing
> the HttpSendRequestEx() function to start the file transfer, and
> InternetWriteFile() function to send the file in blocks. The strange behav=
ior on
> the remote side is that I can go through the entire write process, but the=
re is
> no file on the other side. Again, the error code (501) and the security is=
sues
> are the cause.
>
> Could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong here and how to fix it?
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin