combination of parent paths and virtual include problem

[jimshew]

Hi,
I can't seem to get my IIS6 ASP application to include .inc files with "include virtual". Parent paths are on, but any file with a .inc results in a 500 File not found error. IIS log says: ASP_0126|Include_file_not_found 80

Any ideas? I've tried to add inc as a file extension, but I didn't need to do this with IIS5.

It does appear to be a problem with "../adovbs.inc" instead of "/adovbx.inc". Normal .asp files work fine with .. notations.

 

[mopacfan]

Post a sample of your code. Without seeing what you've got, there's no way to offer any help.

 

[BDC2]

I would use .asp rather than .inc for your include files anyway as .asp can't be downloaded through the browser but .inc file can.

BDC.

 

[jimshew]

Log line:
POST /admin/edit_announ_action.asp ID=3|3|ASP_0126|Include_file_not_found 80 - x.x.x.x Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.0;+.NET+CLR+1.1.4322) 500 0 0

Code lines:
<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<% Option Explicit %>
<!--#include virtual=&quot;../adovbs.inc&quot;-->
<%
Dim objConn
. . .

So if I use &quot;/adovbs.inc&quot; it is fine, or if I use an &quot;../adovbs.asp&quot; it is fine. If this was my site I woudl just change it, but it is a client's developed by somebody else, so I'd like to make it behave instead of changing the code. Thanks!

 

[BDC2]

This thread might help thread333-734421

BDC.

 

[jimshew]

Thanks!

after rereading on microsoft.com, it's not that &quot;../&quot; isn't allowed in an include, it just can't ultimately lead to a parent directory (can be used for /admin/../adovbs.inc from the / dir)

Silly. Thanks for your help, I just needed the part where I can point to that says &quot;cannot be done&quot;. Now that I have the MS link to:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...ml/cpconserver-sideincludedirectivesyntax.asp