direct path to .pmf opens OK but URL not 1

[grnzbra]

Thinking that it was a problem with my IE browser,I posted this question in the browser forum. However the reply, along with the info provided by the 404 error message, makes me think it might belong here.

"Using IE 6, entering into the Address field, the direct path to a .pmf file, causes the map reader to open and display the map. If I enter the URL for the same file, I get a 404 message saying it can't find the file. If I do the same thing with a .pdf file in the same folder, the adobe reader opens and displays the document using both methods.

What could be causing this?"

It was suggested that there is a problem with permission to the .pmf extension and the 404 message talked about IIS configuration changes. Also, a some of the existing threads that appared in a search seemed to indicate changes in IIS.

If this is, indeed, an IIS problem, what changes might be needed and how can I make them?

 

[grnzbra]

Solved the problem.

Went to
Windows Explorer>Tools>Folder Options>File Types and looked up the .pmf extension to get the File type.

With that, I went to
Start>All Programs>Administrative Tools>Internet Information Services Manager
Right Click on the computer name and select Properties
In the pop-up, click on MIME Types
In the next pop-up, click New and add the info on the new extension.

That solved the immediate problem of the 404 error.

 

[Sheco]

Thanks for posting your solution for the benefit of others.