Dave - "sesius/" worked because that is the website folder within the Default Web Site. It was my understanding that the use of "virtual" would allow for the file to be found anywhere within the website, with the path being relative to the site's root. From what I can tell, locally through IIS the Default Web Site is always considered to be the root. I have two websites within there, at the same level as IISHelp.
Perhaps if I could create a site at the same level as the Default Web Site then that would solve things, but I do not see a means for doing this (perhaps it is not possible). Cheers - george --- In [email protected], "David Smart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unless you specify an absolute path, the include will be relative to where the parent file came from. > > The best way to test in a local IIS is to take a copy of the whole site, with the same directory structure, and test the files from within their correct places. This means that relative file references will work fine, and will continue to work when you put the changed files back onto the server. > > As to why adding "sesius/" to your string made things work ... not sure. It won't have taken you back to the server. I can only assume that there is a sesius sub-directory sitting in the directory that you're running the file from. > > BTW your file/virtual problems should also go away if your duplicate the entire site in local IIS. > > Dave S > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: GLSmyth > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:41 AM > Subject: [ASP] Include Virtual Not Found > > > I would like to use <!-- #include virtual="DBConn.asp" --> to get to > my connection string. My code works with "file" and "virtual" on the > server, but only "file" works locally on my computer under Windows XP > IIS (I am getting the error message "The include file 'DBConn.asp' was > not found." > > Things work when I change the string to "<!-- #include > virtual="sesius/DBConn.asp" -->" > > I have gone to IIS and changed the Starting Point to "Default > Web\sesius" but that did not appear to make a difference. > > My assumption is that IIS does not know that sesius is the root of the > website, and I do not know how to give it this information. > > I would like to use the initial string above because then the code for > the test bed on my computer and the server would be the same. > > Any ideas how I can get this to work? > > Thanks - > > george > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Post : [email protected] > Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > SPONSORED LINKS Active server page web hosting Active server page hosting Active server pages > Active server page asp Active server page training > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "active-server-pages" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/17folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages --------------------------------------------------------------------- Post : [email protected] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
