Jon, FYI... a program called DnsCmd.exe along with CFEXECUTE works extremely well.
-Novak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:25 PM Subject: Re: Using CF to interface IIS and Microsoft DNS > It is possible. > It is harder to do from CF than ASP. Blame MS... > The only way to script IIS (that I know of) is through ADSI, so you > will need a wrapper, like IHTK, or use cfexecute to execute the > scripts that MS provides. > Microsoft has released a WMI DNS provider, that CF might be able to > use http://www.iisfaq.com/default.asp?View=A319&P=139 I don't know if > anyone has attempted to use WMI from CF before...would be fun trying > though. WMI does have a COM interface...but then again, COM is dead > right? Can't use that... > They also provide scripts along with the DNS provider if you want to go > the cfexecute route. > > The .Net CLR provides some easier to use ADSI methods than the current > COMish <g> interface. If I was starting this project today, I'd > probably write it using the CLR. CF can always access the programs > with a web service after all! ;-) > > Looking towards Windows.Net, IIS6 is going to finally replace the > current metabase format with an XML based config file like Apache, so > it's going to be a lot easier to script. I imagine they will do > something similar with DNS, seeing as MS is so crazy about XML > these days. So if your planning on upgrading right off the bat, it > might be worth waiting. Of course...at the current pace Duke Nukem > Forever might come out before Win.Net :) > > -- > jon > mailto:jonhall@;ozline.net > > Friday, November 1, 2002, 10:21:18 AM, you wrote: > > JM> Greetings, > > JM> I'm writing an application (portal) that allows me to create new "sites" > JM> from a web based utility. What I'd like to do is when I enter all of the > JM> domain information have IIS automatically create the "Web Site" entry > JM> and have the DNS information registered in Microsoft DNS. > > JM> Is this possible or has anyone on the list done this in the past? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
