Virtual Directory - open without SharePoint
I have a SharePoint 2007 site running under 64 bit Windows 2008 R2. The sharepoint works fine. I can even open the libraries as web folders (webdav) without any issues. I have created a virtual directory in IIS that points to a directory
on the server. Whenever I try to open the virtual directory (https://my.server.com/dir) as a webfolder, I get the SharePoint home web folder instead (https://my.server.com).
I have been able to open subordinate SharePoint web folders without any issues (https://my.server.com/MPD/Shared%20Documents). It appears that SharePoint is intercepting my request for
https://my.server.com/dir. According to documentation, SharePoint should ignore any non-SP directories in IIS. In previous versions we could exclude specific directories from being SharePoint managed, but
not in 2007 or later.
I have followed all of the directions to configure the virtual directory in IIS to use WebDAV.
This is the code I use for the page to open the virtual directory.
<html dir="ltr">
<head >
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<title>Test2</title>
</head>
<body>
<!-- The httpFolder class enables the Web Folder behavior. -->
<style>
.httpFolder {behavior: url(#default#httpFolder);}
</style>
<!-- The fnOpenFolderView function navigates to Web folder view. -->
<script>
function fnOpenFolderView(){
oDAV.navigateFrame(https://my.server.com/dir,"_self");
}
</script>
<!-- The div tag is an arbitrary object -->
<div
id = "oDAV"
class = "httpFolder"
/>
<!-- The input object calls the fnOpenFolderView function -->
<input
type = "button"
value = "Open Folder View"
onclick = "fnOpenFolderView()"
>
</body>
</html>
May 18th, 2011 7:36pm
Hi Burp1,
I am trying to involve someone familiar with this topic to further look at this issue. There might be some time delay. Appreciate your patience.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Thanks,
Rock Wang
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May 20th, 2011 9:20am
Hi Burp1,
Take a second look at the html file.
If this html script is verbatim from a file, the part that needs fixing would be to close the following statement with a />. This should allow him to open up the
virtual directory through explorer view.
<input
type = "button"
value = "Open Folder View"
onclick = "fnOpenFolderView()"
/>
The address in oDAV.navigateFrame(https://my.server.com/dir,"_self")
looks like it may need to be double checked too.
Also- it would be useful to know if the user can access the directory by using the server's ip address (example: http:\\ipaddress\dir)? This might point to a DNS problem.
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May 25th, 2011 4:36am
Thanks for the response. I did not notice the missing "/" but when I added it, the results were the same. I have checked the address and tried the IP address, same results. I have also tried using the code below, same results. I really
think this is a server issue, not the client.
<SCRIPT>
function fnDavStart(oSpanObj, sPath) {
oSpanObj.navigateFrame(sPath, "_blank");
}
</SCRIPT>
<SPAN ID=oViewFolder2
CLASS = "hFolder"
onclick = fnDavStart(oViewFolder2,"http://my.server.com/dir")
>
Click here to test Method 2.</SPAN>
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May 25th, 2011 3:08pm
Hi,
Would it be possible to get the server’s IIs log files located at
%Systemdrive%\inetpub\logs\logfiles and the sharepoint server’s most recent uls log file (when this occurs) located at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\LOGS. This might point to where the conflict is occurring.
Thanks,
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June 1st, 2011 4:37am
I will try to get what you need. Hope this helps:
Here is the log file:
#Software: Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.5
#Version: 1.0
#Date: 2011-06-01 15:02:13
#Fields: date time s-ip cs-method cs-uri-stem cs-uri-query s-port cs-username c-ip cs(User-Agent) sc-status sc-substatus sc-win32-status time-taken
2011-06-01 15:02:13 65.114.152.60 POST /_vti_bin/_vti_aut/author.dll - 443 - 65.114.152.99 MSFrontPage/12.0 401 1 2148074254 359
2011-06-01 15:02:26 65.114.152.60 POST /_vti_bin/_vti_aut/author.dll - 443 - 65.114.152.99 MSFrontPage/12.0 401 1 3221225581 109
2011-06-01 15:02:37 65.114.152.60 POST /_vti_bin/_vti_aut/author.dll - 443 DCS\bpratt 65.114.152.99 MSFrontPage/12.0 200 0 0 4254
2011-06-01 15:02:37 65.114.152.60 OPTIONS / - 443 - 65.114.152.99 Microsoft+Data+Access+Internet+Publishing+Provider+Protocol+Discovery 401 2 5 78
2011-06-01 15:02:37 65.114.152.60 OPTIONS / - 443 DCS\bpratt 65.114.152.99 Microsoft+Data+Access+Internet+Publishing+Provider+Protocol+Discovery 200 0 0 15
2011-06-01 15:02:37 65.114.152.60 OPTIONS /waspprojectfiles - 443 - 65.114.152.99 Microsoft+Data+Access+Internet+Publishing+Provider+Protocol+Discovery 500 19 5 0
2011-06-01 15:02:37 65.114.152.60 PROPFIND /waspprojectfiles - 443 - 65.114.152.99 Microsoft+Data+Access+Internet+Publishing+Provider+DAV 500 19 5 0
2011-06-01 15:03:10 65.114.152.60 POST /_vti_bin/_vti_aut/author.dll - 443 DCS\bpratt 65.114.152.99 MSFrontPage/12.0 200 0 0 15
2011-06-01 15:03:10 65.114.152.60 OPTIONS / - 443 - 65.114.152.99 Microsoft+Data+Access+Internet+Publishing+Provider+Protocol+Discovery 401 2 5 15
2011-06-01 15:03:10 65.114.152.60 OPTIONS / - 443 DCS\bpratt 65.114.152.99 Microsoft+Data+Access+Internet+Publishing+Provider+Protocol+Discovery 200 0 0 0
2011-06-01 15:03:10 65.114.152.60 OPTIONS /waspprojectfiles - 443 - 65.114.152.99 Microsoft+Data+Access+Internet+Publishing+Provider+Protocol+Discovery 500 19 5 15
2011-06-01 15:03:10 65.114.152.60 PROPFIND /waspprojectfiles - 443 - 65.114.152.99 Microsoft+Data+Access+Internet+Publishing+Provider+DAV 500 19 5 0
2011-06-01 15:03:15 65.114.152.60 GET /_layouts/images/imnaway.png - 443 - 10.4.4.24 Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+7.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+Trident/4.0;+.NET+CLR+2.0.50727;+InfoPath.2;+.NET+CLR+3.0.04506.30;+.NET+CLR+3.0.4506.2152;+.NET+CLR+3.5.30729;+MS-RTC+LM+8) 200 0 0 219
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June 1st, 2011 6:15pm
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June 1st, 2011 7:31pm
I am getting closer. I have eliminated most errors by adding persmissions for the localmachine\NETWORK SERVICE group to the directory. The application pool was running under the built in user NetworkService. I also needed to enable
"Directory browsing" for the virtual directory.
I am now getting a good list of files in a browser page but when trying to access the webDAV folder (see original message), I get the webDAV folder from the home page, not the virtual directory.
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June 1st, 2011 8:47pm
Would it help someone understand the problem if I could send you some screen shots? Unless someone knows a way to include an image in this forum.
Thanks
June 6th, 2011 8:04pm
I would recommend doing the following in a test environment.
In SharePoint version 3.0 products you create Explicit Inclusions and Wildcard Inclusions on the administration page for the site. I would check the Explicit
Inclusions and Wildcard Inclusions to verify that the directory you are having problems with has not been added.
Have you tried to create a virtual directory using the IIs7 manager user interface? As a test you might want to create a test directory following the method
outlined in the following technet article:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771804- creating a virtual directory
in IIs7
You have to create a new Virtual Directory in IIS underneath the appropriate IIS Virtual Server.
Be sure the user account has at least read permissions on the physical directory of the server.
Things to keep in mind when creating the test virtual directory- in the connect field specify a user that has rights to the physical directory on the server and also
select the test button to verify that the user can access the directory.
Also in the IIs7 manager user interface within the features view page select directory browsing and in the actions pane be sure to select Enabled.
Best Regards,
Manas
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July 18th, 2011 12:29pm
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