global.asa

[alexmac]

Okay I havent used Global.asa before and am having trouble getting it to do anything!

I know that the global.asa file should be put in the root directory of the site.

Here is the script I am using:

<script language=vbscript runat=server>
Sub Session_OnStart()
application("test")="works okay"
End Sub
</script>

And then to see if it works I try something like

<%= application("test")%>

I am testing this on PWS not IIS will it only work on IIS?

Any help would be appreciated,

Alex

[alexmac]

Thanks for the reply Bios I changed the directory properties to what you said unfortunely I still cant get it to work.

Here is the location of the filed:

inetpub/wwwroot/testglobal/global.asa

The other files to testing global.asa are also in this directory.

I bought a new computer recently and when I installed PWS it installed something it called Personal Web Manager (which looks exactly the same as PWS Im sure it was called PWS originally through - is there a difference?)

Is my script wrong? If some one could give me a sample global.asa file to test that would be cool.

Thanks,

Alex

[Shafee]

Try this:

<script language="VBScript" runat="Server"> 
Sub Session_OnStart() 
    application("test")="works okay" 
End Sub 
</script>

[alexmac]

I added a virtual directory to PWS that refered to my testing directory. When you refer to the directory by its alias rather than its actual name it works.
I guess the server docent recognise the scripting options or something(?) or are directory options not inherited to sub directories ?

Thanks,

Alex

[Shafee]

I'm afraid that I don't understand what you are asking. Could you elaborate on that? Are you creating a sub directory in the web-shared directory?

[alexmac]

Sorry Im not explaing well.. I have created several physical directories in inetpub/wwwroot for the different sites I work on. I thought if I gave Inetpub permissions to run scripts then other directories below in the hierarchy would inherit its properties. But it seems you have to make each directory a virtual directory and set properties on it.

Thanks,

Alex

[Shafee]

I didn't come across that problem before. I think the others will inherit the properties of the parent directory. Let me check.

[Shafee]

Yep. You are right. Guess we have to make a virtual directory and set its properties. All this time I thought that the sub directory inherits the properties of the parent directory. Thanks alexmac.