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Delphi: Internet: Intraweb: Application: Create: What are steps to create and run ISAPI dll in IIS?
Oct 8th, 2003 13:42
Knud van Eeden,
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--- Knud van Eeden - Tuesday 15 July 2003 - 03:07 pm ------------------
Delphi: Internet: Intraweb: Application: Create: What are steps to
create and run ISAPI dll in IIS?
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Steps: Overview:
1. -Create an ISAPI Dll for your Intraweb application in Windows
(using Delphi with Intraweb)
2. -Install this dll, by loading that dll in the web server
(e.g. Microsoft Information Server (=ISS)).
On Microsoft Windows XP by default the version 5.1
is installed.
3. -Run this web server (e.g. ISS) on the host machine
4. -Contact this Intraweb application, by typing the IP address
of the host machine and the correct port number
in the (remote) browser URL.
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Steps: Worked out:
1. -start your Delphi
2. -select from menu option
'File->New->'Other'->'tab Intraweb'->'ISAPI application'
3. -follow the next steps to create a simple Delphi Intraweb program
as described at:
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23240/fid/175
4. So your program should look like the following:
(compile it to test it and rename this project to e.g.
'reservation').
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unit IWUnit1;
{PUBDIST}
interface
uses
SysUtils,
IWAppForm, IWApplication, IWTypes, IWCompLabel, IWHTMLControls,
Classes,
Controls, IWControl, IWCompListbox;
type
TformMain = class(TIWAppForm)
AvailableList: TIWListbox;
ReserveList: TIWListbox;
AddLink: TIWLink;
RemoveLink: TIWLink;
IWLabel1: TIWLabel;
IWLabel2: TIWLabel;
CountLabel: TIWLabel;
procedure AddLinkClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure RemoveLinkClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure PROCIntrawebLinkClickCentral( Sender: TObject );
public
end;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
uses
ServerController;
procedure TformMain.AddLinkClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
PROCIntrawebLinkClickCentral( Sender );
end;
procedure TformMain.RemoveLinkClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
PROCIntrawebLinkClickCentral( Sender );
end;
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procedure TformMain.PROCIntrawebLinkClickCentral( Sender: TObject );
var
I: Integer;
Dest: TIWListbox;
Src: TIWListbox;
begin
if Sender = AddLink then begin
Dest := ReserveList;
Src := AvailableList;
end
else begin
Src := ReserveList;
Dest := AvailableList;
end;
for i := Src.Items.Count - 1 downto 0 do begin
if Src.Selected[i] then begin
Dest.Items.Add(Src.Items[i]);
Src.Items.Delete(i);
end;
end;
CountLabel.Caption := IntToStr( AvailableList.Items.Count ) + '
available apartment(s).';
end;
end.
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If you should compile this program, you will see the message
'cannot debug project unless a host application is defined. Use
Run|Parameters... dialog box'.
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To solve this, goto Delphi menu 'Run'->'Parameters',
as 'host parameter' give the path to the executable of the Web
server at which
you will install your dll, as 'parameter' fill in nothing (or e.g.
start)
The 'start directory' is the same directory in which your .dll file
is stored.
See also: http://community.borland.com/article/0,1410,23024,00.html
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e.g. if Microsoft Information Server (=ISS) v5.1, this could be:
'host application' = c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe
'parameter' =
'start directory' = the same directory where you have stored your
current project (e.g. ..\reservation)
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After successful compilation in Delphi, that will create a .dll
file (e.g. 'reservation.dll') in that directory, which you will now
have to add to your web server (e.g. Microsoft Internet Information
server (=ISS)), by copying it to a specific directory on your
harddisk
(for more Intraweb documentation: see also:
http://www.atozedsoftware.com/intraweb/Download/index.iwp
where you download 'IntraWeb Manual.pdf', and search for
(use <CTRL><F>) for 'ISAPI')
5. Install and or activate your Microsoft Internet Information server
(=ISS)
see also:
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/12558
or to install it, from the MSDOS command line type:
c:\windows\system32\inetins.exe
or also
c:\winnt\system32\inetins.exe
and follow the steps
6. Now add to your the web directory of your Internet directory
a (so called 'Virtual') subdirectory (which will need to have
permission to run or thus execute your ISAPI dlls)
In Windows XP Professional:
1. -click the Windows 'Start' button
2. -'Control Panel'
3. -'Administrative tools'
4. -'Internet Information Services'
5. -click on the '+' in the left pane of your computer
6. -click on the '+' of the web sites
7. -right click on the 'Default Web site'
8. -select from list 'New'
9. -select from list 'Virtual Directory...'
10. -this will start a wizard
1. Click button 'Next'
2. Choose an alias (e.g. 'myscripts', but you can
choose whatever you want (except 'Scripts',
as that is already existing))
What you choose will have to be added inside
the URL with which to call your ISAPI application
e.g.
http://<IP address>/<your alias>/...
e.g.
http://127.0.0.1/myscripts/...
3. Choose the actual directory where this dll
(e.g. 'reservation.dll') will have to be stored.
If you have used the default installation path
for Microsoft Internet Information server (=ISS)
the default should be:
c:\Inetpub\Scripts
4. Choose the permissions
(disable all options, except:
X Execute
5. Button 'Finish'
6. You should now see 'you have successfully created a virtual
directory'
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Note:
make sure that you have permission to execute files
in the c:\Inetpub\scripts directory.
If not assign them as an administrator,
and or contact your network administrator
11. -copy your .dll file to this folder
e.g. in an MSDOS box
change to the directory in which you compiled your
.dll, then type:
copy <your filename>.dll c:\inetpub\scripts
e.g.
copy reservation.dll c:\inetpub\scripts
(if you right click on the properties of your Microsoft
Information Server (=ISS), directory 'myscripts', you will
see this file in there, and this file 'reservation.dll' at
the same time in the directory 'Scripts')
12. -If you now test this installation of your .dll as a module
of Microsoft Internet Information server (=ISS)
(make sure this ISS program is activated and running,
e.g. by typing http://127.0.0.1 in the webbrowser
on the machine that is running the
Microsoft Information Server (=ISS).
You should then see the start page of this web server))
by opening for example your web browser on that local
machine, and typing:
http://<yourwebserver IP address or name>\<your
virtualdirectory alias>\<YourDLLName>
or when your Microsoft Information Server (=ISS) is using
another
port, type:
http://<yourwebserver IP address or name>:<IIS port>\<your
virtualdirectory alias>\<YourDLLName>
e.g.
http://127.0.0.1\myscripts\reservation.dll
Note:
if you do not type the extension '.dll' here, it will not
work.
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This has been tested and was running OK using:
-Microsoft Windows XP Professional
-Delphi v7
-Intraweb v5.0.43
-Microsoft Information Server (=ISS) v5.1
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Internet: see also:
Intraweb documentation:
http://www.atozedsoftware.com/intraweb/Download/index.iwp]
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Delphi: Internet: Intraweb: Application: Create: What are steps to
create Intraweb application?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23243/fid/175
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apartment reservation program?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23240/fid/175
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Windows2000/XP Professional?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/12558
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