DOCUMENT:Q165775  22-FEB-2000  [foxpro]
TITLE   :HOWTO: Set up a Visual FoxPro Internet Server
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.5,5.0,5.0a,6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbDesigner kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 kbMDAC250

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
 - Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.5 
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SUMMARY
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MORE INFORMATION
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Below are some considerations that need to be addressed before you create a Web
page with Visual FoxPro.

On Windows NT 4.0, check to see if there is a subdirectory called \InetPub. This
folder and its subfolders are necessary if you are setting up the Windows NT
Server as a Web server. If this folder is not present, run Windows NT CD. This
folder should be present if you elected to install Internet Server capabilities
when you installed Windows NT.

1. Setup the Internet Server Manager. You can find it by clicking Start on the
   Windows NT task bar, selecting Programs, selecting Microsoft Internet Server
   (Common), and finally selecting Internet Server Manager.

2. The dialog box that appears shows that three Services are running: WWW,
   Gopher, and FTP. Right-click WWW and click "Service Properties."

3. On the WWW Service Properties dialog box, click the Directories tab and
   highlight \inetpub\wwwroot. Click Edit Properties. The Directory Properties
   dialog box appears. Make sure that both the Read and Execute check boxes are
   selected. Read is checked by default, but Execute may not be checked. You may
   change the directory here, but it is recommended that you leave
   \inetpub\wwwroot as the directory when starting out.

   NOTE: Information on changing this directory is located in the Product
   Documentation HTML file.

4. The \inetpub\wwwroot directory contains the default.htm file. Test the
   Internet connection to your server by typing //servername/default.htm from
   Internet Explorer on another machine. If this works then create your FoxPro
   Internet Server by running the Internet Search Wizard or
   HOME()+"TOOLS\INETWIZ\WWWPAGE.APP".

   Step 1: Select Tables, and then select customer.dbf from the Visual
   FoxPro\Samples\Data folder.

   Step 2: Click Search Field and select the Cust_id field.

   Step 3: Select Set Search Page Options and enter a search page title.

   Step 4: With Set Up Search Page add any .gif file.

   Step 5: Click Result Fields, and then select the Cust_id, Company, Address,
   City, and Country fields.

   Step 6: For the Set Up Result Page, add any .gif file and select "<none>
   FoxPro Server" for the ODBC data source.

5. After you run the Internet Search Wizard, place everything in
   \inetpub\wwwroot. The following files created by wwwpage.app should be in the
   \inetpub\wwwroot directory:

      {Page name}.htm(l)
      {Page name}.htx
      {Page name}.idc

   The following files also need to be in this directory:

      Server.app
      Vfpcgi.exe
      Querylog.dbf and fpt
      Vfpis.ini (This file is created when Server.app is run and configured
      in step 6.)

   The files listed above can be found in the \vfp\tools\inetwiz\server
   directory.

6. In Visual FoxPro, run the Server.app located in \inetpub\wwwroot. Click
   Options and specify the following:

      HTTP Server   c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ 
      Scripts       c:\inetpub\ 
      Path          c:\vfp\samples\data

   The Path assumes you are querying a table in that directory.

REFERENCES
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For further information on creating an Internet Server with FoxPro look up
"Internet" in both Help and the online documentation. There is an HTML file
called Product Documentation which can be accessed by clicking Start on the
Windows NT task bar, selecting Programs, and then selecting Microsoft Internet
Server (Common).

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbDesigner kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 kbMDAC250 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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