I've been testing by deploying to a server that supports the PHP I need to handle my ServerRequests.  I want to switch to a local test environment by using the embedded browser and an existing Windows Server's IIS.  Testing the basic access, I created an html file that is hard-coded to emit the row info for a dataset.  It works if I bring it up in FireFox, i.e., 192.168.1.150/test.htm display the proper text in my browser.  If I change the ServerRequest to that same URL, it fails with an "Access is denied" message.  Does the embedded browser prevent me from accessing another computer this way?  Will I have to run a web server on my dev machine?

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Eric Schwarz

You're likely running into cross domain scripting issue - you need to serve the EWB app from the same webserver your web service back end is on. You cant use the IDE - compile and deploy the app to server hosted by your IIS server and then access app from browser.

Raul

Kinda figured that might be a problem.

I just tried adjusting the compiler output path to send the files directly to the IIS folder and that didn't work.  EWB is taking the project's base path, e.g., N:\projects\abc, and appending the output path, e.g., W:\inetpub\wwwroot, and coming up with N:\projects\abc\W:\inetpub\wwwroot.  Clearly, THAT's not gonna work!

I see in the docs that this is supposed to be a relative path from the project.  It would be nice if there was an option for an absolute path here.  Back to using deploy to test.

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Eric Schwarz

Eric,

<< I just tried adjusting the compiler output path to send the files
directly to the IIS folder and that didn't work.  EWB is taking the
project's base path, e.g., N:\projects\abc, and appending the output path,
e.g., W:\inetpub\wwwroot, and coming up with
N:\projects\abc\W:\inetpub\wwwroot.  Clearly, THAT's not gonna work! >>

I wouldn't recommend doing that.  You'll often run into issues with rights,
open files, etc.  The recommended way is to use the deploy option with a
straight copy (as opposed to FTP).  And, as you've seen, the output path is
always relative to the project path.

If you have any other questions, please let me know.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

I was just trying get a one-step compile/test thing happening.

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Eric Schwarz

Eric,

<< I was just trying get a one-step compile/test thing happening. >>

Understood.  Not criticizing, just letting you know that EWB's gonna
fight you on this one.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com