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Q192071: PRB: OLE EXE Called By FoxISAPI On PWServer Leaves INI Files

Article: Q192071
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 13-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When calling a custom OLE .exe from the FoxISAPI extension on Windows 95 and
Windows 98, through the Personal Web Server, the .ini files created are not
automatically deleted.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new project called MyTest in a new directory.

2. Create a new program file in the project and place in the following code:

        DEFINE CLASS MyClass AS CUSTOM OLEPUBLIC
           PROCEDURE MyProc
           LPARAMETERS cParm1, cIniFile, nPersistInstance
              nPersistInstance = 0
              RETURN "<HTML><BODY><b>cParm1= </b>" + cParm1 + ;
              "<br><b>cIniFile= </b>" + cIniFile + ;
              "<br><b>nPersistInstance= <b>" + ;
              STR(nPersistInstance) + "</BODY></HTML>"
           ENDPROC
        ENDDEFINE

3. Build the project into MyTest.exe.

4. Place the following files into the INetPub\Scripts directory:

  MyTest.exe
  FoxISAPI.dll
  FoxISAPI.ini
  VFP6Run.exe

5. Run the OLEISAPI application through Internet Explorer. Here is a sample line
  to execute this through FoxISAPI from the server computer:

     http://LOCALHOST/SCRIPTS/FOXISAPI.DLL/MYTEST.MYCLASS.MYPROC

6. Click the Refresh button a couple of times.

Please note the existence of several .ini files in the INetPub\Scripts\ directory
that were not there previously.

Additional query words: kbVFp600 kbISAPI kbInternet kbCOMt

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending

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