How to Use a .CMD or .BAT File as a CGI ScriptLast reviewed: January 22, 1998Article ID: Q164674 |
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information on how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" online Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" online Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMSInternet Information Server 1.0 (IIS) can use .cmd or .bat files as CGI scripts. In IIS 2.0 and 3.0, this capability has been removed by default.
WORKAROUNDYou can enable the use of .cmd and .bat files with IIS by adding a script mapping to the registry. WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" online Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.
Sample ScriptUse any text editor to create the following script and save it as myscript.cmd.
@echo off echo Content-Type: text/plain echo. echo Hello World!! echo. echo.The above test script can be placed in the IIS server \scripts directory. You can run this script from the following URL:
http://servername/scripts/myscript.cmd Keywords : iishowto iisscript Version : WinNT:2.0,3.0 Platform : winnt |
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