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ServletExec and IIS: file.java not recognized as servlet!?

I've installed ServletExec on IIS 5.0/Win2k and am having problems getting servlets to run. First off, this was working; we've had ServletExec, IIS5, and ArcIMS(Map Software) playing nicely, but it appears to be a VERY fragile arrangement. So today, someone made unknown changes to IIS, trying to affect a misdiagnosed problem with scripting, and now my site which uses ServletExec will not load. The best description of the problem I can muster, is that when you try to load the TestServlet or Admin servlets, as suggested by New Atlanta, going to http://servername/servlet/admin or TestServlet, instead of executing the file, it prompts to download or open it from it's current location. Of course if you try to open the file, Win2k doesn't know what the hell it is. Tried reinstalling ServletExec to no avail. Permissions are wide open(Everyone Full Access) on New Atlanta\ServletExec ISAPI\ Directory. Any Ideas?

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This was the case. Actually, the file in question is a .dll, but the Scripts folder in IIS still needed permission to run "Scripts and Executables", so IIS must consider the Java servlets executables. The actual steps involved: Open IIS Managager, open properties on <servername>:Default Web Site:Scripts, go to Virtual Directory tab, and change Execute Permissions setting to "Scripts and Executables" This got me to the point that the example and admin servlets worked, then I was able to work out the remaining ServletExec wierdness, which involved re-entering Serial number, the info was blown away during reinstall(Its in a file, not the registry), re-adding a Virtual Machine:Class Path to ServletExec through the Admin servlet, then re-copying Connector\Servlet\ Files from ArcIMS install directory. Each of these steps require a restart of IIS, though if they are done all together they would probably only require one restart. Thanks for the help pssiew.

pssiew

No problem Ben. Glad that you managed to solve it.