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Wrong asmx file is coming up under Browse in IIS

I have a Visual Studio project for my web service, which has multiple asmx files. In VS I set a certain page as the default, and see it opens correctly in Visual Studio 2008 when I select Run. When I publish it to IIS 5.2, the wrong page opens when I browse.

How do I set the correct page in IIS 5.2 on Windows Server 2003?

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newbieweb

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I actually had done exactly as described in the link, before I posted the question. Problem was that the page I chose did not come up. Instead a page listed each document in the folder is what came up.

I guess it really does not matter, so long as I can access the page explicitly from my code. But I think I can not. I am using LogMeIn to go to the server and so can not take a screen shot of what I am seeing.

I have the web service running, and have it getting consumed into a Windows program running on the same PC. I used localhost in the URL.

When I call the web service I get an exception:
System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Server was unable to process request. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at MobileServiceMgr.GetPendingEventRecordsByStoreID(String storeID, Credentials c)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

When I add a watch for the web service I see all nulls.

So I think something is missing here relating to the default document.

Any ideas?

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It's IIS 5.2, and it served the prior asmx page. I added the one I wanted, and when putting that on top did not work, I deleted the other one.

It just changed modes and started displaying all documents in the folder.

When I browse the site from the server:
http://localhost/service.asmx and
http://localhost:8182/service.asmx

I get the error:

The page cannot be displayed
You have attempted to execute a CGI, ISAPI, or other executable program from a directory that does not allow programs to be executed.

Where do I remove custom errors? I see only a Tab page called Custom Errors, but do not see how to turn them off.

curiouswebster

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No, I created a default.html and placed it in the same folder, clicked Refresh from IIS. I browsed and it showed the directory listing, not the blank page.

curiouswebster

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I had checked "Directory Browsing" earlier. But now I see it does not change the behavior by unchecking it...

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