WebTier Tutorial

rbuser

Hi, I tried the WebTier Tutorial on page 17 of the Report Builder Server
Edition Developer'sGuide, but it doesn't work for me, when I call the dll
from the browser I have the error message THIS PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED...
Http 500 error.

I have follow the steps exactly as mentioned on the tutorial, What's wrong ?


Julio B.

rbuser

> Hi, I tried the WebTier Tutorial on page 17 of the Report Builder Server
?

I went through the tutorial and didn't have any issues. My guess would be
that you setup your virtual path incorrectly. Try putting an HTML file in
the directory and accessing it via a URL.

Ed Dressel

rbuser

My virtual path is correct, I put an HTML file in the directory and it work
well when I access it from the browser via a URL.

I am wondering, Do I need to configure a report server with the server
component somewhere in order for the webtier to work correctly ?

Julio B.

"Ed Dressel [Team DM]" a ?crit dans le

rbuser

> My virtual path is correct, I put an HTML file in the directory and it
work

Did you give the directory executable rights?


No.

Like I said, I got it to work--and several times at that.

Ed Dressel
Team DM

rbuser

I have not gave the directory executable rights because I am in FAT32 and I
don't have the security tab. What should I do in this case ?

Julio B.

"Ed Dressel [Team DM]" a ?crit dans le

nardmoseley

1. You need to have a report server application running AND the webtier
application:

web browser <---> web tier <-------> report server

2. The following article may help you...

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RB WebTier and IIS User Accounts
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Question: I am trying to configure and test the RB WebTier using IIS. When
I try to test the web tier via my web browser an Internal Server 500 Error
page is displayed.

This is generic error page returned by IIS.

One cause of this error is that the WebTier application does not have
sufficient user access rights.


Solution:

1. Unload the WebTier application.

Use IIS to access the properties dialog for the rbWebPub virtual directory.
Press the UnLoad button to unload the ISAPI dll.

2. Delete rbWebPub subdirectories

Use Windows Explorer to delete all subdirectories inside the rbWebPub
directory. If you are using different WebTier CacheDirectory or WebTier
LogSettings, then delete those directories also.


3. Configure IIS User Accounts

There are two user accounts created by IIS: IUSR_MachineName and
IWAM_MachineName. (MachineName is replaced by the name of your computer).

a. Use Windows Explorer to access the properties dialog for the rbWebPub
directory.

b. Check whether the IUSR_MachineName and IWAM_MachineName accounts appear
in the list of users. If not then add them.

c. The IUSR_MachineName account is the Internet Guest Account. This account
requires Read, Execute, and Write access to rbWebPub.

d. The IWAM_MachineName account is a user account that IIS uses to run web
applications such as the web tier. This account requires full control of the
rbWebPub directory. The web tier must be able to read, write, and create new
files and sub directories for the CacheDirectory and the Log. Therefore if
you configure the WebTier to use directories that are not subdirectories of
rbWebPub, you will need to configure those directories as well.

e. reboot the machine.



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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com