Thread: How create new application/VD for IIS in msi custom action?

Last post 02-02-2007 2:42 PM by ankitasdeveloper. 1 replies.

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01-09-2007, 5:51 AM

John.wang
Joined on 01-09-2007, 10:40 AM
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How create new application/VD for IIS in msi custom action?

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Hi guys,

now we working for a web application installer, which need to create a web application for IIS7, does anyone know how to create a new application under Default Web Site through msi custom action?

For IIS6, we wrote the custom action use native c++ code. and in my test, I try to use native C++ again. But I met some difficult.

First I initialized IAppHostWritableAdminManager interface, then set commitpath to: MACHINE/WEBROOT/APPHOST . Then I got Default Web Site element, and use its element collection to create a new application element. but I don't know how to add property for it.

Meanwhile, I thought my method is too complex, is there any more easy way to archive it??

Thanks in advance.

02-02-2007, 2:42 PM In reply to

ankitasdeveloper
Joined on 08-29-2006, 1:03 AM
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Re: How create new application/VD for IIS in msi custom action?

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Using managed APIs you can easilly do this, within custom installer class, here goes the code:

Add reference: Microsoft.Web.Administration.dll, found at IIS directory %windir%\system32\inetsrv\.

ServerManager mgr = new ServerManager();
Microsoft.Web.Administration.Application applicationElement;
applicationElement = mgr.Sites["AddedViaApi"].Applications.CreateElement();

VirtualDirectory vDir = app.VirtualDirectories.CreateElement();
vDir.Path = "/";
vDir.PhysicalPath = "E:\\inetpub\\WebsiteCustomError";

//Adding virtual directory in Application
applicationElement.VirtualDirectories.Add(vdir);

   applicationElement.Path = "/trial";
   applicationElement.Path = "<your path>" ;
    applicationElement.ApplicationPoolName = "DefaultAppPool";
//Adding Application Element in site to create application
mgr.Sites["AddedViaApi"].Applications.Add(applicationElement);
mgr.CommitChanges();

~ Ankit

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