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• 11-27-2007, 7:22 PM

  Switche Joined on 11-26-2007, 8:46 PM Posts 9

  Removing "Local" List Items Without Disabling Inheritence Reply Contact  I am currently running Server 2008 RC0.  Using the example of the Handler Mappings feature on the Web site level, I have a Handler Mapping for the ".php" file extension that is set as a "Local" Mapping, as well as a few other "Local" Handler Mappings on the site.  If I now want to revert only the ".php" Handler Mapping to the inherited value, I cannot simply click "Remove" in the actions pane, or this will create a <remove> tag within the web.config/applicationHost.config for this Handler Mapping. This <remove> tag overrules the inheritence of this property, leaving the Handler Mappings with no ".php" Mapping at all, when I intended to revert this property to inherited. I also do not wish to use the "Revert to Inherited" action, because this action applies to the entire Hander Mappings feature, rather than individual list items, and I intended to retain the other "Local" Mappings, and avoid re-creating them all. The only solution I have at this point is to remove the "<remove>" tag from the web.config/applicationHost.config, which to me seems like a lot more effort than is necessary. Is there a "Revert to Inherited" feature in the works for individual list items, or are there any other options available? Thanks

• 11-29-2007, 6:33 PM

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  rlucero Joined on 09-29-2006, 3:35 PM Seattle, WA Posts 114

  Re: Removing "Local" List Items Without Disabling Inheritence Reply Contact No, unfortunately it is not possible to revert a single item back to its inherited value through the UI.  What you can do though is simply remove the “<add>” tag that contains php from the web.config and that is the same as reverting to inherited for a single item. When the item is removed the site/app will return to using the parent settings and the UI should correctly display the parent value. Ex:(Remove the "<add name..." portion) <configuration> <system.webServer>              <handlers>                   <add name="Php Mapping Example" path="*.php" verb="*" modules="CgiModule" scriptProcessor="C:\SomeExe.exe" resourceType="File" />             </handlers>      </system.webServer> </configuration>