Creating a WebI doc using ASP.NET

[Former Member]

Hi,

We have a BO XI 3.1 Server installed.

And we are trying to create a Webi Doc through ASP.NET.

But once I provide a Universe Name and click Ok, I got the following error :

Server: http://localhost:80/businessobjects/enterprise115/cdzisapi.wis?

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.FileNotFoundException: http://localhost:80/businessobjects

/enterprise115/cdzisapi.wis

at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)

at com.businessobjects.wp.cpi.CPIConnection.postRequest(CPIConnection.java:437)

at com.businessobjects.wp.xml.XMLViaHttp.loadScript(XMLViaHttp.java:144)

at com.businessobjects.wp.xml.XMLViaHttp.initInstance(XMLViaHttp.java:971)

at com.businessobjects.wp.xml.XMLSession.load(XMLSession.java:158)

at com.businessobjects.wp.xml.XMLSession.load(XMLSession.java:46)

at com.businessobjects.wp.om.OMSessionLoader.load(OMSessionLoader.java:29)

at com.businessobjects.wp.tc.TCMain.initClient(TCMain.java:1447)

at com.businessobjects.wp.tc.thread.InitAppletRunner.run(InitAppletRunner.java:81)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

at com.businessobjects.wp.cpi.CPIConnection.postRequest(CPIConnection.java:441)

at com.businessobjects.wp.xml.XMLViaHttp.loadScript(XMLViaHttp.java:144)

at com.businessobjects.wp.xml.XMLViaHttp.initInstance(XMLViaHttp.java:971)

at com.businessobjects.wp.xml.XMLSession.load(XMLSession.java:158)

at com.businessobjects.wp.xml.XMLSession.load(XMLSession.java:46)

at com.businessobjects.wp.om.OMSessionLoader.load(OMSessionLoader.java:29)

at com.businessobjects.wp.tc.TCMain.initClient(TCMain.java:1447)

at com.businessobjects.wp.tc.thread.InitAppletRunner.run(InitAppletRunner.java:81)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

As I can see, the path tries to find DLL for BO XI R2, but we have BO XI 3.1.

Any idea/solution will be of a great help.

Thanks,

Harshad

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Harshad,

Following information might help you to resolve the issue.

1.If previously you have BOXIR2 installed on the machine on which BOXIR3.1 is installed then might be there are some traces of BOXIR2 left in the registry.

2.Could you please test the issue on cleaning up the registry.

Regards,

Sarbhjeet Kaur

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sarbhjeet,

I'll give a try as per your suggestion, and let you know if problem still persists.

Thanks for the help.

Thanks,

Harshad

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Harshad,

You may also need to look into whether or not the .wis extension is registered by using the following workflow:

1) Log into your web server (with admin rights, etc)

2) At the desktop right-click on My Computer and choose Manage

3) Expand the Services and Applications tab, expand Internet Information Service

4) Right-clidk on Web Sites, choose Properties and go to the Home Directory tab

5) click on Configuration (about 3/4 ways down on the right side)

6) You will see a list of Application Extensions and their associated Executable Path

7) if .wis is not registered in this list then click Add, enter .wis, and browse to the place where the DLL for .wis is located (default installation: most likely "C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 11.5\win32_x86\cdzISAPI.dll")

😎 indicate this for "all verbs" and uncheck the option "Verify that file exists", click OK

9) bounce the web server (IIS service) to get .wis initialized, and that should help out with overcoming the noted error.

Thanks,

John

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Hi John,

I have already done this process, but still it is giving the error.

Also, Sarbhjeet, if you can see in the error message the hyperlink :

http://localhost:80/businessobjects/enterprise115/cdzisapi.wis?

it is expecting the cdzISAPI.dll from enterprise115 i.e. BO XI R2, so I am curious if I install BO XI 3.1 on

fresh machine, then it will change from enterprise115 to enterprise12.

Then how can I add a Web Service Extension which is pointing to ..\businessobjects\enterprise115

\cdzisapi.dll ?

Waiting for your reply.

Thanks,

Harshad

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Harshad,

Following information might help you to resolve the issue.

To manually deploy BusinessObjects Enterprise XI .NET services to a web site other than the Default Web Site perform the following steps:

1. Click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Services Manager, and right-click the servername.

2. Click New > Web Site > Next, type a description, click 'Next', set the root folder to an empty directory, click 'Next', and click 'Finish'.

3. Right-click the new web site, click New > Virtual Directory > Next, type "businessobjects" to set the 'Alias', click 'Next', set the path to the following:

<installation directory>\Business Objects\BusinessObjects 12\Web Content

4. Click Next > Next> Finish, right-click the businessobjects virtual directory, click Properties > Virtual Directory > Configuration.

5. Click 'Add', click 'Browse', and select the following file:

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\<version_number>\aspnet_isapi.dll

6. Click 'Open', in the extension text box enter .cri, clear the 'Verify that file exists' option, and click 'OK'.

7. Repeat steps 5-6 for the file extensions .csp, .cwr, and .rpt.

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NOTES:

" For the file type .wis repeat steps 5-6 but use a different file:

C:\Progra_1\Busine1\Busine~1\win32_x86\cdzISAPI.dll

" To use the full file path in Windows 2003 you will need to use double quotes around the path:

"C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12\win32_x86\cdzISAPI.dll".

" Stop IIS and edit the c:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\MetaBase.xml in Notepad and remove the "&quot;" string from around the C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12\win32_x86\cdzISAPI.dll string. Restart IIS.

" DO NOT use Wordpad to edit the MetaBase.xml file as it will corrupt the file. Use Notepad instead.

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8. Expand the tree: <new website>> businessobjects > enterprise12, on the InfoView directory, right-click and select Properties > Create > OK. Repeat this for the WebAdmin and WebTools directory.

9. For Windows Server 2003, right-click the web site, click Properties > HTTP Headers > File Types > New, type ".properties" for Extension, type "application/octet-stream" for Content type (MIME), click OK > OK > OK, and restart IIS.

Regards,

Sarbhjeet Kaur

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sarbhjeet,

I literally don't have a words to say Thanks to you.

This forum has provided only 10 points otherwise I have given you 100/100 points for your help.

Thanks once again for helping me to solve my problem in my critical situation.

Many Thanks.

Thanks,

Harshad

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I had the same problem, but followed the directions and now my WebI query panel works, except I receive a warning popup. I see a security warning:

"The current Web page is trying to open a file on your Computer. Do you want to allow this?

Current site: Mysite.com

File: C:\WINDOWS\system32\shdoclc.dll

Do you or anyone else know how to get rid of this? It will annoy my users if it does that in production or the their testing environments.

I don't see actual quotations in the XML file, but I do see this:

.wis,&quot;D:\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12.0\win32_x86\cdzISAPI.dll&quot;,1

Edited by: Aaron Schmitzer on Jan 12, 2009 9:07 PM

Edited by: Aaron Schmitzer on Jan 12, 2009 9:24 PM