w3k iis6 file .OFM extension problem

[Jared Riley]

I'm having trouble browsing to certain file extensions. Really I just want
the browser to download the file but it gives a 404 error like the file is
not there. The file is a ".OFM" (Omni Form page) and it should download to
the client. If I change the file extension to ".txt" it finds the file and
displays the encoded file format to the browser. Is their some type of
setting to allow certain file extensions to be downloaded?

Thanks,
Jared Riley
Development Manager
Computer Services, Inc.
www.csiweb.com

[Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]]

Hi Jared,

Right click the web site, select Properties then click on the "HTTP Headers"
tab. On the bottom of this property page, click the "MIME Types." button.
A list of the custom MIME types set on this computer will now be displayed.
On the right side of the MIME type window click the "New." button. Type the
extension ".OFM" (without the quotes) into the first text box. In the "MIME
type" text box, type "text/html" (without the quotes) and press the "OK"
button on both of the dialogs, and "Apply" on the Properties window.

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[David Wang [Msft]]

This is a FAQ.

Read the F1-help in IIS Manager UI, under "Troubleshooting". Or, you can
read the Troubleshooting chapter for the 404.2/404.3 errors from this
resource for more assistance:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=80a1b6e6-829e-49b7-8c02-333d9c148e69&DisplayLang=en

You can verify in the IIS web logs the sort of 404 response you are getting
on requests to .OFM files

If it's a file that needs to be translated to display, then you need to:
- look up the .OFM ScriptMap to find the ISAPI DLL to enable
- create a Web Service Extension and enable the ISAPI

If it's a file that needs to be downloadable
- create a MIMEMap entry for the extension that needs to be downloaded

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IIS
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