Programming Tutorials

IIS and WAP. Configuring IIS to deliver WML (WAP content)

By: Paul Mayor  

Follow the steps given below to setup IIS to deliver WAP content.

The following are the mime types and the file extensions used for WAP.

MIME Content Extensions and Types
WML Source	.wml	text/vnd.wap.wml
Wireless Bitmap	.wbmp	image/vnd.wap.wbmp
WML Script Source	.wmls	text/vnd.wap.wmls
Compiled WML	.wmlc	application/vnd.wap.wmlc
Compiled WML Script	.wmlsc	application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc
WML Script	.wsc	text/vnd.wap.wmlscript
WML Script	.wmlscript	text/vnd.wap.wmlscript

Stage 1 - Configure the Script mappings so we can use ASP with WAP.

1. Open up Internet Information Server Manager. Right-click on your Web server, listed on the left. Drop down to Properties.
   
   
   
   
2. Go to the Home Directory tab and click the configuration button.
   
   
   
3. This dialog box lists all the mappings for file extensions to ISAPI applications. We will map the WAP file extensions to the ASP ISAPI application. Click on the Add button
   
   
   
4. We need to map to the ASP.DLL which is in the \winnt\system32\inetsrv folder. We also specify the name of the extension, in this case .WML and the verbs that this will respond to.
   
   
   
5. Add the following extensions WMLS, WSC, WMLSC and WMLSCRIPT like we did in step 4 (remember we need to include the "." for the extension in step 4)

Stage 2 - Configure the MIME types for WAP.

1. Open up Internet Information Server Manager. Right-click on your Web server, listed on the left. Drop down to Properties.
   
   
   
2. Select the HTTP Headers Tab and click the the File Types button.
   
   
   
3. We now must select the New Type button to add our new mime types to IIS.
   
   
   
4. Enter the extension and the MIME types for all of the following.
   
   

   MIME Content Extensions and Types
   WML Source	.wml	text/vnd.wap.wml
   Wireless Bitmap	.wbmp	image/vnd.wap.wbmp
   WML Script Source	.wmls	text/vnd.wap.wmls
   Compiled WML	.wmlc	application/vnd.wap.wmlc
   Compiled WML Script	.wmlsc	application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc
   WML Script	.wsc	text/vnd.wap.wmlscript
   WML Script	.wmlscript	text/vnd.wap.wmlscript

   
   

   After all of the mime types are added you will end up with a list like this.

   

    

You should now be able to deliver content to WAP enabled devices like Mobile Phone and PDA's.

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