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 |
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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.
- Open up Internet Information Server Manager. Right-click on your Web
server, listed on the left. Drop down to Properties.
- Go to the Home Directory tab and click the configuration
button.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Open up Internet Information Server Manager. Right-click on your Web
server, listed on the left. Drop down to Properties.
- Select the HTTP Headers Tab and click the the File Types
button.
- We now must select the New Type button to add our new mime types to
IIS.
- 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.
Archived Comments
1. Hi Paul,
It is a very interesting and helpfull article and it did help me to show wml conten
View Tutorial By: Therese at 2010-04-28 05:36:09
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