PRB: Deployment or New Deployment Target Creation Brings Error (220843)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0
This article was previously published under Q220843

SYMPTOMS

When you create a new Deployment Target in Visual InterDev 6.0, the following error message may appear:
Microsoft Development Environment is unable to contact the requested network server. Either the target does not exist, or it is currently unreachable.

Choose "OK" to save target information, or "Cancel" to dismiss target information.
Or, when deploying Web content, controls, and applets with Visual InterDev 6.0 Deployment Explorer, you may receive the following error in the Task List:
Failed to deploy a file(C:\TEMP\ADOUTILS.ASP): The Web server returned the following error: Server Error.

CAUSE

The Visual InterDev 6.0 Deployment Explorer requires installation of either the Microsoft FrontPage server extensions or the Microsoft Posting Acceptor on the target system.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES

For additional information about the Visual InterDev Deployment feature, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

246757 HOWTO: Use Copy Web to Deploy a Web Application

219050 HOWTO: Deploy Web Applications with Visual InterDev 6.0

For additional information on InterDev deployment resources, click the link below to view the article in the online Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN):

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/vi_acc.htm

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/16/2001
Keywords:kbDeployment kbDSupport kberrmsg kbExtension kbprb kbServer kbWebServer KB220843
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