How can a virtual root be defined programmatically?

Is there any reason we couldn't update metabase.xml explicitly and add the
virtual dir manually? I realize this probably isn't a recommended way but in
our case the addition of this virtual root will happen once and never be
changed, and it happens during configuration of our web server. We could
create the root with IIS of course but we want to automate the process.

"Tom Kaminski [MVP]" <tomk (A@T) mvps (D.O.T) org> wrote in message
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 > "Peter Steele" wrote:
  >> We have an application that requires us to define a virtual root in IIS
  >> programmatically rather than through the IIS manager. How can this be
  >> done?
 >
 > You would use ADSI or WMI:
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Are you saying you want to open metabse.xml with a text editor and add the
entry? You could do that.

If you want to automate it, than ADSI or WMI is the way to go. You would
call those objects in your code.

"Peter Steele" wrote:

 > Is there any reason we couldn't update metabase.xml explicitly and add the
 > virtual dir manually? I realize this probably isn't a recommended way but in
 > our case the addition of this virtual root will happen once and never be
 > changed, and it happens during configuration of our web server. We could
 > create the root with IIS of course but we want to automate the process.
 >
 > "Tom Kaminski [MVP]" <tomk (A@T) mvps (D.O.T) org> wrote in message
 > news:B11B5CF1-D780-46AB-B8ED-338632BAD9C8@microsoft.com...
  > > "Peter Steele" wrote:
   > >> We have an application that requires us to define a virtual root in IIS
   > >> programmatically rather than through the IIS manager. How can this be
   > >> done?
  > >
  > > You would use ADSI or WMI:
  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.iisfaq.com/Default.aspx?tabid=2537" target="_blank">http://www.iisfaq.com/Default.aspx?tabid=2537</a>
 >
 >
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 >> Stay informed about: How can a virtual root be defined programmatically? 

I decided to write the code. Pretty simple in C#...

"Tom Kaminski [MVP]" <tomk (A@T) mvps (D.O.T) org> wrote in message
news:32358567-DF02-4CC1-A525-D824F5281CB3@microsoft.com...
 > Are you saying you want to open metabse.xml with a text editor and add the
 > entry? You could do that.
 >
 > If you want to automate it, than ADSI or WMI is the way to go. You would
 > call those objects in your code.
 >
 > "Peter Steele" wrote:
 >
  >> Is there any reason we couldn't update metabase.xml explicitly and add
  >> the
  >> virtual dir manually? I realize this probably isn't a recommended way but
  >> in
  >> our case the addition of this virtual root will happen once and never be
  >> changed, and it happens during configuration of our web server. We could
  >> create the root with IIS of course but we want to automate the process.
  >>
  >> "Tom Kaminski [MVP]" <tomk (A@T) mvps (D.O.T) org> wrote in message
  >> news:B11B5CF1-D780-46AB-B8ED-338632BAD9C8@microsoft.com...
   >> > "Peter Steele" wrote:
   >> >> We have an application that requires us to define a virtual root in
   >> >> IIS
   >> >> programmatically rather than through the IIS manager. How can this be
   >> >> done?
   >> >
   >> > You would use ADSI or WMI:
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  >>
  >>
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