Download File via HM Web Service

johnm · Post by **johnm** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:57 am

Please tell me if it is possible to do the following and if so how?

I have created a self-extracting zip which contains rcc.exe, rcc.ini and the hostmon.chm file. I would like to create a link in a web page available thru the HM Web Service /authorized/ so that when I click on the link the Window's Open-Save-Cancel prompt will pop up and allow me to pick an option.

So far all that happens is the self-extracting EXE is opened(not executed) and the page displays the garbage characters of the EXE.

Here is my code in the html file:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> Advanced Host Monitor</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" leftmargin="16" topmargin="60" rightmargin="16" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">
<table align=center border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=150>

<tr><td><a href="hostmonitor-rcc.exe" target="_blank">Host Monitor RCC</a></tr>
</table>
</BODY>
</HTML>

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:31 pm

Update available at www.ks-soft.net/download/ws224.zip

Regards
Alex

johnm · Post by **johnm** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:56 pm

sorry to be such a pest.

I renamed the old webservice.exe to .exe_old and extracted the new one into the folder and it generates the error "Error: Cannot start service "HMWebService". If I delete the new exe and put back the old the same error is now generated.

The event viewer shows for both EXEs old and new:
The KS Web Service service failed to start due to the following error:
KS Web Service is not a valid Win32 application

And if I start the service from Services the error is:
Error 193: 0xc1

what 's going on?

Thanks..

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:06 pm

I just downloaded the same zip file to be sure I am using the same exe module. It works fine on our systems. It works fine in application and service mode.
Its definitely "valid Win32 application".

what 's going on?

I don't know. Looks like some problem with your Windows. Could you try to install web service on different system? Or reboot your system?

Regards
Alex

johnm · Post by **johnm** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:40 pm

It has something to do with the old INI file and the pswd line. I tried deleting everything from the webservice folder except for the new exe but it did not work.

Then...
I copied the new webservice.exe into a folder off the desktop. Ran it and installed the service and started it successfully. Then, I copied the contents of the old ini file into the newly created ini located on the desktop and removed all new lines except for the pswd line. That line I cut/pasted over the old pswd line. Saved and put it back into the original webservice folder and it worked fine.

Definitely strange...if you want me to test further I can probably reproduce the problem.

John

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:46 pm

Could you send that "old" ini file to support@ks-soft.net?

Regards
Alex

johnm · Post by **johnm** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:53 am

yes most likely I can and will send it over.

By the way, I am still not in perfect condition. Although the webservice is starting now I get
"Transmission error (Web Service <-> HostMonitor): "Connection error"

when accessing the site. Also, the telnet service won't start anymore with the same error.

Maybe I should reinstall everything. What do you think? Will lose any custom settings?

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:23 pm

Please make sure you have specified correct IP address (and port) of the system where HostMonitor is running.

Regards
Alex

johnm · Post by **johnm** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:15 pm

Ok will do. In the meantime I reinstalled everything and still am unable to get the webservice.exe to start as a service, same error.

I am running the webservice.exe as an application for now until I have more time to investigate.

Thanks for the help.

johnm · Post by **johnm** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:17 pm

Oh, by the way... the 2.24 version fixes the file download problem.

Thanks Much!