Web Server Base Folder URL Error

[MalcolmEchaluce]

Hello,

I'm new to ArcGIS Viewer for Flex so please bear with me.

I'd like to keep everything on my local for now while I play around with this tool.  I've kept everything to default, and it automatically changed my machine name to its IP address.  I'm unable to get it past this.  It tells me to "Please check your Web Server Base Folder URL!"  Attached is a screenshot.  Does anybody have any advice?

Thanks in advanced!

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Johannes,

   When setting up Application Builder for Flex you have to specify the "Web Server Base Folder", which in your case using Apache would be "C:\htdocs\flexviewers" most likely. and then your "Web Server Base Folder URL" which would be "http://localhost/flexviewers". Is this what you have?

[johannesschied]

Thanks a lot!

I tried this configuration, but again the web server base folder ist not found or wrong.

The folder on C: exsists and http://localhost returns "It works!" but with http://localhost/flexviewers I get 404 returned

thanks

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Johannes,

   Do you have a flexviewers folder in your C:\htdocs folder?

[johannesschied]

yes there is a folder

"C:\htdocs\flexviewers"

and a folder "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\flexviewers" . In the last one are some _temp_****.html files,

the htdocs\flexviewers is empty.

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Johannes,

   As you are using Apache as your webserver you should NOT have a "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\flexviewers" unless you entered that as the "Web Server Base Folder" in the Application Builder app when you set it up. As I mentioned in my previous post you should have "Web Server Base Folder" set to this path "C:\htdocs\flexviewers"

[johannesschied]

Thanks, I set the Web Server Base Folder to C:\htdocs\flexviewers, but it still does not work because, the error ist (as far as I understand) the URL of the web server base folder: http://localhost/flexviewers --> "check the the url of your web base folder"

thanks

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Johannes,

   Change the url of your web base folder by replacing localhost with your machine name. Short of that I am running out of suggestions and you should contact esri tech support.