Updating my HTML Application for Configuring your WebDAV Redirector Settings
A couple of years ago I wrote a blog that was titled "How to create an HTML Application to configure your WebDAV Redirector settings", where I showed how to use HTMLA to create a simple editor for most of the WebDAV Redirector settings. These settings have no other user interface, so prior to my blog post users had to manually edit the registry in order to modify their WebDAV Redirector settings.
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In the past two years since I wrote that blog, I have found myself using that simple application so often that I now keep it in my personal utilities folder on my SkyDrive so I can have it with me no matter where I am travelling. But that being said, I ran into an interesting situation the other day that made me want to update the application, so I thought that it was time to write a new blog with the updated changes.
Here's what happened - I had opened my application for modifying my WebDAV Redirector settings, but then something happened which distracted me, and then I headed off to lunch before I committed my changes to the registry. When I came back to my office, I noticed that my WebDAV Redirector settings application was still open and I clicked the Exit Application button. The application popped up a dialog which informed me that I had changes that hadn't been saved to the registry, but I forgot what they were. This put me in a quandary - I could simply click Yes and hope for the best, or I could click No and lose whatever changes that I had made and re-open the application to start over.
It was at that time that I thought to myself, "If only I had a Reset Values button..."
By now you can probably see where this blog is going, and here's what the new application looks like - it's pretty much the same as the last application, with the additional button that allows you to reset your values without exiting the application. (Note - the application will prompt you for confirmation if you attempt to reset the values and you have unsaved changes.)
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Creating the Updated HTML Application
To create this HTML Application, you need to use the same steps as my last blog: save the following HTMLA code as "WebDAV Redirector Settings.hta" to your computer, and then double-click its icon to run the application.
<html>
<head>
<title>WebDAV Redirector Settings</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION
APPLICATIONNAME="WebDAV Redirector Settings"
ID="WebDAV Redirector Settings"
VERSION="1.0"
BORDER="dialog"
BORDERSTYLE="static"
INNERBORDER="no"
SYSMENU="no"
MAXIMIZEBUTTON="no"
MINIMIZEBUTTON="no"
SCROLL="no"
SCROLLFLAT="yes"
SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"
CONTEXTMENU="no"
SELECTION="no"/>
<script language="vbscript">
' ----------------------------------------
' Start of main code section.
' ----------------------------------------
Option Explicit
Const intDialogWidth = 700
Const intDialogHeight = 620
Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Const strWebClientKeyPath = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters"
Const strLuaKeyPath = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System"
Dim objRegistry
Dim blnHasChanges
' ----------------------------------------
' Start the application.
' ----------------------------------------
Sub Window_OnLoad
On Error Resume Next
' Set up the UI dimensions.
Self.resizeTo intDialogWidth,intDialogHeight
Self.moveTo (Screen.AvailWidth - intDialogWidth) / 2, _
(Screen.AvailHeight - intDialogHeight) / 2
' Retrieve the current settings.
Document.all.TheBody.ClassName = "hide"
Set objRegistry = GetObject( _
"winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\default:StdRegProv")
Call CheckForLUA()
Call GetValues()
Document.All.TheBody.ClassName = "show"
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' Check for User Access Control
' ----------------------------------------
Sub CheckForLUA()
If GetRegistryDWORD(strLuaKeyPath,"EnableLUA",1)<> 0 Then
MsgBox "User Access Control (UAC) is enabled on this computer." & _
vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "UAC must be disabled in order to edit " & _
"the registry and restart the service for the WebDAV Redirector. " & _
"Please disable UAC before running this application again. " & _
"This application will now exit.", _
vbCritical, "User Access Control"
Self.close
End If
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' Exit the application.
' ----------------------------------------
Sub ExitApplication()
If blnHasChanges = False Then
If MsgBox("Are you sure you want to exit?", _
vbQuestion Or vbYesNo Or vbDefaultButton2, _
"Exit Application") = vbNo Then
Exit Sub
End If
Else
Dim intRetVal
intRetVal = MsgBox("You have unsaved changes. " & _
"Do you want to save them before you exit?", _
vbQuestion Or vbYesNoCancel Or vbDefaultButton1, _
"Reset Application")
If intRetVal = vbYes Then
Call SetValues()
ElseIf intRetVal = vbCancel Then
Exit Sub
End If
End If
Self.close
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' Reset the application.
' ----------------------------------------
Sub ResetApplication()
If blnHasChanges = True Then
Dim intRetVal
intRetVal = MsgBox("You have unsaved changes. " & _
"Do you want to save them before you reset the values?", _
vbQuestion Or vbYesNoCancel Or vbDefaultButton1, _
"Reset Application")
If intRetVal = vbYes Then
Call SetValues()
ElseIf intRetVal = vbCancel Then
Exit Sub
End If
End If
Call GetValues()
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' Flag the application as having changes.
' ----------------------------------------
Sub FlagChanges()
blnHasChanges = True
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' Retrieve the settings from the registry.
' ----------------------------------------
Sub GetValues()
On Error Resume Next
Dim tmpCount,tmpArray,tmpString
' Get the radio button values
Call SetRadioValue(Document.all.BasicAuthLevel, _
GetRegistryDWORD(strWebClientKeyPath, _
"BasicAuthLevel",1))
Call SetRadioValue(Document.all.SupportLocking, _
GetRegistryDWORD(strWebClientKeyPath, _
"SupportLocking",1))
' Get the text box values
Document.all.InternetServerTimeoutInSec.Value = _
GetRegistryDWORD(strWebClientKeyPath, _
"InternetServerTimeoutInSec",30)
Document.all.FileAttributesLimitInBytes.Value = _
GetRegistryDWORD(strWebClientKeyPath, _
"FileAttributesLimitInBytes",1000000)
Document.all.FileSizeLimitInBytes.Value = _
GetRegistryDWORD(strWebClientKeyPath, _
"FileSizeLimitInBytes",50000000)
Document.all.LocalServerTimeoutInSec.Value = _
GetRegistryDWORD(strWebClientKeyPath, _
"LocalServerTimeoutInSec",15)
Document.all.SendReceiveTimeoutInSec.Value = _
GetRegistryDWORD(strWebClientKeyPath, _
"SendReceiveTimeoutInSec",60)
Document.all.ServerNotFoundCacheLifeTimeInSec.Value = _
GetRegistryDWORD(strWebClientKeyPath, _
"ServerNotFoundCacheLifeTimeInSec",60)
' Get the text area values
tmpArray = GetRegistryMULTISZ( _
strWebClientKeyPath,"AuthForwardServerList")
For tmpCount = 0 To UBound(tmpArray)
tmpString = tmpString & tmpArray(tmpCount) & vbTab
Next
If Len(tmpString)>0 Then
Document.all.AuthForwardServerList.Value = _
Replace(Left(tmpString,Len(tmpString)-1),vbTab,vbCrLf)
End If
blnHasChanges = False
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' Save the settings in the registry.
' ----------------------------------------
Sub SetValues()
On Error Resume Next
' Set the radio button values
Call SetRegistryDWORD( _
strWebClientKeyPath, _
"BasicAuthLevel", _
GetRadioValue(Document.all.BasicAuthLevel))
Call SetRegistryDWORD( _
strWebClientKeyPath, _
"SupportLocking", _
GetRadioValue(Document.all.SupportLocking))
' Set the text box values
Call SetRegistryDWORD( _
strWebClientKeyPath, _
"InternetServerTimeoutInSec", _
Document.all.InternetServerTimeoutInSec.Value)
Call SetRegistryDWORD( _
strWebClientKeyPath, _
"FileAttributesLimitInBytes", _
Document.all.FileAttributesLimitInBytes.Value)
Call SetRegistryDWORD( _
strWebClientKeyPath, _
"FileSizeLimitInBytes", _
Document.all.FileSizeLimitInBytes.Value)
Call SetRegistryDWORD( _
strWebClientKeyPath, _
"LocalServerTimeoutInSec", _
Document.all.LocalServerTimeoutInSec.Value)
Call SetRegistryDWORD( _
strWebClientKeyPath, _
"SendReceiveTimeoutInSec", _
Document.all.SendReceiveTimeoutInSec.Value)
Call SetRegistryDWORD( _
strWebClientKeyPath, _
"ServerNotFoundCacheLifeTimeInSec", _
Document.all.ServerNotFoundCacheLifeTimeInSec.Value)
' Set the text area values
Call SetRegistryMULTISZ( _
strWebClientKeyPath, _
"AuthForwardServerList", _
Split(Document.all.AuthForwardServerList.Value,vbCrLf))
' Prompt to restart the WebClient service
If MsgBox("Do you want to restart the WebDAV Redirector " & _
"service so your settings will take effect?", _
vbQuestion Or vbYesNo Or vbDefaultButton2, _
"Restart WebDAV Redirector") = vbYes Then
' Restart the WebClient service.
Call RestartWebClient()
End If
Call GetValues()
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' Start the WebClient service.
' ----------------------------------------
Sub RestartWebClient()
On Error Resume Next
Dim objWMIService,colServices,objService
Document.All.TheBody.ClassName = "hide"
Set objWMIService = GetObject( _
"winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
Set colServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery( _
"Select * from Win32_Service Where Name='WebClient'")
For Each objService in colServices
objService.StopService()
objService.StartService()
Next
Document.All.TheBody.ClassName = "show"
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' Retrieve a DWORD value from the registry.
' ----------------------------------------
Function GetRegistryDWORD( _
ByVal tmpKeyPath, _
ByVal tmpValueName, _
ByVal tmpDefaultValue)
On Error Resume Next
Dim tmpDwordValue
If objRegistry.GetDWORDValue( _
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, _
tmpKeyPath, _
tmpValueName, _
tmpDwordValue)=0 Then
GetRegistryDWORD = CLng(tmpDwordValue)
Else
GetRegistryDWORD = CLng(tmpDefaultValue)
End If
End Function
' ----------------------------------------
' Set a DWORD value in the registry.
' ----------------------------------------
Sub SetRegistryDWORD( _
ByVal tmpKeyPath, _
ByVal tmpValueName, _
ByVal tmpDwordValue)
On Error Resume Next
Call objRegistry.SetDWORDValue( _
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, _
tmpKeyPath, _
tmpValueName, _
CLng(tmpDwordValue))
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' Retrieve a MULTISZ value from the registry.
' ----------------------------------------
Function GetRegistryMULTISZ( _
ByVal tmpKeyPath, _
ByVal tmpValueName)
On Error Resume Next
Dim tmpMultiSzValue
If objRegistry.GetMultiStringValue( _
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, _
tmpKeyPath, _
tmpValueName, _
tmpMultiSzValue)=0 Then
GetRegistryMULTISZ = tmpMultiSzValue
Else
GetRegistryMULTISZ = Array()
End If
End Function
' ----------------------------------------
' Set a MULTISZ value in the registry.
' ----------------------------------------
Sub SetRegistryMULTISZ( _
ByVal tmpKeyPath, _
ByVal tmpValueName, _
ByVal tmpMultiSzValue)
On Error Resume Next
Call objRegistry.SetMultiStringValue( _
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, _
tmpKeyPath, _
tmpValueName, _
tmpMultiSzValue)
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' Retrieve the value of a radio button group.
' ----------------------------------------
Function GetRadioValue(ByVal tmpRadio)
On Error Resume Next
Dim tmpCount
For tmpCount = 0 To (tmpRadio.Length-1)
If tmpRadio(tmpCount).Checked Then
GetRadioValue = CLng(tmpRadio(tmpCount).Value)
Exit For
End If
Next
End Function
' ----------------------------------------
' Set the value for a radio button group.
' ----------------------------------------
Sub SetRadioValue(ByVal tmpRadio, ByVal tmpValue)
On Error Resume Next
Dim tmpCount
For tmpCount = 0 To (tmpRadio.Length-1)
If CLng(tmpRadio(tmpCount).Value) = CLng(tmpValue) Then
tmpRadio(tmpCount).Checked = True
Exit For
End If
Next
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
'
' ----------------------------------------
Sub Validate(tmpField)
Dim tmpRegEx, tmpMatches
Set tmpRegEx = New RegExp
tmpRegEx.Pattern = "[0-9]"
tmpRegEx.IgnoreCase = True
tmpRegEx.Global = True
Set tmpMatches = tmpRegEx.Execute(tmpField.Value)
If tmpMatches.Count = Len(CStr(tmpField.Value)) Then
If CDbl(tmpField.Value) => 0 And _
CDbl(tmpField.Value) =< 4294967295 Then
Exit Sub
End If
End If
MsgBox "Please enter a whole number between 0 and 4294967295.", _
vbCritical, "Validation Error"
tmpField.Focus
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
'
' ----------------------------------------
Sub BasicAuthWarning()
MsgBox "WARNING:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
"Using Basic Authentication over non-SSL connections can cause " & _
"serious security issues. Usernames and passwords are transmitted " & _
"in clear text, therefore the use of Basic Authentication with " & _
"WebDAV is disabled by default for non-SSL connections. That " & _
"being said, this setting can override the default behavior for " & _
"Basic Authentication, but it is strongly discouraged.", _
vbCritical, "Basic Authentication Warning"
End Sub
' ----------------------------------------
' End of main code section.
' ----------------------------------------
</script>
<style>
body { color:#000000; background-color:#cccccc;
font-family:'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,Arial; font-size:9pt; }
fieldset { padding:10px; width:640px; }
.button { width:150px; }
.textbox { width:200px; height:22px; text-align:right; }
.textarea { width:300px; height:50px; text-align:left; }
.radio { margin-left:-5px; margin-top: -2px; }
.hide { display:none; }
.show { display:block; }
select { width:300px; text-align:left; }
table { border-collapse:collapse; empty-cells:hide; }
h1 { font-size:14pt; }
th { font-size:9pt; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; padding:2px; }
td { font-size:9pt; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; padding:2px; }
big { font-size:11pt; }
small { font-size:8pt; }
</style>
</head>
<body id="TheBody" class="hide">
<h1 align="center" id="TheTitle" style="margin-bottom:-20px;">WebDAV Redirector Settings</h1>
<div align="center">
<p style="margin-bottom:-20px;"><i><small><b>Note</b>: See <a target="_blank" href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=324291">Using the WebDAV Redirector</a> for additional details.</small></i></p>
<form>
<center>
<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width:600px;">
<tr>
<td style="width:600px;text-align:left"><fieldset title="Security Settings">
<legend> <b>Security Settings</b> </legend>
These values affect the security behavior for the WebDAV Redirector.<br>
<table style="width:600px;">
<tr title="Specifies whether the WebDAV Redirector can use Basic Authentication to communicate with a server.">
<td style="width:300px">
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td style="width:300px"><b>Basic Authentication Level</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:300px;"><span style="width:280px;padding-left:20px;"><small><i><b>Note</b>: Using basic authentication can cause <u>serious security issues</u> as the username and password are transmitted in clear text, therefore the use of basic authentication over WebDAV is disabled by default unless the connection is using SSL.</i></small></span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td style="width:300px">
<table style="width:300px">
<tr>
<td style="width:020px"><input class="radio" type="radio" value="0" name="BasicAuthLevel" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" id="BasicAuthLevel0"></td>
<td style="width:280px"><label for="BasicAuthLevel0">Basic Authentication is disabled</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:020px"><input class="radio" type="radio" value="1" checked name="BasicAuthLevel" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" id="BasicAuthLevel1"></td>
<td style="width:280px"><label for="BasicAuthLevel1">Basic Authentication is enabled for SSL web sites only</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:020px"><input class="radio" type="radio" value="2" name="BasicAuthLevel" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" id="BasicAuthLevel2" onClick="VBScript:BasicAuthWarning()"></td>
<td style="width:280px"><label for="BasicAuthLevel2">Basic Authentication is enabled for SSL and non-SSL web sites</label></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr title="Specifies a list of local URLs for forwarding credentials that bypasses any proxy settings. (Note: This requires Windows Vista SP1 or later.)">
<td style="width:300px">
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td style="width:300px"><b>Authentication Forwarding Server List</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:300px;"><span style="width:280px;padding-left:20px;"><small><i><b>Note</b>: Include one server name per line.</i></small></span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td style="width:300px"><textarea class="textarea" name="AuthForwardServerList" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr title="Specifies whether the WebDAV Redirector supports locking.">
<td style="width:300px"><b>Support for WebDAV Locking</b></td>
<td style="width:300px">
<table style="width:300px">
<tr>
<td style="width:020px"><input class="radio" type="radio" value="1" checked name="SupportLocking" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" id="SupportLocking1"></td>
<td style="width:280px"><label for="SupportLocking1">Enable Lock Support</label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:020px"><input class="radio" type="radio" value="0" name="SupportLocking" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" id="SupportLocking0"></td>
<td style="width:280px"><label for="SupportLocking0">Disable Lock Support</label></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</fieldset> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:600px;text-align:left"><fieldset title="Time-outs">
<legend> <b>Time-outs and Maximum Sizes</b> </legend>
These values affect the behavior for WebDAV Client/Server operations.<br>
<table border="0" style="width:600px;">
<tr title="Specifies the connection time-out for the WebDAV Redirector uses when communicating with non-local WebDAV servers.">
<td style="width:300px"><b>Internet Server Time-out</b> <small>(In Seconds)</small></td>
<td style="width:300px"><input class="textbox" type="text" name="InternetServerTimeoutInSec" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" onblur="VBScript:Validate(Me)" value="30"></td>
</tr>
<tr title="Specifies the connection time-out for the WebDAV Redirector uses when communicating with a local WebDAV server.">
<td style="width:300px"><b>Local Server Time-out</b> <small>(In Seconds)</small></td>
<td style="width:300px"><input class="textbox" type="text" name="LocalServerTimeoutInSec" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" onblur="VBScript:Validate(Me)" value="15"></td>
</tr>
<tr title="Specifies the time-out in seconds that the WebDAV Redirector uses after issuing a request.">
<td style="width:300px"><b>Send/Receive Time-out</b> <small>(In Seconds)</small></td>
<td style="width:300px"><input class="textbox" type="text" name="SendReceiveTimeoutInSec" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" onblur="VBScript:Validate(Me)" value="60"></td>
</tr>
<tr title="Specifies the period of time that a server is cached as non-WebDAV by the WebDAV Redirector. If a server is found in this list, a fail is returned immediately without attempting to contact the server.">
<td style="width:300px"><b>Server Not Found Cache Time-out</b> <small>(In Seconds)</small></td>
<td style="width:300px"><input class="textbox" type="text" name="ServerNotFoundCacheLifeTimeInSec" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" onblur="VBScript:Validate(Me)" value="60"></td>
</tr>
<tr title="Specifies the maximum size in bytes that the WebDAV Redirector allows for file transfers.">
<td style="width:300px"><b>Maximum File Size</b> <small>(In Bytes)</small></td>
<td style="width:300px"><input class="textbox" type="text" name="FileSizeLimitInBytes" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" onblur="VBScript:Validate(Me)" value="50000000"></td>
</tr>
<tr title="Specifies the maximum size that is allowed by the WebDAV Redirector for all properties on a specific collection.">
<td style="width:300px"><b>Maximum Attributes Size</b> <small>(In Bytes)</small></td>
<td style="width:300px"><input class="textbox" type="text" name="FileAttributesLimitInBytes" onchange="VBScript:FlagChanges()" onblur="VBScript:Validate(Me)" value="1000000"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</fieldset> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:center">
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td style="text-align:center"><input class="button" type="button" value="Apply Settings" onclick="VBScript:SetValues()">
<td style="text-align:center"><input class="button" type="button" value="Reset Values" onclick="VBScript:ResetApplication()">
<td style="text-align:center"><input class="button" type="button" value="Exit Application" onclick="VBScript:ExitApplication()">
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</center>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Additional Notes
As with the last version of this HTML Application, you will need to run this application as an administrator in order to save the settings to the registry and restart the WebDAV Redirector service.
Have fun! ;-]
Comments
Anonymous
May 21, 2014
Hi Robert. Good article, but I have a question which is a little off topic. You have WebMatrix in your tags, but this is a VBScript based HTA. I use VBScript in all my HTAs and I've recently downloaded WebMatrix 3 to try as a lightweight alternative to notepad (what can I say? I'm old school). The trouble is that when I load an HTA into WebMatrix, it constantly tries to validate it as a jScript file. I can't find any settings to switch this behaviour. The error list even suggests to itself that the error count indicates this is not a jScript file and the language parameter (I would have thought) would also be a dead giveaway. Can I ask, do you use WebMatrix to edit your files and if so, how do you change the default code validation from jscript to vbscript? Thanks. Tim.Anonymous
May 21, 2014
Hi Tim, I use HtaEdit (from www.htaedit.com) for my *.hta editor. That same company also makes VbsEdit (from www.vbsedit.com) which is what I use to write most of my Windows Script Host *.vbs files. Note: since the HTML application in this blog is designed to modify WebDAV-related settings, I have "WebDAV" in my tags instead of "WebMatrix." I've never tried editing *.hta or *.vbs files in WebMatrix, and WebMatrix would probably be little more than a text editor for those file types. I hope this helps! --Robert