Hi Viv

Recently, we had a thread about using aspnet_regiis.exe to update an IIS site framework version. However, there are some concerns about security issues using that approach. So, in my quest to fully automate that process, I came up with this, which is a piece of code I found on the Internet and adjusted later to fit in my class:

                    loScriptMapVals = loNewRoot.Properties("ScriptMaps")

                    For Each lcScriptMapVal In loScriptMapVals

                        If lcScriptMapVal.IndexOf("Framework") > 0 Then

                            lcVersion = lcScriptMapVal.Substring(lcScriptMapVal.IndexOf("Framework") + 10, 9)
                            lcNewValue = lcScriptMapVal.Replace(lcVersion, cFrameworkVersion)

                            loScriptMaps.Add(lcNewValue)
                        Else
                            loScriptMaps.Add(lcScriptMapVal)
                        End If

                    Next

                    loNewRoot.Properties("ScriptMaps").Value = loScriptMaps.ToArray()
                    loNewRoot.CommitChanges()
                    loNewRoot.Invoke("SetInfo")

                    loNewRoot.CommitChanges()

Now, the beauty with this code is that this is instant. So, basically, I can create or update site in a flash. When I tag 10 records, from my site table, I can create 10 IIS sites in about .2 seconds.

I will have an article about this class I built later on in a series of articles on .NET in the next Universal Thread Magazine issue.