Private Working Folder
The private working folder is the folder where you will upload the files required to run the Visual LANSA Framework in a browser.
Before you upload the files, this folder must exist on your LANSA for the Web development system server and be accessible via HTTP.
We recommend you use the Web Configuration Assistant to create the private working folder.
If you want to create this folder manually, do this:
For a System i web server create a folder on the System i IFS. To make sure the folder is accessible via HTTP you can create it as a subfolder of the Lansa for the Web Images folder.
Type in the path to the private working folder.
For example, if your Lansa for the Web images folder is LANSAIMG and you created a subfolder of it called VLF_Fred_Private, the value you would enter into this field would be:
LANSAIMG/VLF_Fred_Private
Verify that the value entered is correct and that the folder is accessible by clicking the Verify button. The resulting Internet Explorer display should show the index of the folder.
If the verification process fails you should resolve the problem before proceeding. See LANSA for the Web Private Working Folder Problems for some ideas about problem resolution.
For a Windows web server create a folder on the Windows web server. You can create it as a subfolder of the Web Server's Images directory to make sure that it accessible via HTTP.
Type in the path to the private working folder.
For example, for an IIS web server, the Images folder has an alias name of Images. So suppose that the path for images was:
c:\Lansa\WebServer\Images
In the browser you can type http:/<nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn>/images/
to access the Images folder.
If you created a subfolder, for example, c:\Lansa\WebServer\Images\VLF_Fred_Private
the value you would enter into this field would be:
Images/VLF_Fred_Private
Verify that the value entered is correct and the folder is accessible, by clicking the Verify button. The resulting Internet Explorer display should show the index of the folder.
If the verification process fails you should resolve the problem before proceeding. See LANSA for the Web Private Working Folder Problems for ideas about problem resolution.
Please note: each Framework developer needs to have a private working folder created for his or her exclusive use.
This property is in the Developer Preferences – Web Server tab. It is also a Web Configuration Assistant property.