Filter not found ?? installing fmencoder

[wrightb]

I'm trying to install formmail encoder on this server (Win2003, IIS)
and am getting this error using this form:
http://www.sbs4money.com/sbs4/test.html
and this formmail
http://www.sbs4money.com/sbs4/formml2.txt (copy of the php file)

> The following error occurred in FormMail :
> filter_not_found
> **********
> Error=Cannot execute filter "encode" with command
"C:/inetpub/wwwroot/sbs4money/cgi-bin/fmencoder -sbs4m.txt > C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\FMF356.tmp 2>&1": No error
>
>
> (User data suppressed for security purposes. )


Any ideas?

-Ben Wright

ps... phpinfo at
http://www.sbs4money.com/sbs4/php.php

[russellr]

Hi,

For Windows, you want this:

$FILTERS = array("encode"=>"C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\sbs4money\\cgi-bin\\fmencoder -ksbs4m.txt", 

or

$FILTERS = array("encode"=>"C:/inetpub/wwwroot/sbs4money/cgi-bin/fmencoder -ksbs4m.txt", 

PHP automatically maps '/' to '\' on Windows boxes for file pathnames.

Note also the "-ksbs4m.txt" - you were missing the "k".

[wrightb]

thanks for the fast response, i fixed that, but im still getting this error

i tried with and without a space between k and sbs4m


The following error occurred in FormMail :
filter_not_found
**********
Error=Cannot execute filter "encode" with command "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\sbs4money\cgi-bin\fmencoder -k sbs4m.txt > C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\FMF391.tmp 2>&1": No error


(User data suppressed for security purposes. )

everything is still in the same place and i updated formml2.txt

[russellr]

Hi,

I just tried this URL:
http://www.sbs4money.com/sbs4/cgi-bin/fmencoder.exe

It works!

So, one more change - add ".exe" to the command, like this:

$FILTERS = array("encode"=>"C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\sbs4money\\cgi-bin\\fmencoder.exe -ksbs4m.txt", 

If that still doesn't work, then your path must be wrong (c:\inetpub\wwwroot....).

[wrightb]

Same error as before, just with .exe in the path now...

The error emails go here if you'd like to do some probing:
info@lqwa.org

log into the email here
http://mail.lqwa.org:9998/Login.aspx
username: info@lqwa.org
password: info All this account does is accept these errors (and some spam, of course)

If you're still left scratching your head as much as I am, and if you think it could help, I can give you remote desktop access to the server.


To: info@lqwa.org
From: FormMail@www.sbs4money.com

The following error occurred in FormMail :
filter_not_found
**********
Error=Cannot execute filter "encode" with command "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\sbs4money\cgi-bin\fmencoder.exe -ksbs4m.txt > C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\FMF3D6.tmp 2>&1": No error


(User data suppressed for security purposes. )

[russellr]

Hi,

Does C:\Windows\Temp exist and can the webserver software create files in there?

Are you absolutely sure you have the correct path to the program?

Yes, I can look at it for you, but it won't be for a couple of days as I'll be travelling.

If you have a hosting provider they should be able to give you the right values for paths etc.

[wrightb]

This server is not mine, but I have remote desktop control over it so i'm fairly sure I have the paths all right. The program works, as evidenced by the fact that you can browse to it and get that message "get method not implemented, etc".

If you have no other ideas, PM or email me and Ill send you info to rd to the server to maybe see what is wrong.

Thank you so much for all your help.
-Ben Wright

[russellr]

Hi,

Yes, it's quite strange.

Please send me access details securely using this form:
https://secure.rootsoftware.com/~tectite/sendsecret.php

[russellr]

Hi,

Did you get my email and have you tried uploading the right key file?

[wrightb]

Yes, I uploaded the right key file and using httpencode it worked.

Not sure why it didnt work the other way, but it works now.

Thank you very much for your help.