Tools Component

The Tools component creates a Tools object that provides utilities that enable you to easily add sophisticated functionality to your Web pages.

File Names

tools.dll

The Tools component.

Syntax

Set Tools = Server.CreateObject("MSWC.Tools")

Parameters

Tools: Specifies the name of the Tools object created by the call to Server.CreateObject.

Registry Entries

None.

Remarks

In Personal Web Server for Windows® 95, the Tools object has already been included in the global.asa file in the default virtual directory. You can work with the Tools object as if it were a built-in object by calling Tools.FileExists, Tools.ProcessForm, and Tools.Random.

Methods

FileExists	Checks for the existence of a file.
Owner	Checks if the current user is the site owner.
PluginExists	Checks the existence of a server plug-in (on Macintosh only).
ProcessForm	Processes an HTML form.
Random	Generates a random integer.

Note You can obtain this component from the CD included with the IIS Resource Kit.