Path not found error

[simon]

Hi,

I am able to run the following code ok from asp:

Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objF = objFSO.OpenTextFile("c:\temp\test.txt")

When i try to pass a variable as the file location i.e:

dim temppath
temppath = CStr("c:\temp\test.txt")
Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objF = objFSO.OpenTextFile(temppath)

I get the following error:

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a004c'

Path not found

I cannot work this out as surely i have already dclared the variable as a
styring with the 'CStr' statement?????

Any ideas????


simon

[Andrew]

Simon

That code looks okay. Check the directory permissions.

>>One important thing to keep in mind when using the FileSystemObject is
permissions! In Windows NT, there are three types of permissions: Read,
Write, and Full Access. Whenever an ASP page attempts to execute some file
system command using FSO, the anonymous web user ID is used:
IUSR_machinename (i.e., if your webserver is named Bob, the user ID is
IUSR_Bob). If IUSR_machinename doesn't have permissions to Read for a
particular directory, you cannot use FSO to read the contents of a file in
that directory through an ASP page. If IUSR_machinename doesn't have
permissions to Write for a particular directory, you cannot use FSO to write
a file to that directory through an ASP page. If IUSR_machinename doesn't
have Full Access permissions for a particular directory, you cannot use FSO
to delete or move a file from that directory through an ASP page. <<

http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtec...ect/faq1.shtml

Andrew

[Paul Clement]

On 10 Sep 2002 10:00:30 -0700, "simon" <chamberssh@hotmail.com> wrote:

¤
¤ Hi,
¤
¤ I am able to run the following code ok from asp:
¤
¤ Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
¤ Set objF = objFSO.OpenTextFile("c:\temp\test.txt")
¤
¤ When i try to pass a variable as the file location i.e:
¤
¤ dim temppath
¤ temppath = CStr("c:\temp\test.txt")
¤ Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
¤ Set objF = objFSO.OpenTextFile(temppath)
¤
¤ I get the following error:
¤
¤ Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a004c'
¤
¤ Path not found
¤
¤ I cannot work this out as surely i have already dclared the variable as a
¤ styring with the 'CStr' statement?????

I believe this is a permissions issue. See the following MS KB article:

PRB: Cannot Access Remote Files with the FileSystemObject
http://support.microsoft.com/default...LNG=ENG&SA=PER


Paul ~~~ pclement@ameritech.net
Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)