Create file in virtual directory

[Glenn]

Does not work. Remember that e:\inetpub\wwwroot\virtual_dir does not
actually exist on the server. However, I can browse to it -
[url]http://server/virtual_dir[/url]

Error Type:
Microsoft VBScript runtime (0x800A004C)
Path not found


"Aaron Bertrand - MVP" <aaron@TRASHaspfaq.com> wrote in message
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> You can append the filename to this:
>
> response.write server.mappath("/virtual_directory/")
>
>
>
> "Glenn" <glennt@XXREMOVEXX.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:025501c36cc4$18247c60$a301280a@phx.gbl...

> > I am using the filesystemobject in an ASP script. What I
> > am trying to do is create a file in a virtual directory.
> > If filesystemobject can do this, I cannot figure out
> > how. I am thinking that filesystemobject cannot do
> > this. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

>
>

[Aaron Bertrand - MVP]

> Remember that e:\inetpub\wwwroot\virtual_dir does not

> actually exist on the server.

"Remember "? Did you misspell "I forgot to tell you "? Where in your
original post do you say anything about there being more than one server
involved? Maybe you have a different definition, but virtual directory does
not automatically mean that you are mapping to a different machine.

> Error Type:
> Microsoft VBScript runtime (0x800A004C)
> Path not found

This means that IUSR_WebServer does not have adequate permissions to
whatever machine is hosting e:\. See [url]http://www.aspfaq.com/2168[/url]

[Glenn]

I am confused here. I have included my original post below. I stated that
I have created a virtual directory and that I am trying to access it via
filesystemobject. When I do so, I am getting a path not found error. I
created another virtual directory which points to e:\inetpub\wwwroot, which
I would think that IUSR_WebServer would have access to. However, again,
e:\inetpub\wwwroot\newvirtualdirectory does not exist within the operating
system, but e:\inetpub\wwwroot, which the virtual directory points to, does
exist. Still, I am getting the path not found error when I am using
filesystemobject to access server.mappath("/virtual_directory/").



--- Original Post ---
I am using the filesystemobject in an ASP script. What I
am trying to do is create a file in a virtual directory.
If filesystemobject can do this, I cannot figure out
how. I am thinking that filesystemobject cannot do
this. Can anyone point me in the right direction?


"Aaron Bertrand - MVP" <aaron@TRASHaspfaq.com> wrote in message
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> > Remember that e:\inetpub\wwwroot\virtual_dir does not
> > actually exist on the server.

>
> "Remember "? Did you misspell "I forgot to tell you "? Where in your
> original post do you say anything about there being more than one server
> involved? Maybe you have a different definition, but virtual directory

does

> not automatically mean that you are mapping to a different machine.
>

> > Error Type:
> > Microsoft VBScript runtime (0x800A004C)
> > Path not found

>
> This means that IUSR_WebServer does not have adequate permissions to
> whatever machine is hosting e:\. See [url]http://www.aspfaq.com/2168[/url]
>
>

[Chris Hohmann]

"Glenn" <glennt@XXREMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I am confused here. I have included my original post below. I stated

that

> I have created a virtual directory and that I am trying to access it

via

> filesystemobject. When I do so, I am getting a path not found error.

I

> created another virtual directory which points to e:\inetpub\wwwroot,

which

> I would think that IUSR_WebServer would have access to. However,

again,

> e:\inetpub\wwwroot\newvirtualdirectory does not exist within the

operating

> system, but e:\inetpub\wwwroot, which the virtual directory points to,

does

> exist. Still, I am getting the path not found error when I am using
> filesystemobject to access server.mappath("/virtual_directory/").

Please show code. Absent that, your post is the equivalent of "I'm doing
some stuff and it doesn't work."

[Glenn]

set fso = server.createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
fn = server.mappath("/novatest/circ" & ts & counter & ".in")
response.write fn & "<br>"
response.flush
set f = fso.createtextfile(fn, false)

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a004c'
Path not found

fn returns "e:\inetpub\wwwroot\novatest\circ200308271212371.i n" as should be
expected because it is very basic coding. But e:\inetpub\wwwroot\novatest
does not exist at the system operating system level. However
[url]http://server/novatest[/url] does exist because "novatest" is a virtual directory
which points to "e:\inetpub\wwwroot\" (this is just to prove the point that
it is not working).


"Chris Hohmann" <hohmannATyahooDOTcom> wrote in message
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> "Glenn" <glennt@XXREMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uZl7SnMbDHA.1600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > I am confused here. I have included my original post below. I stated

> that

> > I have created a virtual directory and that I am trying to access it

> via

> > filesystemobject. When I do so, I am getting a path not found error.

> I

> > created another virtual directory which points to e:\inetpub\wwwroot,

> which

> > I would think that IUSR_WebServer would have access to. However,

> again,

> > e:\inetpub\wwwroot\newvirtualdirectory does not exist within the

> operating

> > system, but e:\inetpub\wwwroot, which the virtual directory points to,

> does

> > exist. Still, I am getting the path not found error when I am using
> > filesystemobject to access server.mappath("/virtual_directory/").

>
> Please show code. Absent that, your post is the equivalent of "I'm doing
> some stuff and it doesn't work."
>
>

[Tom B]

You're right, there isn't a folder called novatest. I misunderstood. When
you created the novatest virtual directory, you said it was located at
e:\inetpub\wwwroot so your call to server.mappath should have returned that.

change...
fn = server.mappath("/novatest/circ" & ts & counter & ".in")
to
fn=server.mappath("circ/" & ts & counter & ".in")


However, the real problem is still that the directory does not give WRITE
permission to the anonymous user.




"Glenn" <glennt@XXREMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I obviously am not understanding what you all understand, nor am I able to
> get my questions and points across. Thanks for the efforts. What is a
> virtual directory? Is it not just a pointer in IIS that points to another
> location, whether on the same machine as IIS or a network share on another
> server (which is why you would use the user name and password settings)?
> Tom, if it is just a pointer, why would you say that the directory
> "e:\inetpub\wwwroot\novatest" does exist (which it does not because the
> virtual directory is just pointing to "e:\inetpub\wwwroot" and there is no
> subdirectory of "novatest" there)? Because, during my testing I pointed

the

> virtual directory to "e:\inetpub\wwwroot", isn't that directory, by

default,

> accessible to "IUSR_machinename"?
>
> I am going to assume, because nothing to the contrary has been said in the
> responses and because of my testing, that filesystemobject can only

access

> operating system recognized directories, whether they are local or network
> shares.
>
> "Tom B" <shuckle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uquvuWNbDHA.2016@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > A virtual directory DOES exist somewhere. If you created it in
> > e:\inetpub\wwwroot and called it novatest then there IS a folder on your
> > machine called e:\inetpub\wwwroot\novatest
> > However, I would bet that the anonymous user (IUSR_machinename) does not
> > have permission to write files to that directory, which your code is

> telling

> > it to do.
> >
> > "Glenn" <glennt@XXREMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:OqmWr$MbDHA.424@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > > set fso = server.createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
> > > fn = server.mappath("/novatest/circ" & ts & counter & ".in")
> > > response.write fn & "<br>"
> > > response.flush
> > > set f = fso.createtextfile(fn, false)
> > >
> > > Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a004c'
> > > Path not found
> > >
> > > fn returns "e:\inetpub\wwwroot\novatest\circ200308271212371.i n" as

> should

> > be

> > > expected because it is very basic coding. But

> e:\inetpub\wwwroot\novatest

> > > does not exist at the system operating system level. However
> > > [url]http://server/novatest[/url] does exist because "novatest" is a virtual

> > directory

> > > which points to "e:\inetpub\wwwroot\" (this is just to prove the point

> > that

> > > it is not working).
> > >
> > >
> > > "Chris Hohmann" <hohmannATyahooDOTcom> wrote in message
> > > news:u097U1MbDHA.2476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > "Glenn" <glennt@XXREMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:uZl7SnMbDHA.1600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > I am confused here. I have included my original post below. I

> stated

> > > > that
> > > > > I have created a virtual directory and that I am trying to access

it

> > > > via
> > > > > filesystemobject. When I do so, I am getting a path not found

> error.

> > > > I
> > > > > created another virtual directory which points to

> e:\inetpub\wwwroot,

> > > > which
> > > > > I would think that IUSR_WebServer would have access to. However,
> > > > again,
> > > > > e:\inetpub\wwwroot\newvirtualdirectory does not exist within the
> > > > operating
> > > > > system, but e:\inetpub\wwwroot, which the virtual directory points

> to,

> > > > does
> > > > > exist. Still, I am getting the path not found error when I am

using

> > > > > filesystemobject to access server.mappath("/virtual_directory/").
> > > >
> > > > Please show code. Absent that, your post is the equivalent of "I'm

> doing

> > > > some stuff and it doesn't work."
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Chris Hohmann]

"Glenn" <glennt@XXREMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I obviously am not understanding what you all understand, nor am I

able to

> get my questions and points across. Thanks for the efforts. What is

a

> virtual directory? Is it not just a pointer in IIS that points to

another

> location, whether on the same machine as IIS or a network share on

another

> server (which is why you would use the user name and password

settings)?

> Tom, if it is just a pointer, why would you say that the directory
> "e:\inetpub\wwwroot\novatest" does exist (which it does not because

the

> virtual directory is just pointing to "e:\inetpub\wwwroot" and there

is no

> subdirectory of "novatest" there)? Because, during my testing I

pointed the

> virtual directory to "e:\inetpub\wwwroot", isn't that directory, by

default,

> accessible to "IUSR_machinename"?
>
> I am going to assume, because nothing to the contrary has been said in

the

> responses and because of my testing, that filesystemobject can only

access

> operating system recognized directories, whether they are local or

network

> shares.

Please answer the following
1. What is the value of IIS Manager>[Website]>Properties>Home
Directory>Local Path?
2. What is the value of IIS
Manager>[Website]>Novatest>Properties>Virtual Directory>Local Path?
3. What is the name the other Virtual Directory pointing to
e:\inetpub\wwwroot?
4. Assuming the answer to item 3 is "OtherVD", what is the value of IIS
Manager>[Website]>OtherVD>Properties>Virtual Directory>Local Path?

Is seems unlikely that, to quote your previous post, '...the virtual
directory is just pointing to "e:\inetpub\wwwroot"'

-Chris