Re: Deleting files with ASP
From: Kevin Spencer (kevin_at_takempis.com)
Date: 03/08/04
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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 08:25:25 -0500
If that's the case, then it is entirely likely that the IUSER_<machine name>
has the wrong permissions with regards to that folder. It may have
permission to create new files, but not to overwrite or delete existing
files.
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
.Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
"JA" <jarmour@kc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:t1R2c.3512$4B1.1636@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> I sent your posts to the programmer, he said:
>
> I have tried the second parameter a few days ago and it made no
difference.
> I got the same permission denied problem
>
>
> Thanks again, Jill
>
>
>
> "JA" <jarmour@kc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:hCQ2c.3510$4B1.2158@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > Thanks, both of you, for your replies.
> >
> > Here is a smaller version of his logic that he made to show what is
> > happening. I don't know much about this, but it looks to me like this
> script
> > is trying to delete the file and then rewrite it. He (the programmer)
has
> > said that he has tried both overwriting and deleting. I can run this
once,
> > and the file will be created. If I run it again, I get this error:
> >
> > __________________________________
> >
> > Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0046'
> >
> > Permission denied
> >
> > /folder/testfiles.asp, line 10
> >
> > ___________________________________
> >
> > Only if I delete the file manually, I can run it again. Here is the
> script:
> >
> > ____________________________________
> >
> > <%Response.buffer=TRUE%>
> > <!-- #include file="st$db.asp"-->
> > <!-- #include file="fileio.asp"-->
> > <%
> > serverfilename="folder/filetest.txt"
> > Set objFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> > serverfilename = Server.Mappath(serverfilename)
> > If objfs.FileExists(serverfilename) Then
> > debugwrite "deleting " & serverfilename
> > objfs.deletefile(serverfilename)
> > end if
> > Set objFile = objFS.CreateTextFile(serverfilename)
> > debugwrite "Creating " & serverfilename
> > objfile.WriteLine "This is a test line"
> > objfile.close
> > set objfs=nothing
> >
> > %>
> >
> > ___________________________________
> >
> > I'm going to send him what both of you wrote. If you see something else
> > wrong in the script, please let me know.
> >
> > Thank you!!
> >
> > Jill
> >
> >
> > "Jon" <js@roksteady.net> wrote in message
> > news:uhJ%23%23dKBEHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > This depends somewhat on how you're creating the file.
> > > > For example, if you're using the
> > > > Scipting.FileSystemObject's CreateTextFile method, you
> > > > have to specify a second parameter such as
> > > >
> > > > fso.CreateTextFile("myfile.txt", true)
> > > >
> > > > if you want to overwrite any existing file. The default
> > > > for this method, is false, meaning that the
> > > > FileSystemObject won't overwrite existing files.
> > >
> > > Wrong way around - the default is to over-write unless you specify
> false.
> > > For example
> > > set f=oFso.createtextfile("c:\text.txt")
> > > the same as
> > > set f=oFso.createtextfile("c:\text.txt",true)
> > > would over-write text.txt if it existed. But
> > > set f=oFso.createtextfile("c:\text.txt",false)
> > > would give a "file exists" error if the file already exists.
> > >
> > > We would need to see the code (and the exact error message) to be able
> to
> > > help further.
> > >
> > > Jon
> > > Microsoft MVP - FP
> > >
> > > Jim Buyens wrote:
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Howdy.
> > > >
> > > >> I am using FP 2000 on IIS4/NT. I have an asp script that
> > > >> creates some files from a database. It writes from a
> > > >> private subfolder ( _folder) to a subfolder of the
> > > >> private subfolder ( _folder/folder).
> > > >>
> > > >> It will work once, but once the files are in there, I
> > > >> can't run the script again and overwrite them. I get
> > > >> a "permission denied" error. If I go in and manually
> > > >> delete the files, it will work again.
> > > >>
> > > >> Neither the programmer or my ISP can figure out what is
> > > >> wrong. The only other thing I can think of is a
> > > >> FrontPage quirk.
> > > >>
> > > >> Does anyone have any ideas on this?
> > > >> Thanks, Jill
> > > >
> > > > This depends somewhat on how you're creating the file.
> > > > For example, if you're using the
> > > > Scipting.FileSystemObject's CreateTextFile method, you
> > > > have to specify a second parameter such as
> > > >
> > > > fso.CreateTextFile("myfile.txt", true)
> > > >
> > > > if you want to overwrite any existing file. The default
> > > > for this method, is false, meaning that the
> > > > FileSystemObject won't overwrite existing files.
> > > >
> > > > For more information on Scripting.FileSystemObject
> > > > methods, browse:
> > > >
> > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/
> > > > fsooriScriptingRun-TimeReference.asp
> > > >
> > > > If this doesn't point to a solution, please post again to
> > > > this thread and include the exact block of code that's
> > > > failing.
> > > >
> > > > Jim Buyens
> > > > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
> > > > http://www.interlacken.com
> > > > Author of:
> > > > *----------------------------------------------------
> > > >> \---------------------------------------------------
> > > >>> Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
> > > >>> ---------------------------------------------------
> > > >>> Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
> > > >>> Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
> > > >>> Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
> > > >>> (All from Microsoft Press)
> > > >> /---------------------------------------------------
> > > > *----------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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