FSO FileExists Issue in ASP? 1

[TomSark]

Hi,

What's wrong with this code? The FileExists method returns false, yet the file does exist and this works in a VB program running on the same server, but the asp page does not. Permissions are OK...

Thanks in advance, I've left out the rest of the VB Script code...

Dim fso
Dim myvar
Dim mystr

Set fso = server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot

mystr = "\\myserver\com\common\signatures\files\sig1.bmp"

myvar = (fso.FileExists(mystr))

Set fso = Nothing
Response.WRITE myvar Tom Davis
tdavis@sark.com

http://www.sarkdallas.com

 

[Esoteric]

Try this

Dim FSO
Set FSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot
mystr = "D:\

http://wwwroot\polylinecorp\images\products\image.gif"

If FSO.FileExists(mystr) then
Response.write "Exist"
else
Response.write "Can't find it"
end if

This works for me

 

[hblackorby]

You should usually use server.mappath("../products/image.gif&quot to get the actual server path. It prevents path errors like this and returns the path that ASP really wants. Harold Blackorby
hblackorby@scoreinteractive.com
St. Louis, MO

 

[TomSark]

I already tried to map a drive on the IIS server that references it. That didn't work either.

I am thinking that it has to do with permissions in that the IUSR_ account doesn't have the permission needed to access the file, but it doesn't seem to matter whether or not I set the security to allow anonymous or windows NT challenge response, and the NTFS permissions allow domain users for that share & directory.

So... here's a security question: In what order are things checked when all of your security check boxes are checked
(1) or (3) Anonymous
(2) Basic Authentication
(3) or (1) NT Challenge/Response ?

Thanks in advance... Tom Davis
tdavis@sark.com

http://www.sarkdallas.com

 

[jondel81]

I am trying to get the same idea to work..
I get this error:
ADODB.Recordset error '800a0cc1'
Item cannot be found in the collection corresponding to the requested name or ordinal.

This is my code:
<%
pictureurl = &quot;itemimages/&quot; & numb & &quot;.jpg&quot;
if CheckFileExists(Server.MapPath(pictureurl)) then %>
<img src=&quot;<%=pictureurl%>&quot; border=1>
<% end if %>

Function CheckFileExists(sFileName)
Dim FileSystemObject
Set FileSystemObject = Server.CreateObject(&quot;Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot
If (FileSystemObject.FileExists(sFileName)) Then
CheckFileExists = True
Else
CheckFileExists = False
End If
Set FileSystemObject = Nothing
End Function

 

[shaddow]

FSO Object wont work across the Shares. To make it work you need a trick.

Set ws = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
ws.MapNetworkDrive "Z:", "\\myserver\com",false,ShareUser,SharePassword
  Set fso = server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 
  mystr = "Z:\common\signatures\files\sig1.bmp"
  myvar = fso.FileExists(mystr)

ws.RemoveNetworkDrive "Z:",true

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George, M

 

[jondel81]

Thanks shaddow.. that worked like a charm.

 

[jondel81]

Thank you shaddow.. that worked like a charm