Hi niteowl,
good news!
I have have been able to fix the issue. Please find below in between the asterics the solution. It was basically DCOM settings.
As you have suggested, I am using an HTA file, which is working fine.
As it works fine with an hta application, I will try to implement using 'asp' now. Hope it will work...
Anyway, thanks so much for ur help,
please find below the DCOM settings that made it working.
thanks again,
Kev
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Part I:
Add both machines into the same domain. For the domain users logged into both machines, add these domain users to the Local Administrators group on the QTP machine. This is required for Windows to authenticate the remote user executing the tests against the DCOM objects.
Part II:
On the Testing Tool client machine configure Windows Firewall to allow Port 135 for DCOM:
1. Select Start -> Control Panel -> Windows Firewall.
2. Navigate to the Exceptions tab.
3. Configure the Remote Agent to be allowed under "Programs and Services." Configuration should be done for QTP as given below:
QuickTest Professional Remote Agent (path: <System Drive>:\Program Files\Mercury Interactive\QuickTest Professional\bin\AQTRmtAgent.exe)
4. Click on <Add Port> and add the DCOM TCP port 135 to the Exceptions list. The list of "Port Assignments for Commonly-Used Services" is provided in the URL below:
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Part III: (NOT ALL STEPS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, SOME EXTRA USERS)
Modify DCOM Security Properties:
1. Select Start -> Run and enter dcomcnfg.
2. Navigate to Console Root -> Component Services -> Computers -> My Computer.
Note: If Windows Security Alert dialog window appears, click on <Ask me later> or <Unblock>.
3. Right-click on My Computers and select "Properties."
4. Navigate to the Default Properties tab.
5. Make sure the Default Impersonation Level is "Identify."
6. Click <Apply>.
7. Navigate to the Defualt COM Security tab.
8. Under Access Permissions, click on <Edit Limits>. The Access Permission dialog window appears.
9. Click on <Add>. The Select Users or Groups dialog windows appear.
10. Click on <Advanced>.
11. Click on <Find Now>.
12. Add the following groups and users from the local machine
Administrator
Administrators
Authenticated User
Anonymous Logon
Everyone
Interactive
Network
System
13. Click <OK>.
14. Add the following groups and users from the domain:
<tdomain user logged into the QTP box>
<domain user logged into the other machine running the VBS>
15. Click <OK>.
16. Give "Local Access" and "Remote Access" permissions to the groups and users.
17. Click <OK>.
18. Under Access Permissions, repeat steps 9-17 for <Edit Default>.
19. Under Launch and Activation Permissions, click on <Edit Limits>. The Launch Permission dialog window appears.
20. Repeat steps 9-15.
21. Enable "Local Launch," "Remote Launch," "Local Activation," and "Remote Activation" permissions to the groups and users.
22. Click <OK>.
23. Repeat steps 20-22 for <Edit Default>.
Part IV: (for QTP only)
1. While still in the Component Services window, navigate to Console Root -> Component Services -> Computers -> My Computer -> DCOM Config.
2. Look for the following.
AQTRmtAgent
QuickTest Professional Automation
TlpRmtServer
3. For each of these DCOM applications, right click and select <Properties>.
4. Under the Identity tab, select <The Interactive User>. This will allow the DCOM application to authenticate the process against the logged in Windows user and run the process in that security context.
5. Next, go to the Security tab.
6. For both the <Launch and Activation Permissions> and <Access Permissions>, select <Use Default>. This will use the Default security settings as we did in Part III.
7. Click Apply, then OK to commit the changes.
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