[thelist] ASP: FileSystemObject.FileExists
Anthony Baratta
Anthony at Baratta.com
Wed Apr 14 17:31:25 CDT 2004
At 03:06 PM 4/14/2004, Monique Angelich wrote:
>As a note for anyone reading this thread for reference later, the folder
>the image resides in must have full read/write permissions for all users
>for the filesystem object to read the files in that directory, which
>usually includes a simple "does this exist"
The FileSystem Object runs as the Web Service account (normally
"IUSR_<MachineName>"). If that account has read access, then doing a
FileExists should be kosher. Obviously, unless that account has more
permissions than that (read/write/modify or full control) for the target
directory, the web account will not be able to write to that directory.
The biggest gotcha I always see is people not allowing read/write/modify on
the directory AND an Access file. Normally they only have it on the Access
file. Since Access requires a lock file, you need to have more permissions
on the directory itself where the Access file resides to create the lock file.
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