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Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0036' - Bad file mode

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Dabar (Programmer)

22 Dec 00 11:30

I am receiving the following ASP error message:

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Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0036'

Bad file mode
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I create a FileSystemObject in these lines:

          Set FSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
          Set CurFile = FSO.OpenTextFile(Server.MapPath("Current.txt"))

I recieve the error message during execution of the following line:

          CurFile.WriteLine(CurrentPerson)

The variable, CurrentPerson, contains a string value.
If I comment this line out, the page runs fine.

What am I missing?

Ruairi (Programmer)

22 Dec 00 12:16

The file must be opened for Input. I dont know VBScript so i can't tell you how to fix it but look for another parameter to the OpenTextFile method that will open the file for Output instead of Input.

Ruairi
ruairi@logsoftware.com
Experienced with:

VB6, SQL Server, QBASIC, C(unix), MS Office VBA solutions

ALSO: Machine Control/Automation using GE and Omron PLC's and HMI(human machine interface) for industrial applications

froggerIII (Programmer)

22 Dec 00 12:53

Dabar, you can pass three parameters to the OpenTextFileMethod. In your case:

Set CurFile = FSO.OpenTextFile(Server.MapPath("Current.txt"), FOR_APPENDING, true)

where FOR_APPENDING is a constant (integer: 8) that tells that you are appending to the file. There is an include file you can use (gives you forAppending, forWriting, etc.)so you can have these variables, but I usually create my own constants.
to append to the file: 8
to write over the file: 2
to read from the file: 1

true - if the file does not exist, create it

ray
rheindl@bju.edu

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