Can't create a text file using ASP

Hawki · Mar 4, 2004

Hi

Can someone help me because I’m going to shoot this computer. I’ve been trying to write a file and have been having problems in doing so. The code I’ve been using can see if a file is there but when I go to write it start a very very slow load in the browser and then times out. I get no error and the file is never created. What is wrong?

Using Windows 2000 pro and IIS = PWS


<html>
<body>

<%

dim fs,fname

Set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set fname=fs.CreateTextFile("D:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot\Testing\test.txt",true)

If (fs.FileExists("D:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot\Testing\test.txt"))=true

Then
Response.Write("File D:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot\Testing\test.txt

exists.")
Else
Response.Write("File D:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot\Testing\test.txt

does not exist.")
End If

set fs=nothing
%>

</body>
</html>

winston1983 · Mar 4, 2004

Try this

<%
Dim myFSO
'this line creates an instance of the File Scripting Object named myFSO
SET myFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'error handling here to make sure that things go smoothly
'if the file does not exist
If NOT myFSO.FileExists("C:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot\myNewFolder\myNewText.txt")

Then
'then we create it on this drive in the path we specify
myFSO.CreateTextFile("C:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot\myNewFolder\myNewText.txt")

Else
'otherwise we tell the client it does so they don't get a nasty error
Response.Write "THIS FILE ALREADY EXISTS"
End If
'this line destroys the instance of the File Scripting Object named myFSO
SET myFSO = NOTHING
%>

Regards,

Lewis Harvey
lewis@lharvey.com

Tarwn · Mar 5, 2004

Also make sure you don't have a firewall or antivirus program ruinning that blocks scripting, this is a common problem (and annoyance) that causes issues with FSO objects.

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TonyCronin · Mar 5, 2004

Check that IUSR_*** has write permissions to directory where you intend to write file too.

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Can't create a text file using ASP

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