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Newbie...calling an executable from a web form button 1

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DevonTaig

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May 2, 2001
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I have an application that presents a list of hyperlinks to text files that represent customers that exist at given date and time. Users of the application can select a text file and download it, or create a new text file (by clicking a button) to get an updated list of customers (for that moment in time).

I'm having problems with the button. Basically, it calls an executable on the server (for which I do not have the source-code for) that creates the text file. I know the exe to create the customer text file works, because if I run it outside of the web-site it works just fine. When I try to call the EXE from the button, there are no errors...in fact, the .exe returns a value that indicates success...but alas, no text file.

Any ideas what could be going wrong?
 
The ASPNET account probably doesn't have access to run that program. Check the permissions on it's directory.

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