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VBScript - AGHHHHH

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  • 21-07-2004 11:32am
    #1
    tonysoprano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭


    Got the following code in a file called fred.asp
    Also go the file fred.txt in the same folder.

    <html>
    <head>
    </head>
    <body>
    iii<BR>
    <script language="vbScript" runat="Server">
    document.write("Here 1<BR>")
    Const ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2, ForAppending = 3
    Const TristateUseDefault = -2, TristateTrue = -1, TristateFalse = 0
    Dim FSO,f,ts

    Set FSO = createObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    If (FSO.FileExists("fred.txt")) Then
    document.write("File Exists")
    Else
    document.write("File DOES NOT Exist")
    End If

    Set FSO = nothing


    document.write("Here 2")
    </script>

    </body>
    </html>



    Does anyone know why I keep getting the File DOES NOT Exist message?


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    #2
    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    Should you be specifiying the path to Fred.txt as well as the filename?

    Something like If fso.FileExists("C:\foo\Fred.txt"). Maybe the FSO defaults to it's webpage's folder, I don't know but it just struck me that it was missing.


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    #3
    tonysoprano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭tonysoprano


    Cannot do C:\Blah\Blah\Blah\fred.txt as the file sits on my ISP which is unix. So I just give it the relative path "fred.txt" as opposed to /blah/blah/blah/fred.txt.


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    #4
    The Corinthian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,777 ✭✭✭✭The Corinthian


    Try:

    fso.FileExists(Server.MapPath("fred.txt"))

    or

    fso.FileExists(Server.MapPath("./fred.txt"))

    Also as it's on a *nix box, then the filename is likely to be case sensitive too.


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    #5
    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    <snip/>

    Actually just do what TC said ...


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    #6
    Ivan Dunaev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭Ivan Dunaev


    the only way for such error is different case in filenames (like fred.txt and Fred.txt)

    also try FSO.FileExists(Server.Mappath(realative_path))


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    #7
    Ivan Dunaev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭Ivan Dunaev


    sorry, typing too long )


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    #8
    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    Righty, can I use FSO.FileExists(Server.MapPath("http://www.foo.com/foo.txt")? Forgive me, my asp is old and senile.


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    #9
    The Corinthian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,777 ✭✭✭✭The Corinthian


    Originally posted by Evil Phil
    Righty, can I use FSO.FileExists(Server.MapPath("http://www.foo.com/foo.txt")? Forgive me, my asp is old and senile.
    Don't know if using the full URL is a good idea. We're talking about a *nix port of ASP, such as Chillisoft, and I don't know if it would be so integrated with Apache to be able to grab domain info.


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    #10
    Ivan Dunaev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭Ivan Dunaev


    you cannot, i guess. Server.MapPath returns phisical path corresponding to the given relative (virtual) path. there is no phisical path for uri


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    #11
    The Corinthian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,777 ✭✭✭✭The Corinthian


    Originally posted by Ivan Dunaev
    you cannot, i guess. Server.MapPath returns phisical path corresponding to the given relative (virtual) path. there is no phisical path for uri
    Actually there is a physical path for any full URI on a given box, but you're right in that Server.MapPath does not appear to support full URI's, only relative ones.


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    #12
    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    Okay, I get it now.


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    #13
    tonysoprano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭tonysoprano


    Tried all of the above. Double checked filename[Caps/No Caps]. Still cannot find the file. Any other ideas. I am all out of them.


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    #14
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,765 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    what happens - is there an error?
    is the file there?
    post the code as it is now.


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    #15
    tonysoprano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭tonysoprano


    Ok code is as above - top of post. When I use ./ OR htt::// notation I get the File DOES NOT Exist message.
    However when I use Server.MapPath(".") OR Server.MapPath("fred.txt")
    I get ann Error on the status bar of IE.


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    #16
    The Corinthian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,777 ✭✭✭✭The Corinthian


    Could simply be a case that you have no read/write permissions - not an uncommon security precaution.


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    #17
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,765 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Originally posted by tonysoprano
    However when I use Server.MapPath(".") OR Server.MapPath("fred.txt")
    I get ann Error on the status bar of IE.
    error on the status bar? that would be client side and therefore not ASP.
    Go to your internet options >> advanced and turn off the Show Friendly errors message (if not already done)
    K.


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    #18
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    I know very little about server side VBScript on *nix boxes but if for ASP you have to enclose your code in
    <%

    %>

    tags, it seems kinda like you code is trying to run client side and find fred.txt there.
    Or am I just an idiot and
    <script language="vbScript" runat="Server"> is equivalent ?


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    #19
    tonysoprano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭tonysoprano


    Can not get any of the suggestions supplied here to work. Ta anyway.

    So now looking at a different approach:

    When I call the following script file fred.asp from my browser[IE]


    <%@ language="VBScript" %>
    <%
    Option Explicit

    Response.Write(Server.MapPath("."))
    %>

    I GET EXACTLY THIS ON THE SCREEN:

    <%@ language="VBScript" %>
    <%
    Option Explicit

    Response.Write(Server.MapPath("."))
    %>


    Damn. Would anyone know why?


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    #20
    Diddy Kong
    Registered Users Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Diddy Kong


    when you open it in ie are you opening it locally or from a server....are you using iis....ie are you opening you page as c:\blah\test.asp or http://localhost/blah/test.asp.....


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    #21
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Sorry if this is a silly question but are you sure your ISP supports ASP ?
    To do it on *nix they need special packages installed, I don't know if
    many *nix hosts would have that ?


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    #22
    0utshined
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,746 ✭✭✭0utshined


    Hi,

    Change this line

    If (FSO.FileExists("fred.txt")) Then

    to

    If (FSO.FileExists("\fred.txt")) Then

    and you should be okay.

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