Server.MapPath() error 'ASP 0172 : 80004005'

The Mighty Dubs

:eek: Hi Im getting the following error, when trying to generate a mail. And below this is the code I have running. Anybody ideas what I should do here....


Server.MapPath() error 'ASP 0172 : 80004005'

Invalid Path

/sqs/ie/chooseadd.asp, line 93

The Path parameter for the MapPath method must be a virtual path. A physical path was used.

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With rsCartDetails
do until .eof
If isnull(.Fields("ImageLink").value) Then
objMail.AttachURL server.MapPath ("../siteimgs/noimage.jpg"), "noimage.jpg"
Else
set fso=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If fso.FileExists(server.MapPath ( .Fields("ImageLink").value)) then
objMail.AttachURL server.MapPath (.Fields("ImageLink").value), "noimage" & iImage & ".jpg"
strImage="noimage" & iImage & ".jpg"
iImage=iImage+1
else
objMail.AttachURL server.MapPath ("../siteimgs/noimage.jpg"), "noimage.jpg"
end if
End If

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amen

basically you have told it to access a physical path such as c:\inetpub\wwwroot\myweb\image

while it was looking for something like
www.myweb.com\image

google the error or go to
msdn.microsoft.com

ron_darrell

It's a really bad idea to keep re-using Server.MapPath as you are doing the in the code you posted especially as you are trying to access the same location each time. Server.[anything] is a request to use the servers resources, i.e. Server.MapPath uses up server clock time to work out where your location is and return the string representing your location. Each time you use it it uses up some resources and as this is a web page you could have multiple users requesting it simultaneously which will have a knock on effect to each one.

As the other poster mentionned, google the error message and you should get a whole host of results on what is being done incorrectly and if you can try and change the code to remove the multiple server.mappath requests (if you have to use server.mappath then why not just call it once and store the value in a variable?)

-RD

CptSternn

ron_darrell -

He is only using mappath once - that is a conditional statement which is only using one mappath.

Also, when dealing with HTML formatted email like in this example, it is the only way to attach graphics.

Mighty Dubs -

Here is your problem:

objMail.AttachURL server.MapPath ("../siteimgs/noimage.jpg"), "noimage.jpg"

It needs be be this:

objMail.AttachURL server.MapPath ("C:\siteimgs\noimage.jpg"), "noimage.jpg"

The MapPath FSO has to be pointed to an actual filename like you find in DOS.

ron_darrell

CptSternn wrote:

ron_darrell -

He is only using mappath once - that is a conditional statement which is only using one mappath.

Also, when dealing with HTML formatted email like in this example, it is the only way to attach graphics.

That's just not true CptSternn. Server.MapPath just returns an absolute address (relative to the webserver machines root directory) for the file you are looking for. This is a string that can be stored in a variable.

Dim empty_image , check_image
empty_image = Server.MapPath("../siteimgs/noimage.jpg")

With rsCartDetails
do until .eof
If isnull(.Fields("ImageLink").value) Then
objMail.AttachURL empty_image, "noimage.jpg" 
Else 
set fso=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 
check_image = server.MapPath (.Fields("ImageLink").value)
If fso.FileExists(check_image) then
objMail.AttachURL check_image, "noimage" & iImage & ".jpg" 
strImage="noimage" & iImage & ".jpg"
iImage=iImage+1
else
objMail.AttachURL empty_image, "noimage.jpg"
end if
End If

Now just two server calls in the code.

-RD

CptSternn

I hate to correct you, but your wrong mate.

The user is trying to attach graphics to an email he is sending via CDO on a Windows2000 server/IIS6. You can tell that from the code. In Server 2003 and Server 2007, they have implemented a new way of sending mail, and the CDO code above does not work, so we can safely assume that is the OS and since I have written that exact code many, many times I can tell you that you have to have the mapped address as listed above.

Here are some links to examples...

http://www.w3schools.com/asp/asp_send_email.asp

http://www.chrishardy.co.uk/asp/tutorials/email-cdonts.asp

Both include similar code with the same purpose.

-S

ron_darrell

And I hate to correct you 'mate' but server.mappath returns a string giving the absolute address of the relative path you provide. The code I provided does this in a much more efficient way removing the need for multiple calls to the server to return the same data. Maybe you have written the same code many times, there are more than singular ways of achieving the same goal. Some are more efficient than others.

But are we not getting side-tracked. Original poster, have you been helped in any way?

-RD

Evil Phil

CptSternn - have you even been reading the responses in this thread? ron_darrell isn't discussing sending an email via CDO or any other method - he's discussing the OP's Server.MapPath() issue. And has provided a correct and relevent answer unlike you.

The MapPath FSO has to be pointed to an actual filename like you find in DOS.

To repeat ron_darrell: MapPath maps a virtual directory to a physical one which is the opposite of what you said.

Looky here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms524632.aspx.

For the OP - when I get an error I don't understand I generally google it. In your case I would have googled Server.MapPath() error 'ASP 0172 : 80004005' Invalid Path. It generally gives you somewhere to start.

CptSternn

The example which the poster is having problems with is attempting to attach a URL to a CDO email on a Windows2000 server. There is only one way to do it. I provided links to two separate examples that are almost identical to the posters original code, with the small exception of the mappath statements, which as if you bothered to check the examples, are the same as in the example I provided above.

The Mighty Dubs

ron_darrell wrote:

And I hate to correct you 'mate' but server.mappath returns a string giving the absolute address of the relative path you provide. The code I provided does this in a much more efficient way removing the need for multiple calls to the server to return the same data. Maybe you have written the same code many times, there are more than singular ways of achieving the same goal. Some are more efficient than others.

But are we not getting side-tracked. Original poster, have you been helped in any way?

-RD

Hi guys,
Thanks for all the feedback on this. As i may of mentioned before I farely new to all this and I appreciate the reponses guys. Im still scratching my head a little (not unusual practice for me).

I tried using the "DOS" method as you suggested and returned the following error

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Server.MapPath() error 'ASP 0172 : 80004005'

Invalid Path

/sqs/ie/chooseadd.asp, line 91

The Path parameter for the MapPath method must be a virtual path. A physical path was used.

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This is the code i used


With rsCartDetails
do until .eof
If isnull(.Fields("ImageLink").value) Then
objMail.AttachURL server.MapPath ("C:/inetpub/wwwroot/xyz/siteimgs/noimage.jpg"), "noimage.jpg"
Else
set fso=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If fso.FileExists(server.MapPath ("" & .Fields("ImageLink").value)) then
objMail.AttachURL server.MapPath ("" & .Fields("imageLink").value), "noimage" & iImage & ".jpg"
strImage="noimage" & iImage & ".jpg"
iImage=iImage+1
else
objMail.AttachURL server.MapPath ("C:/inetpub/wwwroot/xyz/siteimgs/noimage.jpg"), "noimage.jpg"
end if
End If

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CptSternn

Switch your back-slashes with forward slashes.

The Mighty Dubs

Hi,

Tried that but received this error...any ideas


Server.MapPath() error 'ASP 0172 : 80004005'

Invalid Path

/sqs/ie/chooseadd.asp, line 91

The Path parameter for the MapPath method must be a virtual path. A physical path was used.

CptSternn

I take it your trying to send an email via CDO on a W2K box?

First, what are you editing in? Virtual Studio? Dreamweaver?

Can you find the line number in your example which matches the error?

My guess is one of the variables your mapping is not coming through, making the path invalid (i.e. FIELD or VALUE).