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>I have IIS 5.1 on Win XP Pro SP1. I'm trying to use ASP's
>FSO Object to write to a file, but it never works.
>Everytime I open the page, it just sits there, I wait and
>wait, then it gives me an operation Timeout Message. I've
>checked over the settings in IIS over and over again to
>make sure I have write access, but for some reason it
>just doesn't work.
>
>Here is my ASP code
>(C:\inetpub\wwwroot\lpctech\welcome.asp):
><%
>'START OF CODE
>Dim objFSO
>Dim strPath
>Dim intCount
>
>strPath = Server.MapPath(strWritePath & "\hitCount.txt")
>Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject
>("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strPath, ForReading,
>True, TristateFalse)
>intCount = int(objFile.ReadLine)
>objFile.Close
>intCount = intCount + 1
>Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strPath, ForWriting,
>True, TristateFalse)
>objFile.Write intCount
>objFile.Close
>'END OF CODE
>%>
>
>Explaination: What I'm trying to do here is a simple file
>based hit counter.
>
>strWritePath is a string set in include.asp which is
>included in the file.
>
>Here is what it is in there:
>strWritePath = Server.MapPath(.\db)
>
>Which translates to:
>C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\lpctech\db
>
>What the code does is open a file (hitcount.txt) which
>just has a number. It reads that number, converts it into
>an interger, increments it, and writes it back into the
>file.
>
>I've tested this script on my website (hosted by someone
>else) and it works without a problem. It has a problem
>with my computer.
>
>If you have any idea what's wrong, please tell me.
>email: lord03000@hotmail.com
>Thanks in advance for any help.

"Brian" <lord03000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:557001c4743d$58803200$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I have IIS 5.1 on Win XP Pro SP1. I'm trying to use ASP's
> FSO Object to write to a file, but it never works.
> Everytime I open the page, it just sits there, I wait and
> wait, then it gives me an operation Timeout Message. I've
> checked over the settings in IIS over and over again to
> make sure I have write access, but for some reason it
> just doesn't work.
>
> Here is my ASP code
> (C:\inetpub\wwwroot\lpctech\welcome.asp):
> <%
> 'START OF CODE
> Dim objFSO
> Dim strPath
> Dim intCount
>
> strPath = Server.MapPath(strWritePath & "\hitCount.txt")
> Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject
> ("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strPath, ForReading,
> True, TristateFalse)
> intCount = int(objFile.ReadLine)
> objFile.Close
> intCount = intCount + 1
> Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strPath, ForWriting,
> True, TristateFalse)
> objFile.Write intCount
> objFile.Close
> 'END OF CODE
> %>
>
> Explaination: What I'm trying to do here is a simple file
> based hit counter.
>
> strWritePath is a string set in include.asp which is
> included in the file.
>
> Here is what it is in there:
> strWritePath = Server.MapPath(.\db)
>
> Which translates to:
> C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\lpctech\db
>
> What the code does is open a file (hitcount.txt) which
> just has a number. It reads that number, converts it into
> an interger, increments it, and writes it back into the
> file.
>
> I've tested this script on my website (hosted by someone
> else) and it works without a problem. It has a problem
> with my computer.
>
> If you have any idea what's wrong, please tell me.
> email: lord03000@hotmail.com
> Thanks in advance for any help.

"Brian" <lord03000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:566b01c47447$ffb860b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks Ken for your input.
>
> I'll look into this, but I do use the same computer for
> this. Thus if NAV stopped it, I would see an dialogue.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Check your Antivirus Software. Most AV software these
> days includes features
> >to prevent the FSO from writing files (because a lot of
> viruses use the FSO
> >to write stuff). You'll need to disable that feature.
> What usually happens
> >is that a dialogue box pops up asking if you want to
> allow the FSO to write
> >to the disk, however because the user account that is
> running the webpage
> >isn't the same as the one you're logged in as, you never
> see the dialogue
> >box, and the page appears to "hang" (it's waiting for
> someone to click
> >"OK").
> >
> >In Norton Antivirus, the feature is called "script
> blocking"
> >
> >Cheers
> >Ken
> >
> >"Brian" <lord03000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:557001c4743d$58803200$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I have IIS 5.1 on Win XP Pro SP1. I'm trying to use
> ASP's
> >> FSO Object to write to a file, but it never works.
> >> Everytime I open the page, it just sits there, I wait
> and
> >> wait, then it gives me an operation Timeout Message.
> I've
> >> checked over the settings in IIS over and over again to
> >> make sure I have write access, but for some reason it
> >> just doesn't work.
> >>
> >> Here is my ASP code
> >> (C:\inetpub\wwwroot\lpctech\welcome.asp):
> >> <%
> >> 'START OF CODE
> >> Dim objFSO
> >> Dim strPath
> >> Dim intCount
> >>
> >> strPath = Server.MapPath(strWritePath
> & "\hitCount.txt")
> >> Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject
> >> ("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> >> Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strPath, ForReading,
> >> True, TristateFalse)
> >> intCount = int(objFile.ReadLine)
> >> objFile.Close
> >> intCount = intCount + 1
> >> Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strPath, ForWriting,
> >> True, TristateFalse)
> >> objFile.Write intCount
> >> objFile.Close
> >> 'END OF CODE
> >> %>
> >>
> >> Explaination: What I'm trying to do here is a simple
> file
> >> based hit counter.
> >>
> >> strWritePath is a string set in include.asp which is
> >> included in the file.
> >>
> >> Here is what it is in there:
> >> strWritePath = Server.MapPath(.\db)
> >>
> >> Which translates to:
> >> C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\lpctech\db
> >>
> >> What the code does is open a file (hitcount.txt) which
> >> just has a number. It reads that number, converts it
> into
> >> an interger, increments it, and writes it back into the
> >> file.
> >>
> >> I've tested this script on my website (hosted by
> someone
> >> else) and it works without a problem. It has a problem
> >> with my computer.
> >>
> >> If you have any idea what's wrong, please tell me.
> >> email: lord03000@hotmail.com
> >> Thanks in advance for any help.
> >
> >
> >.
> >