Problem solved: In the security for the w: directory, the
ASP.NET user needs Read permission.
>-----Original Message-----
>I'm trying to create a directory on the web server with
a
>vb.net code:
>....
>
> Dim dirName As String = "w:\filepath\images"
>
> If Not Directory.Exists(dirName) Then
> Directory.CreateDirectory(dirName)
> Label1.Text = "Directory created"
> Else
> Label1.Text = "Directory exists"
> End If
>
>....
>
>And I'm getting an exception:
>Could not find a part of the path "w:\".
>
>Exception Details: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException:
>Could not find a part of the path "w:\".
>
>When I run it with "w:\filepath\" it says "Directory
>exists". Only when I want to create a new directory the
>exception occurs. The ASP.NET user has all rights on that
>drive, and there would be another exception
>like ... "access to path denied".
>
>Does anyone knows what is going on here and what does it
>mean "could not find a part of the path"?
>
>I can run this code locally and it works fine, the
problem
>is only at my webservers host computer.
>
>Regards
>Matthias
>
>ps here the full exception:
>Could not find a part of the path "w:\".
>Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the
>execution of the current web request. Please review the
>stack trace for more information about the error and
where
>it originated in the code.
>
>Exception Details: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException:
>Could not find a part of the path "w:\".
>
>Source Error:
>
>An unhandled exception was generated during the execution
>of the current web request. Information regarding the
>origin and location of the exception can be identified
>using the exception stack trace below.
>
>Stack Trace:
>
>
>[DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the
>path "w:\".]
> System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String
>str) +287
> System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String
>fullPath, String path) +489
> System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(String path) +195
> config.test.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
> System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
>+108
>
>System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEv
e
>ntHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +57
> System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent
>(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String
>eventArgument) +18
> System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent
>(NameValueCollection postData) +33
> System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1277
>
>
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
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>---------------------
>Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework
>Version:1.1.4322.573; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.573
>
>
>
>
>.
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