Using a network path not working

Hi all, I have a vb.net program running as a service that uses a network
path to query a file.

If System.IO.File.Exists(fpath & "\" & filename)

Can anyone tell me why the above isn't working? When I place it in a none
service program it works fine.


Any help appreciated.


Thanks in advance.

1. Check your full path?
2. When you installed service, did you specify your working folder? If you
didn't and you are relying on app relative path, then full path will anchor
from System32 folder.

Winista
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"Mike" <ward007@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all, I have a vb.net program running as a service that uses a network
> path to query a file.
>
> If System.IO.File.Exists(fpath & "\" & filename)
>
> Can anyone tell me why the above isn't working? When I place it in a none
> service program it works fine.
>
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

I made sure everthing is there. It seems that network paths don't work when
the vb program is running as a serice. Is that true?

"Winista" <winista@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OUw1Ud9kGHA.5036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> 1. Check your full path?
> 2. When you installed service, did you specify your working folder? If you
> didn't and you are relying on app relative path, then full path will
> anchor from System32 folder.
>
> Winista
> http://www.universalshoppingmall.com
>
>
> "Mike" <ward007@swbell.net> wrote in message
> news:8RClg.149493$F_3.65027@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
>> Hi all, I have a vb.net program running as a service that uses a network
>> path to query a file.
>>
>> If System.IO.File.Exists(fpath & "\" & filename)
>>
>> Can anyone tell me why the above isn't working? When I place it in a none
>> service program it works fine.
>>
>>
>> Any help appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>
>

Under what user context service is running?

"Mike" <ward007@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:Y8Dlg.149520$F_3.125172@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
>I made sure everthing is there. It seems that network paths don't work when
>the vb program is running as a serice. Is that true?
>
> "Winista" <winista@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OUw1Ud9kGHA.5036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> 1. Check your full path?
>> 2. When you installed service, did you specify your working folder? If
>> you didn't and you are relying on app relative path, then full path will
>> anchor from System32 folder.
>>
>> Winista
>> http://www.universalshoppingmall.com
>>
>>
>> "Mike" <ward007@swbell.net> wrote in message
>> news:8RClg.149493$F_3.65027@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
>>> Hi all, I have a vb.net program running as a service that uses a network
>>> path to query a file.
>>>
>>> If System.IO.File.Exists(fpath & "\" & filename)
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me why the above isn't working? When I place it in a
>>> none service program it works fine.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any help appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Check the account the service is running as and make sure it has access to
the share. This is a common problem b/c if the permissions aren't there, it
will return false.

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"Mike" <ward007@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:8RClg.149493$F_3.65027@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
> Hi all, I have a vb.net program running as a service that uses a network
> path to query a file.
>
> If System.IO.File.Exists(fpath & "\" & filename)
>
> Can anyone tell me why the above isn't working? When I place it in a none
> service program it works fine.
>
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Always include the error message. As soon as something works in a regular
application but doesn't work in an ASP.NET application or a service, double
check permissions...

--
Patrice

"Mike" <ward007@swbell.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
8RClg.149493$F_3.65027@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
> Hi all, I have a vb.net program running as a service that uses a network
> path to query a file.
>
> If System.IO.File.Exists(fpath & "\" & filename)
>
> Can anyone tell me why the above isn't working? When I place it in a none
> service program it works fine.
>
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Thanks to all for the help. I changed the user for the service and it
worked. Thanks again.


"Patrice" <scribe@chez.com> wrote in message
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> Always include the error message. As soon as something works in a regular
> application but doesn't work in an ASP.NET application or a service,
> double check permissions...
>
> --
> Patrice
>
> "Mike" <ward007@swbell.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 8RClg.149493$F_3.65027@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
>> Hi all, I have a vb.net program running as a service that uses a network
>> path to query a file.
>>
>> If System.IO.File.Exists(fpath & "\" & filename)
>>
>> Can anyone tell me why the above isn't working? When I place it in a none
>> service program it works fine.
>>
>>
>> Any help appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>
>
>